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Beech Mountain

Beech Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Beech Mountain rises to 260 m in New Jersey. Buck Mountain stands 378 m to the northwest, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Moon Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q34898742, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
260 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.97934, -74.21656

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions: 60
  • Franklin Clove: 0.5 mi
  • Basalt Beach: 1.1 mi
  • American Flag Rock: 1.2 mi
  • T-Bowl Lanes: 1.8 mi
  • Great Oak Tree: 3.4 mi
Museums
Parks
Peaks
Beaches: 58
  • Lionshead Lake Beach: 2.3 mi
  • Pines Lake West Beach: 2.9 mi
  • Sunny Ridge Beach: 3.0 mi
  • East Beach: 3.4 mi
  • West Beach: 3.6 mi
Historic sites
  • Pompton Furnace: 3.4 mi
  • Lafayette Memorial: 3.6 mi
  • George Carlough Memorial: 3.7 mi
  • Donald Miller Memorial: 3.7 mi
  • US Navy Memorial: 3.7 mi
Cliffs
  • Wooden Bridge: 7.7 mi
  • Thor: 7.9 mi
  • Sir Maginot Drop: 8.0 mi
  • Big Ma Maginot Drop: 8.1 mi
  • Maginot Mountain: 8.1 mi
Gardens: 57
  • Speert Green: 2.6 mi
  • South Rock Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Perennial Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 2.9 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 3.8 mi
Artworks: 55
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 27
  • Duck Pond Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
  • Rea House Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
  • Two Field Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
  • Dog Run Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
  • Lafayette Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Buttermilk Falls: 0.4 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Great Falls: 4.7 mi
  • MacMillan Brook Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Chikahoki Falls: 7.5 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 2
  • Boiling Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Tulip Springs: 16.0 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 20.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Beech Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buck MountainNW378 m9.1 mi
Assiniwikam MountainNW360 m8.9 mi
Bald MountainN351 m9.8 mi
West Brook MountainNW347 m10.9 mi
Carris HillNW341 m7.8 mi
Saddle MountainNW341 m9.4 mi
Wickadoma MountainNW335 m9.7 mi
Fugawe RidgeW335 m10.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3319:09
June solstice05:2619:5220:33
September equinox06:4518:2018:56
December solstice07:1915:4816:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293038496069747366544435
Precip in3.42.73.94.23.65.14.74.63.94.43.84.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wanaque Raymond DAM, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357727484

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