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Forked River Mountain

Forked River Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Forked River Mountain rises to 56 m in New Jersey. Apple Pie Hill stands 56 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is East Mountain, a peak 0.2 miles away. Pine Barrens Byway passes 17 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34869647, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
56 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.84712, -74.29288

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
Historic sites: 24
  • Brooksbrae/Pasadena Terracotta Factory: 8.4 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 10.6 mi
  • Massacre at Long Beach Island: 11.7 mi
  • Hindenburg Disaster Memorial: 12.8 mi
  • David Moore Monument: 13.8 mi
Museums: 22
  • Lacey Historical Society: 5.3 mi
  • Forked River Schoolhouse Museum: 5.3 mi
  • Barnegat Bay Maritime Museum: 8.9 mi
  • Toms River Seaport Society: 8.9 mi
  • Ocean County Historical Society: 9.1 mi
Beaches: 21
Nature reserves: 17
Peaks: 12
  • East Mountain: 0.2 mi
  • Pine Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Spring Hill: 10.0 mi
  • Bear Swamp Hill: 11.2 mi
  • Stormy Hill: 15.6 mi
Gardens: 9
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Artworks: 1
  • Welcome to Ocean County: 9.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Forked River Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Apple Pie HillW 260°56 m16.0 mi
East MountainENE 78°55 m0.2 mi
Mount PisgahWNW 299°55 m23.1 mi
Pine HillSW 236°54 m0.4 mi
Spring HillWSW 239°52 m10.0 mi
Bear Swamp HillSW 234°48 m11.2 mi
Taylors MountainNW 314°45 m18.8 mi
Huckleberry HillW 272°44 m23.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3419:09
June solstice05:3019:4920:30
September equinox06:4518:2018:56
December solstice07:1615:5316:36

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323340506069757365544437
Precip in4.43.24.93.83.63.94.55.04.74.53.75.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Toms River, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357721905

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