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Hell Mountain

Hell Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Hell Mountain rises to 288 m in New Jersey. Allamuchy Mountain stands 377 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Saunder’s Grist Mill Site, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 8.1 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q34921657, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
288 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.69010, -74.80266

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
  • Califon Station: 2.7 mi
  • Solitude House: 4.6 mi
  • Readington Museum: 6.0 mi
  • Washington Township Historical Society Museum: 6.8 mi
  • Bouman-Stickney Farmstead Museum: 7.7 mi
Parks
Artworks
  • Children Reading on a Bench: 7.3 mi
  • Orange M&M: 12.1 mi
  • Kyle Busch Racecar: 12.1 mi
  • Blue M&M: 12.1 mi
  • Yellow M&M: 12.1 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 57
Nature reserves
Attractions: 43
Gardens: 39
  • Liebenzell Communtiny Garden: 7.5 mi
  • The Washington Township Community Garden: 8.7 mi
  • Branchburg Community Garden: 11.0 mi
  • Pohatcong Native Arboretum: 11.6 mi
  • Mount Olive Community Garden: 11.8 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Grove Street Park: 8.7 mi
  • Primrose Preserve: 14.6 mi
  • Mendham Overlook Area: 15.3 mi
  • Hedden Park Picnic Grounds: 17.4 mi
  • Inman Park Picnic Grove: 20.7 mi
Beaches: 14
  • Budd Lake Municipal Beach: 12.2 mi
  • Mine Hill Beach: 15.8 mi
  • Parks Lake Beach: 21.1 mi
  • Indian Lake Clubhouse Beach: 21.3 mi
  • Indian Lake Main Beach: 21.6 mi
Cliffs: 7
Waterfalls: 5
  • Buttermilk Falls: 12.1 mi
  • High Falls: 19.1 mi
  • Seele: 21.0 mi
  • Lower Falls: 24.1 mi
  • Upper Falls: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 2
  • Marble Spring: 19.3 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 23.7 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Hell Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Allamuchy MountainN377 m16.3 mi
Upper Pohatcong MountainNNW375 m10.9 mi
Mount ArlingtonNNE371 m18.1 mi
Schooleys MountainN364 m9.6 mi
Baldpate MountainNNW355 m10.2 mi
Lookout MountainNNE355 m19.3 mi
County House MountainNW348 m11.5 mi
Mount No MoreWNW348 m14.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3519:11
June solstice05:2919:5320:34
September equinox06:4718:2218:58
December solstice07:2015:5216:36

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303340516170757366544435
Precip in3.22.23.93.63.54.24.95.23.83.73.43.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Somerset AP, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357723089

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