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Danville Mountain

Danville Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Danville Mountain rises to 342 m in New Jersey. Mount Mohican stands 480 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Pequest Wildlife Management Area, a park 2.1 miles away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 5.9 miles off.

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The story

Danville Mountain is a mountain in Warren County, New Jersey. The summit rises to 1,122 feet (342 m), and is located in Liberty Township. It is part of the New York–New Jersey Highlands of the Appalachian Mountains, although somewhat isolated to the west of the main body of the Highlands.

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Wikidata Q16954179, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
342 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.86954, -74.93712

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Attractions: 50
  • Legend of Jenny Jump: 2.4 mi
  • Haunted Cemetery: 2.4 mi
  • Haunted Halloween House: 2.4 mi
  • Arcade: 2.4 mi
  • Santa's Barn: 2.5 mi
Museums: 43
  • Pequest Trout Hatchery: 2.3 mi
  • Hope Museum: 3.2 mi
  • Shippen Manor Museum: 5.5 mi
  • Hackettstown Historical Society: 5.8 mi
  • Blairstown Museum: 7.9 mi
Waterfalls: 26
  • Lower Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Upper Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Dunnfield Creek Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Laurel Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Lower Glen Waterfall: 13.4 mi
Beaches: 22
  • Budd Lake Municipal Beach: 9.7 mi
  • Turtle Beach: 12.4 mi
  • Smithfield Beach: 12.5 mi
  • Smithfield Beach: 12.5 mi
  • Mine Hill Beach: 16.7 mi
Gardens: 21
  • Pohatcong Native Arboretum: 7.1 mi
  • Liebenzell Communtiny Garden: 7.9 mi
  • Knowlton Township Butterfly Garden: 8.7 mi
  • Mount Olive Community Garden: 9.4 mi
  • The Washington Township Community Garden: 11.5 mi
Artworks: 16
  • Green M&M: 5.8 mi
  • Red M&M: 5.8 mi
  • Ms. Brown M&M: 5.8 mi
  • Yellow M&M: 5.8 mi
  • Blue M&M: 5.8 mi
Picnic sites: 8
Cliffs: 7
Springs: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • Rest area: 6.7 mi
  • Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 13.6 mi
  • Cushetunk Rest Area: 20.2 mi
  • Harding Truck Rest Area: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Danville Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MohicanNNW 331°480 m11.5 mi
Mount TammanyNW 307°465 m11.4 mi
Kittatinny MountainWNW 290°464 m13.7 mi
Rattlesnake MountainNNE 12°454 m18.5 mi
Bird MountainNNE 12°445 m19.2 mi
Mount MinsiWNW 302°443 m11.8 mi
Allamuchy MountainENE 62°377 m8.4 mi
Upper Pohatcong MountainESE 116°375 m4.4 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 solstice07:2215:5216:36

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, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357720518

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