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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.

About

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.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
348 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.80760, -74.95850

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 53
Attractions: 43
  • 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: 24
  • 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
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
Beaches: 14
Picnic sites: 11
Cliffs: 8
Springs: 4
  • Marble Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Fountain of Youth: 17.1 mi
  • Horn Springs: 20.2 mi
  • Stempa Spring: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 15.9 mi
  • Cushetunk Rest Area: 17.4 mi
  • Harding Truck Rest Area: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of County House Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MohicanNNW480 m15.0 mi
Mount TammanyNW465 m13.7 mi
Kittatinny MountainNW464 m14.8 mi
Mount MinsiNW443 m13.8 mi
Allamuchy MountainNE377 m11.9 mi
Upper Pohatcong MountainENE375 m5.6 mi
Mount ArlingtonENE371 m18.8 mi
Schooleys MountainE364 m8.8 mi
Conditions

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.

Sources

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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