Hopatcong State Park
Hopatcong State Park is a park in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 283 m. Morris County High Point stands 425 m to the north-northeast, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Rich Zoschak Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 10.0 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 14.0 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
- 22.3 mi off the Delaware River Valley
- 28.8 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pinwheel Vista · 23 mi
- Foul Rift Observation Deck · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rich Zoschak Park: 0.6 mi
- Landing Park: 1.2 mi
- Mount Arlington Public School Park Grounds: 1.4 mi
- Memorial Park: 1.6 mi
- Musconetcong State Park: 1.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial Monument: 0.8 mi
- Plaster Mill: 2.5 mi
- Mt Olive 9/11 Memorial: 4.7 mi
- North Star Seating: 4.8 mi
- Pentagon Platform: 4.8 mi
- Mount Arlington: 1.9 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Mount Arlington: 2.2 mi
- Cage Hill: 3.8 mi
- Randall Hill: 4.3 mi
- Egan’s Gold Mine: 2.8 mi
- 13th Hour Haunted House: 4.1 mi
- Patriotic Tank: 5.1 mi
- Frying Pan Trees: 7.3 mi
- Legend Rock: 9.1 mi
- Federal Land: 3.6 mi
- Dickerson Mine Preserve: 4.1 mi
- Black River Park: 4.1 mi
- Dickerson Mine Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Turkey Brook Park: 4.8 mi
- Rockaway Borough Historical: 7.7 mi
- Hackettstown Historical Society: 9.7 mi
- Denville's History Musuem: 10.0 mi
- Washington Township Historical Society Museum: 10.9 mi
- Morris Plains Borough Museum: 11.8 mi
- Mine Hill Beach: 4.0 mi
- Budd Lake Municipal Beach: 5.9 mi
- Beach 6: 6.3 mi
- Lake Mowhawk Beach 5: 6.6 mi
- Beach 4: 6.9 mi
- Vickery Community Garden: 4.8 mi
- Mount Olive Community Garden: 6.4 mi
- The Washington Township Community Garden: 8.6 mi
- Denville Community Gardens: 10.0 mi
- Liebenzell Communtiny Garden: 11.5 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 8.4 mi
- Boonton Falls: 12.9 mi
- Otter Hole: 18.7 mi
- Silver Spray Waterfall: 18.7 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 19.2 mi
- Red M&M: 9.2 mi
- Green M&M: 9.2 mi
- Yellow M&M: 9.2 mi
- Ms. Brown M&M: 9.2 mi
- Kyle Busch Racecar: 9.2 mi
- Hedden Park Picnic Grounds: 5.2 mi
- Grove Street Park: 9.3 mi
- Mendham Overlook Area: 11.5 mi
- Coast Guard & Air Force Pavilion: 13.7 mi
- Primrose Preserve: 14.5 mi
- Pike Rock: 14.1 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 15.1 mi
- Hawk Hill: 22.4 mi
- Wooden Bridge: 23.5 mi
- Indian Head: 23.9 mi
- Waterloo Village: 4.8 mi
- New City Village: 15.8 mi
- Eshback: 21.0 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 21.8 mi
- Monksville: 23.8 mi
- Boiling Spring: 11.3 mi
- Fountain of Youth: 18.2 mi
- Tulip Springs: 22.4 mi
- Artesian Spring: 22.6 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 13.3 mi
- Rest area: 19.7 mi
- Cushetunk Rest Area: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Hopatcong State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morris County High Point | NNE 33° | 425 m | 8.5 mi |
| Bowling Green Mountain | NE 43° | 420 m | 8.7 mi |
| Green Pond Mountain | ENE 61° | 393 m | 7.2 mi |
| Allamuchy Mountain | W 276° | 377 m | 6.9 mi |
| Upper Pohatcong Mountain | WSW 243° | 375 m | 11.5 mi |
| Copperas Mountain | ENE 57° | 373 m | 12.4 mi |
| Mount Arlington | E 92° | 371 m | 1.9 mi |
| Mount Paul | NE 37° | 368 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:53 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:50 | 16:34 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 29 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Aeroflex-andover AP, 7 mi away.
- striped wintergreen36 obs
- Polyphemus Moth18 obs
- Monarch16 obs
- Promethea Silkmoth16 obs
- common mugwort12 obs
- White-tailed Deer11 obs
- House Sparrow9 obs
- Ghost Pipe9 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/41272554
Day trips start here
- Lake Hopatcong · 3 mi
- Succasunna · 4 mi
- Dover · 6 mi
- Morris County · 7 mi
- Randolph · 7 mi
- Rockaway · 8 mi
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