First Watchung Mountain
First Watchung Mountain rises to 83 m in New Jersey. Upper Pohatcong Mountain stands 375 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Buttermilk Falls, a waterfall 0.7 miles away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 5.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q34868657, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 83 m
How to reach it
- 5.2 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 21.8 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 24.2 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
- 27.0 mi off the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 25 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 25 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Eagles Nest Museum: 0.7 mi
- Van Horne House: 1.4 mi
- Van Veghten House: 1.9 mi
- Firemen's Museuem: 2.8 mi
- Wallace House: 3.0 mi
- Glen Park: 1.0 mi
- Chimney Rock Park: 1.1 mi
- Bel Air Park: 1.3 mi
- Tea Street Youth Sports Complex: 1.3 mi
- Shady Lane Park: 1.4 mi
- Farnese Bull Statue: 3.6 mi
- The Lost Boys Statues: 3.8 mi
- Quaternion II: 6.4 mi
- Quaternion I: 6.4 mi
- Life Forms: 6.6 mi
- Gabriel's Fountain Paddy Wagon: 1.6 mi
- War Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Memorial Cannon: 2.4 mi
- Memorial Cannon 02: 2.4 mi
- Battle of Bound Brook Monument: 2.4 mi
- Duke Farms Community Garden: 4.0 mi
- Courtyard: 4.5 mi
- Perennial Garden: 4.6 mi
- Rudolf W. van der Goot Rose Garden: 4.8 mi
- Branchburg Community Garden: 7.4 mi
- Second Watchung Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Bunker Hill: 10.1 mi
- Mine Mountain: 10.1 mi
- Tenmile Run Mountain: 10.6 mi
- Long Hill: 10.7 mi
- Washington Valley Park West: 1.2 mi
- Duke Farms: 4.1 mi
- Stransky Nature Trails: 4.3 mi
- George Dealaman Nature Trail and Pond: 4.5 mi
- Glenhurst Meadows: 6.4 mi
- Devil's Tree: 3.7 mi
- East Jersey Olde Towne Village: 6.5 mi
- Basking Ridge Oak Tree: 8.9 mi
- Monster Mini Golf: 10.6 mi
- Sayre & Fisher Brick Water Tower: 13.2 mi
- Robinsons Beach: 18.2 mi
- Paul's Beach: 18.2 mi
- Hooks Creek Lake Beach: 18.3 mi
- Krogh Beach: 18.5 mi
- Laurence Harbor Beach: 18.8 mi
- Inman Park Picnic Grove: 6.6 mi
- Grove 1: 9.5 mi
- Grove 2: 9.6 mi
- Open Grove: 9.7 mi
- Grove 4: 9.8 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 0.7 mi
- Seele: 10.5 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 18.8 mi
- Hobble Falls: 18.8 mi
- Boonton Falls: 24.0 mi
- Cushetunk Rest Area: 9.5 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 13.0 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 15.9 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 16.0 mi
- Molly Pitcher Service Area: 18.3 mi
- Raritan Landing: 7.1 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 11.8 mi
- Barber: 16.5 mi
- Tulip Springs: 18.9 mi
- Boiling Spring: 23.3 mi
- Hawk Hill: 17.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.7 miles of First Watchung Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Pohatcong Mountain | NW 320° | 375 m | 23.9 mi |
| Mount Arlington | N 352° | 371 m | 23.5 mi |
| Schooleys Mountain | NW 326° | 364 m | 21.0 mi |
| Mount Freedom | N 358° | 341 m | 18.1 mi |
| Calais Mountain | N 356° | 334 m | 17.0 mi |
| Fox Hill | NW 311° | 314 m | 16.4 mi |
| Watnong Mountain | NNE 12° | 296 m | 19.1 mi |
| Seward Hill | NNW 338° | 289 m | 15.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:52 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:51 | 16:35 |
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 | 29 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Somerville 4 NW, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 876348 — First Watchung Mountain, Essex County, New Jersey.
OpenStreetMap element node/13484571982
Day trips start here
- Bridgewater · 2 mi
- Somerville · 2 mi
- Manville · 3 mi
- Somerset County · 3 mi
- Raritan · 4 mi
- Somerset · 7 mi
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