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Cobb Hill

Cobb Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Cobb Hill rises to 358 m in New Jersey. Bearfort Mountain stands 445 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Farny State Park, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 7.1 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in New Jersey, United States of America

Wikidata Q35735163, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
358 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.98787, -74.46283

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Splitrock Furnace: 1.7 mi
  • Slag Pile: 2.4 mi
  • Decker-Kincaid Homestead: 3.6 mi
  • September 11th, 2001 Memorial: 4.2 mi
  • Morgan Place Ruins: 4.3 mi
Peaks
Parks
Gardens
  • Denville Community Gardens: 6.3 mi
  • BHS Garden: 6.6 mi
  • Rain Garden: 9.3 mi
  • Perennial Garden: 10.2 mi
  • Sensory Garden: 10.2 mi
Museums
Artworks
Cliffs: 57
  • Eagle Cliff: 4.5 mi
  • Wooden Bridge: 15.2 mi
  • Thor: 15.8 mi
  • Sir Maginot Drop: 15.8 mi
  • Maginot Mountain: 15.9 mi
Attractions: 55
  • Cave Tunnel: 3.9 mi
  • Bear Rock: 4.3 mi
  • Tripod Rock: 4.4 mi
  • Whale Head Rock: 4.5 mi
  • Fairy Tale Forest: 4.5 mi
Beaches: 53
  • Parks Lake Beach: 6.3 mi
  • Birchwood Lake Beach: 6.5 mi
  • New Beach: 6.5 mi
  • Old Beach: 6.7 mi
  • Indian Lake Main Beach: 6.9 mi
Picnic sites: 20
  • Coast Guard & Air Force Pavilion: 9.0 mi
  • Hedden Park Picnic Grounds: 9.8 mi
  • Mendham Overlook Area: 14.8 mi
  • Reservable Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
  • Rea House Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
Waterfalls: 15
  • Boonton Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Otter Hole: 7.2 mi
  • Chikahoki Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Mine Hole Falls: 13.6 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Harding Truck Rest Area: 15.9 mi
  • Larry Doby Service Area: 18.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Cobb Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bearfort MountainNNE 19°445 m11.1 mi
Hamburg MountainNNW 342°433 m11.6 mi
Morris County High PointWNW 291°425 m6.3 mi
Bowling Green MountainWNW 287°420 m4.7 mi
Green Pond MountainWSW 251°393 m4.4 mi
Buck MountainNE 49°378 m7.5 mi
Copperas MountainN 357°373 m1.9 mi
Mount ArlingtonWSW 240°371 m10.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3419:10
June solstice05:2719:5320:34
September equinox06:4618:2118:57
December solstice07:2015:4916:33

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, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 875528 — Cobb Hill, Morris County, New Jersey.

OpenStreetMap element node/357719987

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