Peak · New Jersey
Gillespie Hill
Gillespie Hill rises to 217 m in New Jersey. Morris County High Point stands 425 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Theodore Largman Community Garden, a garden 0.2 miles away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q34916411, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 217 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.78399, -74.50960
- 16.7 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 19.7 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 20.7 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
- 28.9 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pinwheel Vista · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens
- Theodore Largman Community Garden: 0.2 mi
- Abby Garden: 1.0 mi
- The Kellog Club: 1.5 mi
- Elliott Street Community Garden: 2.3 mi
- The Urban Farm (Grow It Green): 2.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Jones Pond Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Jockey Hollow Top Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Virginia O’Neil Ecology Center: 1.5 mi
- Great Swamp Watershed Association: 1.6 mi
- Loantaka Brook Reservation: 2.9 mi
Peaks
- Kemble Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Sugar Loaf: 1.3 mi
- Kinneys Hill: 1.3 mi
- Mount Kemble: 1.3 mi
- Blachleys Hill: 2.7 mi
Attractions
- Fosterfields Living Historical Farm: 0.9 mi
- Fosterfields Living Historical Farm: 1.1 mi
- Legend Rock: 3.5 mi
- Basking Ridge Oak Tree: 5.7 mi
- Patriotic Tank: 8.7 mi
Parks
- Burnham Park: 1.2 mi
- Fort Nonsense: 1.3 mi
- Dr. Donald A. Delpho Field: 1.4 mi
- Kleitman Woods At Hillcrest: 1.4 mi
- Budd Street Park: 1.4 mi
Historic sites
- Continental Army Encampment At Morris Town The Artillery Prark: 1.3 mi
- Part Of Artillery: 1.3 mi
- Fosterfields 1854: 1.4 mi
- Stark's Brigade Monument: 1.4 mi
- Continental Army Encampment: 1.4 mi
Museums
- Macculloch Hall Historical Museum: 1.6 mi
- Schuyler-Hamilton House Museum: 2.1 mi
- Washington Headquarters Museum: 2.4 mi
- Speedwell Village: 2.6 mi
- Acorn Hall: 2.8 mi
Artworks
- Patriot's Farewell: 1.7 mi
- The Way to Independence: 1.8 mi
- George Washington: 2.4 mi
- Eagle: 3.2 mi
- No Turning Back: 3.3 mi
Beaches: 33
- Indian Lake Clubhouse Beach: 7.1 mi
- Indian Lake Main Beach: 7.4 mi
- Island Beach: 8.1 mi
- Birchwood Lake Beach: 8.2 mi
- Mine Hill Beach: 8.2 mi
Picnic sites: 27
- Mendham Overlook Area: 1.4 mi
- Primrose Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Hedden Park Picnic Grounds: 7.4 mi
- Coast Guard & Air Force Pavilion: 7.6 mi
- Grove Street Park: 9.6 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Buttermilk Falls: 6.0 mi
- Boonton Falls: 9.8 mi
- Seele: 9.8 mi
- Hobble Falls: 11.8 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 11.8 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Hawk Hill: 11.1 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 14.2 mi
- Wooden Bridge: 16.3 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 16.5 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 16.6 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 1.6 mi
- Cushetunk Rest Area: 16.7 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 17.7 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 20.1 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 20.3 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Feltville Historic District: 9.6 mi
- Waterloo Village: 15.8 mi
- New City Village: 17.4 mi
- Raritan Landing: 18.9 mi
- Barber: 21.9 mi
Springs: 2
- Boiling Spring: 8.9 mi
- Tulip Springs: 11.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Gillespie Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morris County High Point | NNW 348° | 425 m | 16.7 mi |
| Bowling Green Mountain | N 352° | 420 m | 15.6 mi |
| Green Pond Mountain | N 352° | 393 m | 12.8 mi |
| Allamuchy Mountain | WNW 304° | 377 m | 17.9 mi |
| Copperas Mountain | N 8° | 373 m | 16.2 mi |
| Mount Arlington | NW 326° | 371 m | 11.0 mi |
| Mount Paul | N 355° | 368 m | 17.9 mi |
| Schooleys Mountain | WNW 282° | 364 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:52 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:50 | 16:34 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 32 | 40 | 52 | 61 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canoe Brook, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 876611 — Gillespie Hill, Morris County, New Jersey.
OpenStreetMap element node/357722376
Day trips start here
- Morristown · 2 mi
- Bernardsville · 5 mi
- Madison · 5 mi
- Randolph · 5 mi
- Basking Ridge · 6 mi
- Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge · 6 mi
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