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Baldpate Mountain

Baldpate Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Baldpate Mountain rises to 355 m in New Jersey. Mount Mohican stands 480 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Rockport Train Wreck Memorial, a historic site 1.5 miles away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 2.0 miles off.

The story

Baldpate Mountain is a peak in the New York–New Jersey Highlands of the Reading Prong of Upper Pohatcong Mountain in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. This peak rises to 1,165 feet (355 m), and is located in Mansfield Township.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q16837281, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
355 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.81677, -74.90184

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
Nature reserves
Museums: 53
  • Pequest Trout Hatchery: 2.6 mi
  • Hackettstown Historical Society: 4.6 mi
  • Shippen Manor Museum: 5.1 mi
  • Washington Township Historical Society Museum: 6.7 mi
  • Lebanon Township Museum: 7.3 mi
Attractions: 49
  • Legend of Jenny Jump: 6.5 mi
  • Haunted Cemetery: 6.5 mi
  • Haunted Halloween House: 6.5 mi
  • Arcade: 6.5 mi
  • Tilt-A-Whirl: 6.5 mi
Waterfalls: 26
  • Lower Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Upper Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Dunnfield Creek Falls: 15.9 mi
  • Laurel Falls: 16.5 mi
Gardens: 24
  • Liebenzell Communtiny Garden: 4.5 mi
  • Pohatcong Native Arboretum: 5.5 mi
  • Mount Olive Community Garden: 8.0 mi
  • The Washington Township Community Garden: 8.8 mi
  • Vickery Community Garden: 12.2 mi
Beaches: 22
  • Budd Lake Municipal Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Mine Hill Beach: 15.3 mi
  • Turtle Beach: 16.5 mi
  • Smithfield Beach: 16.6 mi
  • Smithfield Beach: 16.6 mi
Artworks: 21
  • Orange M&M: 5.1 mi
  • Kyle Busch Racecar: 5.1 mi
  • Blue M&M: 5.2 mi
  • Yellow M&M: 5.2 mi
  • Ms. Brown M&M: 5.2 mi
Picnic sites: 8
Cliffs: 7
Springs: 7
Rest areas: 4
  • Rest area: 10.5 mi
  • Cushetunk Rest Area: 16.2 mi
  • Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 17.4 mi
  • Harding Truck Rest Area: 20.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Baldpate Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MohicanNNW 332°480 m15.5 mi
Mount TammanyNW 314°465 m15.2 mi
Kittatinny MountainWNW 300°464 m16.9 mi
Mount MinsiNW 310°443 m15.4 mi
Allamuchy MountainNE 36°377 m9.4 mi
Upper Pohatcong MountainNE 51°375 m2.7 mi
Mount ArlingtonENE 64°371 m15.8 mi
Schooleys MountainE 81°364 m5.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:12
June solstice05:2919:5420:35
September equinox06:4818:2218:59
December solstice07:2115:5216:36

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485967727164524133
Precip in3.22.73.63.94.14.54.84.64.64.73.34.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belvidere BRG, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357718263

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