County House Mountain
County House Mountain rises to 348 m in New Jersey. Mount Mohican stands 480 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Oxford Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 3.0 miles off.
The story
County House Mountain is a mountain in Warren County, New Jersey. The main peak rises to 1,142 feet (348 m), and is located in Mansfield Township. County House Mountain is separated from Oxford Mountain to the southwest at Sykes Gap, and is itself bifurcated at Stewart Gap; it forms a part of the divide between Pohatcong Creek and the Pequest River. It is part of the New York–New Jersey Highlands of the Appalachian Mountains.
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Wikidata Q16890687, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 348 m
How to reach it
- 3.0 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 6.8 mi off the Delaware River Valley
- 20.1 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
- 28.6 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Foul Rift Observation Deck · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Oxford Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Mount Mohepinoke: 2.5 mi
- High Rock Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Baldpate Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Mount No More: 3.6 mi
- Pequest Wildlife Management Area: 2.3 mi
- Port Murray Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Treadwell Farm Historic District: 3.1 mi
- Rockport Game Farm: 4.7 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 5.9 mi
- Pohatcong Creek Natural Area: 2.5 mi
- Hector A. Cafferata, Jr. Park: 2.8 mi
- Griffith Woods Natural Area: 3.2 mi
- Lake Marguerite Nature Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Central Section of Point Mountain Reservation: 4.0 mi
- Rockport Train Wreck Memorial: 4.6 mi
- The Tillie Smith Monument: 7.6 mi
- Lime Kiln: 9.6 mi
- Railroad Ruins: 10.2 mi
- Swayze Mine Ruins: 10.4 mi
- Legend of Jenny Jump: 6.4 mi
- Haunted Cemetery: 6.5 mi
- Haunted Halloween House: 6.5 mi
- Santa's Barn: 6.5 mi
- Arcade: 6.5 mi
- Shippen Manor Museum: 2.0 mi
- Pequest Trout Hatchery: 2.1 mi
- Lebanon Township Museum: 6.0 mi
- Hope Museum: 7.2 mi
- Hackettstown Historical Society: 7.5 mi
- Lower Falls: 12.6 mi
- Upper Falls: 13.0 mi
- Dunnfield Creek Falls: 14.5 mi
- Laurel Falls: 15.5 mi
- Lower Glen Waterfall: 17.5 mi
- Pohatcong Native Arboretum: 2.8 mi
- Liebenzell Communtiny Garden: 7.3 mi
- Mount Olive Community Garden: 11.0 mi
- Knowlton Township Butterfly Garden: 11.2 mi
- The Washington Township Community Garden: 11.7 mi
- Budd Lake Municipal Beach: 11.5 mi
- Smithfield Beach: 16.0 mi
- Smithfield Beach: 16.0 mi
- Turtle Beach: 16.1 mi
- Mine Hill Beach: 18.3 mi
- Gourmet Gallery Outdoor Seating: 12.1 mi
- Grove Street Park: 14.0 mi
- Hialeah Recreation Site: 15.9 mi
- Picnic Grove: 17.6 mi
- Hedden Park Picnic Grounds: 20.4 mi
- Orange M&M: 8.0 mi
- Kyle Busch Racecar: 8.0 mi
- Blue M&M: 8.0 mi
- Ms. Brown M&M: 8.0 mi
- Yellow M&M: 8.0 mi
- Saint Anthonys Nose: 13.4 mi
- Indian Ladder: 13.9 mi
- Indian Head: 13.9 mi
- Mount Washington: 15.5 mi
- Wolf Rocks: 16.0 mi
- Marble Spring: 12.5 mi
- Fountain of Youth: 17.1 mi
- Horn Springs: 20.2 mi
- Leroy A. Smith Spring #3: 20.9 mi
- Leroy A. Smith Spring #2: 21.0 mi
- Rest area: 9.3 mi
- Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 15.9 mi
- Cushetunk Rest Area: 17.4 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 23.6 mi
- Waterloo Village: 12.9 mi
- Eshback: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of County House Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Mohican | NNW 343° | 480 m | 15.0 mi |
| Mount Tammany | NW 325° | 465 m | 13.7 mi |
| Kittatinny Mountain | NW 307° | 464 m | 14.8 mi |
| Mount Minsi | NW 320° | 443 m | 13.8 mi |
| Allamuchy Mountain | NE 46° | 377 m | 11.9 mi |
| Upper Pohatcong Mountain | ENE 65° | 375 m | 5.6 mi |
| Mount Arlington | ENE 66° | 371 m | 18.8 mi |
| Schooleys Mountain | E 80° | 364 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:54 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:52 | 16:36 |
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 | 37 | 48 | 59 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belvidere BRG, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 875673 — County House Mountain, Warren County, New Jersey.
OpenStreetMap element node/357720300
Day trips start here
- Washington · 5 mi
- Hackettstown · 7 mi
- Warren County · 7 mi
- Washington · 9 mi
- Clinton · 12 mi
- Bangor · 14 mi
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