High Mountain
High Mountain rises to 337 m in New Jersey. Buck Mountain stands 378 m to the west-southwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Glen Gray Water Tank, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
The story
High Mountain is a mountain on the Bergen and Passaic county line, New Jersey. The peak rises to 1,106 feet (337 m). It is part of the Ramapo Mountains, and is not to be confused with the like-named High Mountain in the Preakness Range of the Watchung Mountains. High Mountain is partially within Ringwood State Park.
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Wikidata Q16995365, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 337 m
How to reach it
- 14.0 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
- 16.7 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 22.9 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 29.2 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pinwheel Vista · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Old Glen Gray Water Tank: 0.4 mi
- Ruins Of Group Of Stone Houses: 0.8 mi
- Mill Race Ruins: 1.4 mi
- Alliger's Cabin: 1.6 mi
- Steel Water Tower Ruins: 1.8 mi
- Rocky Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Twin Hill: 1.1 mi
- Bellot Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Drag Hill: 1.5 mi
- Matty Price Hill: 1.5 mi
- Jerry Wyckoff Natural Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Ridge Road Park: 3.7 mi
- Deer Trail North Property: 4.0 mi
- Tory Rocks Preserve: 4.1 mi
- Highlands Meadow: 4.4 mi
- Pioneer Park/ Painted Forest: 1.8 mi
- Soon's Field: 2.7 mi
- Addice Park: 3.3 mi
- Darlington County Park: 3.7 mi
- Darlington County Park: 3.8 mi
- Horsechestnut Collection: 2.2 mi
- Cactus Rock: 2.4 mi
- Lilac Garden: 2.4 mi
- Tree Peony Garden: 2.4 mi
- Summer Garden: 2.4 mi
- Four Continents Statues: 2.2 mi
- Four Continents Statues: 2.2 mi
- Four Continents Statues: 2.2 mi
- Four Continents Statues: 2.2 mi
- Swan Boy: 2.5 mi
- Ringwood Manor: 3.6 mi
- Roomy Mine: 4.5 mi
- Blue Mine: 4.7 mi
- Great Oak Tree: 5.0 mi
- Balanced Rock: 5.3 mi
- Oakland Historical Society: 4.1 mi
- Suffern Railroad Museum: 4.6 mi
- Mahwah Museum: 4.7 mi
- Schuyler-Colfax House Historic House Museum: 7.4 mi
- Wayne Van Riper Hopper Musuem: 7.7 mi
- Rock Dojo: 5.2 mi
- Buttrest: 5.2 mi
- Yankee Ramparts: 5.2 mi
- Party Wall: 5.2 mi
- Vulnerability Corner: 5.2 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach Club: 3.9 mi
- Sunny Ridge Beach: 6.5 mi
- Pines Lake West Beach: 6.8 mi
- Lionshead Lake Beach: 7.9 mi
- Old Sebago Beach: 9.2 mi
- Reservable Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
- Kakiat Park: 7.4 mi
- Duck Pond Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
- Rea House Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
- Two Field Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
- MacMillan Brook Falls: 2.1 mi
- Mine Hole Falls: 5.7 mi
- Chikahoki Falls: 6.0 mi
- Otter Hole: 6.6 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 7.4 mi
- Monksville: 4.2 mi
- New City Village: 9.5 mi
- Doodletown: 18.9 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 17.4 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 21.2 mi
- Middletown Rest Area: 24.7 mi
- Boiling Spring: 16.9 mi
- Tulip Springs: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of High Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Mountain | WSW 252° | 378 m | 6.6 mi |
| Big Beech Mountain | NNW 330° | 365 m | 6.2 mi |
| Assiniwikam Mountain | WSW 255° | 360 m | 5.7 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NE 39° | 351 m | 2.8 mi |
| West Brook Mountain | W 276° | 347 m | 6.3 mi |
| Carris Hill | WSW 244° | 341 m | 5.6 mi |
| Saddle Mountain | W 262° | 341 m | 5.6 mi |
| Ramapo Torne | NE 41° | 341 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:52 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:48 | 16:32 |
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 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wanaque Raymond DAM, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 877096 — High Mountain, Bergen County, New Jersey.
OpenStreetMap element node/357723240
Day trips start here
- Passaic County · 5 mi
- Suffern · 5 mi
- Wyckoff · 6 mi
- Monsey · 9 mi
- Ridgewood · 10 mi
- Spring Valley · 10 mi
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