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County House Mountain

County House Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates40.80760, -74.95850

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Attractions: 45
  • 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
Museums: 41
  • 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
Waterfalls: 25
  • 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
Gardens: 19
  • 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
Beaches: 17
  • 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
Picnic sites: 17
Artworks: 14
  • 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
Cliffs: 8
Springs: 7
Rest areas: 4
  • Rest area: 9.3 mi
  • Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 15.9 mi
  • Cushetunk Rest Area: 17.4 mi
  • Harding Truck Rest Area: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MohicanNNW 343°480 m15.0 mi
Mount TammanyNW 325°465 m13.7 mi
Kittatinny MountainNW 307°464 m14.8 mi
Mount MinsiNW 320°443 m13.8 mi
Allamuchy MountainNE 46°377 m11.9 mi
Upper Pohatcong MountainENE 65°375 m5.6 mi
Mount ArlingtonENE 66°371 m18.8 mi
Schooleys MountainE 80°364 m8.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:12
June solstice05:2919:5420:36
September equinox06:4818:2318:59
December solstice07:2115:5216:36

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485967727164524133
Precip in3.22.73.63.94.14.54.84.64.64.73.34.1

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

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