Park · New Jersey
Wildcat Ridge
Wildcat Ridge is a park in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 321 m. Granite Peak stands 445 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Saffin Rock, a peak 1.4 miles away. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 7.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 321 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.97926, -74.56766
- 7.8 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
- 16.6 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 27.6 mi off the Delaware River Valley
- 28.2 mi off the Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97)
Overlooks nearby
- Pinwheel Vista · 17 mi
- Park Avenue Observatory · 28 mi
- Foul Rift Observation Deck · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Saffin Rock: 1.4 mi
- Picatinny Peak: 1.5 mi
- Green Pond Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Mase Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Bowling Green Mountain: 2.2 mi
Parks
- Snake Hill County Park: 3.5 mi
- Lee's County Park Marina: 4.6 mi
- Sparta Glen Park: 4.7 mi
- Fireman's Field Park: 4.9 mi
- Edison Acres Park: 4.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Federal Land: 3.5 mi
- Mount Hope Historical County Park: 4.2 mi
- Rockaway Township Open Space: 4.7 mi
- Farny State Park: 5.4 mi
- Rockaway Township Open Space: 6.0 mi
Attractions
- Frying Pan Trees: 3.7 mi
- 13th Hour Haunted House: 5.2 mi
- Patriotic Tank: 5.3 mi
- Fairy Tale Forest: 7.2 mi
- Egan’s Gold Mine: 8.2 mi
Historic sites
- Slag Pile: 5.0 mi
- Ore Plant or Storage: 5.6 mi
- Splitrock Furnace: 5.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial Monument: 6.7 mi
- Ghost Bridge: 7.4 mi
Museums
- Rockaway Borough Historical: 6.2 mi
- Old Schoolhouse and Firehouse Museum: 7.1 mi
- Sterling Hill Mining Museum: 7.4 mi
- Denville's History Musuem: 7.6 mi
- Franklin Mineral Museum Inc: 9.3 mi
Gardens
- Denville Community Gardens: 7.5 mi
- BHS Garden: 10.0 mi
- Vickery Community Garden: 10.6 mi
- Elliott Street Community Garden: 12.4 mi
- The Urban Farm (Grow It Green): 12.8 mi
Artworks
- Christopher Columbus: 10.7 mi
- Eagle: 10.9 mi
- Courage and Compassion: 12.0 mi
- Mustang: 12.3 mi
- The Way to Independence: 13.3 mi
Cliffs: 55
- Eagle Cliff: 9.8 mi
- Pike Rock: 15.2 mi
- Wooden Bridge: 19.8 mi
- Thor: 20.4 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 20.4 mi
Beaches: 52
- Beach 3: 5.1 mi
- Beach 2: 5.1 mi
- Beach 4: 5.2 mi
- Lake Mowhawk Beach 5: 5.3 mi
- Beach 1: 5.4 mi
Waterfalls: 22
- Boonton Falls: 9.3 mi
- Otter Hole: 12.3 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 12.7 mi
- Chikahoki Falls: 13.0 mi
- Mine Hole Falls: 17.8 mi
Picnic sites: 20
- Hedden Park Picnic Grounds: 7.1 mi
- Coast Guard & Air Force Pavilion: 11.4 mi
- Mendham Overlook Area: 13.8 mi
- Grove Street Park: 15.0 mi
- Primrose Preserve: 17.1 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- New City Village: 9.5 mi
- Waterloo Village: 10.8 mi
- Monksville: 17.2 mi
- Eshback: 21.7 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 22.6 mi
Springs: 4
- Boiling Spring: 8.1 mi
- Artesian Spring: 20.0 mi
- Tulip Springs: 21.2 mi
- Fountain of Youth: 21.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 15.3 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 22.5 mi
- Rest area: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Wildcat Ridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Peak | NNE 13° | 445 m | 13.9 mi |
| South Peak | N 10° | 440 m | 13.0 mi |
| Hamburg Mountain | N 9° | 433 m | 11.8 mi |
| Morris County High Point | N 352° | 425 m | 2.9 mi |
| Bowling Green Mountain | NNE 25° | 420 m | 2.2 mi |
| Green Pond Mountain | SE 124° | 393 m | 1.5 mi |
| Buck Mountain | ENE 64° | 378 m | 12.4 mi |
| Allamuchy Mountain | WSW 253° | 377 m | 12.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:53 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 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 | 37 | 48 | 59 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlotteburg Rsvr, 8 mi away.
- striped wintergreen14 obs
- rock harlequin13 obs
- Dineutus10 obs
- mountain laurel9 obs
- American tuliptree9 obs
- hay-scented fern9 obs
- yellow star grass9 obs
- Painted Turtle8 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/357736480
Day trips start here
- Lake Hopatcong · 3 mi
- Rockaway · 6 mi
- Dover · 7 mi
- Morris County · 8 mi
- Skylands · 8 mi
- Succasunna · 9 mi
Private beta · Free to join
Take the scenic way to Wildcat Ridge.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.