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Hickory Mountain

Hickory Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Hickory Mountain rises to 153 m in New Jersey. Bellvale Mountain stands 406 m to the north-northwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Governor Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q16995334, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
153 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.12179, -74.25623

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
  • The Backyard: 0.9 mi
  • Ruins Of Group Of Stone Houses: 2.8 mi
  • Old Glen Gray Water Tank: 2.9 mi
  • Long Pond Ironworks: 3.3 mi
  • Mill Race Ruins: 3.6 mi
Gardens
  • Pinetum: 0.9 mi
  • Tree Peony Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Summer Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Azaela Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Magnolia Walk: 1.0 mi
Artworks
  • Eagles: 1.0 mi
  • Eagles: 1.0 mi
  • Four Continents Statues: 1.0 mi
  • Swan Boy: 1.0 mi
  • Four Continents Statues: 1.0 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Pioneer Park/ Painted Forest: 3.6 mi
  • Addice Park: 4.7 mi
  • The Powerlinez Climbing Area: 5.0 mi
  • Wrightman Plateau: 5.0 mi
  • Browns Point: 5.2 mi
Cliffs
  • Crumbling Under Pressure: 4.8 mi
  • Party Wall: 4.8 mi
  • Gravitas Wall: 4.8 mi
  • Vulnerability Corner: 4.8 mi
  • Yankee Ramparts: 4.8 mi
Museums
Beaches: 57
  • Crystal Lake Beach Club: 6.2 mi
  • Upper Greenwood Lake Beach: 7.5 mi
  • Old Sebago Beach: 8.3 mi
  • Sunny Ridge Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Pines Lake West Beach: 8.9 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Reservable Picnic Area: 1.6 mi
  • Kakiat Park: 7.5 mi
  • Duck Pond Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
  • Rea House Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
  • Two Field Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Mine Hole Falls: 3.3 mi
  • MacMillan Brook Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Chikahoki Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Otter Hole: 7.1 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 9.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • Boiling Spring: 18.1 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Hickory Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bellvale MountainNNW 328°406 m6.6 mi
Buck MountainSW 230°378 m6.7 mi
Big Beech MountainNNW 328°365 m3.7 mi
Assiniwikam MountainSW 230°360 m5.8 mi
Raccoon Brook HillENE 63°353 m7.1 mi
Bald MountainE 91°351 m2.9 mi
West Brook MountainWSW 253°347 m5.4 mi
Ramapo TorneENE 67°341 m5.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3319:09
June solstice05:2519:5220:34
September equinox06:4518:2018:56
December solstice07:2015:4816:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293038496069747366544435
Precip in3.42.73.94.23.65.14.74.63.94.43.84.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wanaque Raymond DAM, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357723191

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