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Bellot Mountain

Bellot Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bellot Mountain rises to 227 m in New Jersey. Bearfort Mountain stands 445 m to the west-northwest, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Governor Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

About

The story

Bellot Mountain is a mountain in Passaic County, New Jersey. The peak rises to 745 feet (227 m), and overlooks Wanaque Reservoir to the west. It is part of the Ramapo Mountains.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q16840108, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
227 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.09926, -74.25265

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • The Backyard: 1.3 mi
  • Old Glen Gray Water Tank: 1.5 mi
  • Ruins Of Group Of Stone Houses: 1.8 mi
  • Mill Race Ruins: 2.5 mi
  • Alliger's Cabin: 2.5 mi
Gardens
  • Horsechestnut Collection: 1.7 mi
  • Tree Peony Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Lilac Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Summer Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Pinetum: 1.8 mi
Artworks
  • Four Continents Statues: 1.7 mi
  • Four Continents Statues: 1.7 mi
  • Four Continents Statues: 1.7 mi
  • Four Continents Statues: 1.7 mi
  • Swan Boy: 1.9 mi
Parks
  • Pioneer Park/ Painted Forest: 2.1 mi
  • Addice Park: 3.3 mi
  • Soon's Field: 3.7 mi
  • Back Beach Park: 4.7 mi
  • Darlington County Park: 4.9 mi
Attractions
Museums
Cliffs
  • Party Wall: 5.4 mi
  • Vulnerability Corner: 5.4 mi
  • Crumbling Under Pressure: 5.4 mi
  • Gravitas Wall: 5.4 mi
  • Yankee Ramparts: 5.4 mi
Beaches: 58
  • Crystal Lake Beach Club: 4.6 mi
  • Sunny Ridge Beach: 7.0 mi
  • Pines Lake West Beach: 7.3 mi
  • Lionshead Lake Beach: 8.6 mi
  • Upper Greenwood Lake Beach: 8.7 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Reservable Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
  • Kakiat Park: 7.9 mi
  • Duck Pond Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
  • Rea House Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
  • Two Field Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • MacMillan Brook Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Mine Hole Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Chikahoki Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Otter Hole: 6.2 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 8.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 2
  • Boiling Spring: 16.9 mi
  • Tulip Springs: 23.9 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Bellot Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bearfort MountainWNW 291°445 m7.8 mi
Buck MountainWSW 242°378 m6.0 mi
Big Beech MountainNNW 335°365 m5.1 mi
Assiniwikam MountainWSW 245°360 m5.1 mi
Bald MountainENE 61°351 m3.1 mi
West Brook MountainW 270°347 m5.3 mi
Saddle MountainWSW 252°341 m4.9 mi
Carris HillSW 232°341 m5.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3319:09
June solstice05:2519:5220:34
September equinox06:4518:2018:56
December solstice07:2015:4816:32

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, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357718498

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