Cage Hill
Cage Hill rises to 258 m in New Jersey. Rattlesnake Mountain stands 454 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Riverside Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 7.5 miles off.
The story
Cage Hill is a conical hill in Sussex County, New Jersey. The summit rises to 846 feet (258 m), overlooking the confluence of Lubbers Run and the Musconetcong River to the south, and Jefferson Lake to the north. It is part of the New York–New Jersey Highlands of the Appalachian Mountains.
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Wikidata Q16850274, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 258 m
How to reach it
- 7.5 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 16.2 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
- 18.5 mi off the Delaware River Valley
- 30.0 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Foul Rift Observation Deck · 20 mi
- Pinwheel Vista · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Riverside Park: 0.3 mi
- Waterloo Villige: 1.1 mi
- Wills Brook Park: 2.4 mi
- Musconetcong State Park: 2.4 mi
- Tamarack Park: 2.6 mi
- Egan’s Gold Mine: 1.5 mi
- 13th Hour Haunted House: 7.9 mi
- Patriotic Tank: 8.9 mi
- Frying Pan Trees: 9.0 mi
- Cannon Ball and Pirate's Plunge: 11.6 mi
- Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Plaster Mill: 2.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial Monument: 3.2 mi
- Lime Kiln: 3.6 mi
- Chimney: 3.6 mi
- Allamuchy Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Mount Arlington: 5.7 mi
- Mount Arlington: 5.9 mi
- Mount Nebo: 6.7 mi
- Turkey Brook Park: 4.3 mi
- Stephens State Park: 4.9 mi
- Greendell Ridge Preserve: 5.9 mi
- Dark Moon Preserve: 6.8 mi
- Black River Park: 7.0 mi
- Hackettstown Historical Society: 6.8 mi
- Washington Township Historical Society Museum: 9.7 mi
- Historic Society of Stillwater Township: 10.8 mi
- Rockaway Borough Historical: 11.5 mi
- Hope Museum: 12.0 mi
- Budd Lake Municipal Beach: 4.2 mi
- Beach 6: 6.9 mi
- Mine Hill Beach: 7.2 mi
- Lake Mowhawk Beach 5: 7.4 mi
- Beach 9: 7.5 mi
- Mount Olive Community Garden: 4.6 mi
- Vickery Community Garden: 6.1 mi
- The Washington Township Community Garden: 8.2 mi
- Liebenzell Communtiny Garden: 9.6 mi
- Denville Community Gardens: 13.8 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 10.4 mi
- Upper Glen Waterfall: 16.3 mi
- Lower Glen Waterfall: 16.4 mi
- Silver Spray Waterfall: 16.4 mi
- Boonton Falls: 16.7 mi
- Red M&M: 6.1 mi
- Green M&M: 6.1 mi
- Ms. Brown M&M: 6.1 mi
- Yellow M&M: 6.1 mi
- Blue M&M: 6.2 mi
- Hedden Park Picnic Grounds: 8.8 mi
- Grove Street Park: 9.8 mi
- Gourmet Gallery Outdoor Seating: 12.5 mi
- Mendham Overlook Area: 14.3 mi
- Primrose Preserve: 17.0 mi
- Waterloo Village: 1.1 mi
- Eshback: 18.5 mi
- New City Village: 19.1 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 24.7 mi
- Conashaugh: 24.8 mi
- Pike Rock: 11.8 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 18.8 mi
- Indian Head: 20.1 mi
- Indian Ladder: 20.2 mi
- Rest area: 15.9 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 16.2 mi
- Cushetunk Rest Area: 21.1 mi
- Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 21.7 mi
- Fountain of Youth: 14.9 mi
- Boiling Spring: 15.1 mi
- Artesian Spring: 21.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Cage Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rattlesnake Mountain | NNW 335° | 454 m | 15.9 mi |
| Bird Mountain | NNW 337° | 445 m | 16.4 mi |
| Blue Mountain | NNW 339° | 439 m | 16.6 mi |
| Morris County High Point | NE 51° | 425 m | 10.8 mi |
| Bowling Green Mountain | ENE 59° | 420 m | 11.4 mi |
| Green Pond Mountain | ENE 73° | 393 m | 10.5 mi |
| Allamuchy Mountain | W 275° | 377 m | 3.0 mi |
| Upper Pohatcong Mountain | SW 229° | 375 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:54 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:51 | 16:35 |
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 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Aeroflex-andover AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357719180
Day trips start here
- Lake Hopatcong · 6 mi
- Succasunna · 6 mi
- Hackettstown · 7 mi
- Dover · 9 mi
- Morris County · 10 mi
- Randolph · 10 mi
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