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Copperas Mountain

Copperas Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Copperas Mountain rises to 373 m in New Jersey. Bearfort Mountain stands 445 m to the north-northeast, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Farny State Park, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 5.3 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34830333, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
373 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.01565, -74.46460

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Splitrock Furnace: 3.7 mi
  • Ghost Bridge: 3.8 mi
  • Slag Pile: 4.2 mi
  • Decker-Kincaid Homestead: 5.1 mi
  • Morgan Place Ruins: 5.6 mi
Museums
Gardens
  • Denville Community Gardens: 8.2 mi
  • Rain Garden: 8.3 mi
  • BHS Garden: 8.4 mi
  • Perennial Garden: 10.4 mi
  • Sensory Garden: 10.5 mi
Artworks
Cliffs: 58
  • Eagle Cliff: 5.6 mi
  • Wooden Bridge: 16.4 mi
  • Thor: 17.0 mi
  • Sir Maginot Drop: 17.0 mi
  • Maginot Mountain: 17.1 mi
Attractions: 54
  • Fairy Tale Forest: 2.6 mi
  • Cave Tunnel: 4.3 mi
  • Bear Rock: 5.5 mi
  • Whale Head Rock: 5.6 mi
  • Tripod Rock: 5.6 mi
Beaches: 54
  • New Beach: 4.9 mi
  • Old Beach: 5.0 mi
  • Cliffwood Lake Beach: 6.4 mi
  • Lake Tamarack Beach: 6.5 mi
  • Heater's Pond Beach: 7.4 mi
Picnic sites: 20
  • Coast Guard & Air Force Pavilion: 10.8 mi
  • Hedden Park Picnic Grounds: 11.3 mi
  • Reservable Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
  • Rea House Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
  • Duck Pond Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
Waterfalls: 15
  • Otter Hole: 6.4 mi
  • Chikahoki Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Boonton Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Mine Hole Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 12.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Harding Truck Rest Area: 17.7 mi
  • Larry Doby Service Area: 19.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Copperas Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bearfort MountainNNE 24°445 m9.4 mi
Granite PeakNNW 348°445 m11.3 mi
South PeakNNW 344°440 m10.7 mi
Hamburg MountainNNW 340°433 m9.8 mi
Morris County High PointW 273°425 m5.8 mi
Bowling Green MountainW 263°420 m4.5 mi
Green Pond MountainSW 231°393 m5.3 mi
Buck MountainENE 62°378 m6.5 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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357720248

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