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Bowling Green Mountain

Bowling Green Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bowling Green Mountain rises to 420 m in New Jersey. Wawayanda Mountain stands 448 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Morris County High Point, a peak 1.6 miles away. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 5.7 miles off.

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q35728968, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
420 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.00774, -74.54988

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
Museums
Peaks
Historic sites: 59
  • Ore Plant or Storage: 3.8 mi
  • Slag Pile: 5.3 mi
  • Ghost Bridge: 5.3 mi
  • Splitrock Furnace: 5.6 mi
  • September 11th, 2001 Memorial: 8.2 mi
Gardens: 57
  • Denville Community Gardens: 8.6 mi
  • BHS Garden: 10.5 mi
  • Founder's Park: 12.2 mi
  • Rain Garden: 12.6 mi
  • Vickery Community Garden: 12.8 mi
Cliffs: 57
  • Eagle Cliff: 9.3 mi
  • Pike Rock: 15.3 mi
  • Wooden Bridge: 19.8 mi
  • Thor: 20.4 mi
  • Sir Maginot Drop: 20.4 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves
Beaches: 47
  • New Beach: 4.2 mi
  • Old Beach: 4.5 mi
  • Heater's Pond Beach: 4.8 mi
  • Beach 2: 5.1 mi
  • Beach 1: 5.1 mi
Waterfalls: 23
  • Boonton Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Otter Hole: 10.8 mi
  • Chikahoki Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 14.9 mi
  • Mine Hole Falls: 15.8 mi
Picnic sites: 20
  • Hedden Park Picnic Grounds: 9.2 mi
  • Coast Guard & Air Force Pavilion: 12.3 mi
  • Mendham Overlook Area: 15.6 mi
  • Grove Street Park: 17.2 mi
  • Reservable Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 4
Rest areas: 2
  • Harding Truck Rest Area: 17.1 mi
  • Larry Doby Service Area: 22.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Bowling Green Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wawayanda MountainNNE448 m14.0 mi
Granite PeakN445 m11.8 mi
Bearfort MountainNE445 m12.3 mi
South PeakN440 m10.9 mi
Hamburg MountainN433 m9.8 mi
Vernon PeakNNE427 m12.1 mi
Morris County High PointWNW425 m1.6 mi
Green Pond MountainS393 m2.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3419:10
June solstice05:2719:5320:35
September equinox06:4618:2118:57
December solstice07:2015:5016:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485967727064524233
Precip in4.13.24.54.24.04.94.64.34.95.03.84.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlotteburg Rsvr, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357718846

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