Park · New Jersey
Passaic River County Reservation
Passaic River County Reservation is a park in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 63 m. Green Pond Mountain stands 393 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Peppertown Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 63 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.68760, -74.44960
- 14.5 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 22.0 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 27.6 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
- 27.9 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Peppertown Park: 0.6 mi
- Passaic River Park: 1.0 mi
- Snyder Avenue Park: 1.0 mi
- Matthew G. Kantor Memorial Park: 1.8 mi
- Jaycees Park: 2.3 mi
Peaks
- Long Hill: 1.0 mi
- Mount Kemble: 6.6 mi
- Blachleys Hill: 6.9 mi
- Gillespie Hill: 7.4 mi
- Kemble Mountain: 7.4 mi
Museums
- Littel-Lord Farmstead: 1.7 mi
- New Providence Historical Society: 2.5 mi
- Outdoor Education Center: 3.1 mi
- Trailside Nature and Science Center: 4.0 mi
- Tunis-Ellicks House: 4.5 mi
Historic sites
- 9/11 Monument: 2.1 mi
- Purple Heart Memorial: 2.5 mi
- New Providence 9/11/01 Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Drake Farm Barn (#5b): 2.8 mi
- Drake Farm House (#5a): 2.8 mi
Artworks
- Virgin Mary Statue: 2.5 mi
- Color Field Sculpture: 2.5 mi
- Louie: 5.2 mi
- No Turning Back: 7.5 mi
- Lunch Break: 7.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center: 3.2 mi
- Glenhurst Meadows: 3.4 mi
- Fenske Property (Chatham Twp Open Space): 3.7 mi
- Fanwood Nature Center: 4.9 mi
- Loantaka Brook Reservation: 5.1 mi
Gardens
- Butterrfly Garden: 4.8 mi
- Reeves-Reed Arboretum: 5.9 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 6.0 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 6.3 mi
- Habitat: 6.5 mi
Attractions
- Basking Ridge Oak Tree: 5.4 mi
- Devil's Tree: 8.0 mi
- Fosterfields Living Historical Farm: 8.1 mi
- Fosterfields Living Historical Farm: 8.3 mi
- Legend Rock: 10.3 mi
Beaches: 41
- Flamingo: 10.4 mi
- Indian Lake Clubhouse Beach: 13.9 mi
- Island Beach: 13.9 mi
- Indian Lake Main Beach: 14.1 mi
- Birchwood Lake Beach: 14.3 mi
Picnic sites: 30
- Sky Top Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
- Evergreen Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
- Oak Grove Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
- Primrose Preserve: 5.2 mi
- Mendham Overlook Area: 7.9 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Hawk Hill: 8.3 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 17.3 mi
- Wooden Bridge: 17.3 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 17.4 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 17.5 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Seele: 2.8 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 9.0 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 9.5 mi
- Hobble Falls: 9.5 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 11.9 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 6.1 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 13.1 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 13.3 mi
- Cushetunk Rest Area: 16.0 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 17.6 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Feltville Historic District: 3.3 mi
- Raritan Landing: 12.1 mi
- Barber: 14.8 mi
- Waterloo Village: 22.5 mi
- New City Village: 23.1 mi
Springs: 2
- Tulip Springs: 9.5 mi
- Boiling Spring: 14.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Passaic River County Reservation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Pond Mountain | NNW 346° | 393 m | 19.9 mi |
| Mount Arlington | NNW 329° | 371 m | 18.3 mi |
| Schooleys Mountain | WNW 299° | 364 m | 20.5 mi |
| Mase Mountain | NNW 339° | 359 m | 19.8 mi |
| Mount Arlington | NNW 331° | 344 m | 18.8 mi |
| Mount Freedom | NNW 328° | 341 m | 12.5 mi |
| Fugawe Ridge | N 4° | 335 m | 19.6 mi |
| Calais Mountain | NW 323° | 334 m | 11.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:52 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:51 | 16:34 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 35 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plainfield, 6 mi away.
- Green Frog232 obs
- Virginia Springbeauty127 obs
- lesser celandine84 obs
- garlic mustard76 obs
- ground-ivy72 obs
- common mugwort69 obs
- eastern poison ivy69 obs
- multiflora rose55 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357736494
Day trips start here
- Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge · 2 mi
- Long Hill · 2 mi
- Scotch Plains · 4 mi
- Basking Ridge · 5 mi
- Chatham · 5 mi
- Madison · 5 mi
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