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High Rock Mountain

High Rock Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

High Rock Mountain rises to 271 m in New Jersey. Mount Mohican stands 480 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Mohepinoke, a peak 1.0 miles away. Delaware River Valley passes 5.7 miles off.

About

The story

High Rock Mountain is a mountain in Warren County, New Jersey. The summit rises to 889 feet (271 m), and is located on the boundary of Liberty and White Townships. It is part of the New York–New Jersey Highlands of the Appalachian Mountains, although somewhat isolated to the west of the main body of the Highlands. High Rock Mountain is not to be confused with High Rocks, a feature of the Kittatinny Valley.

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Wikidata Q16995384, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
271 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.84621, -74.97795

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Attractions: 49
  • Legend of Jenny Jump: 3.9 mi
  • Haunted Cemetery: 4.0 mi
  • Haunted Halloween House: 4.0 mi
  • Santa's Barn: 4.0 mi
  • Candy Cane Forest: 4.0 mi
Museums: 35
  • Pequest Trout Hatchery: 1.8 mi
  • Shippen Manor Museum: 3.0 mi
  • Hope Museum: 4.5 mi
  • Hackettstown Historical Society: 7.8 mi
  • Lebanon Township Museum: 8.7 mi
Waterfalls: 27
  • Lower Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Upper Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Dunnfield Creek Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Laurel Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Lower Glen Waterfall: 14.7 mi
Beaches: 19
  • Budd Lake Municipal Beach: 11.9 mi
  • Smithfield Beach: 13.1 mi
  • Smithfield Beach: 13.2 mi
  • Turtle Beach: 13.2 mi
  • Mine Hill Beach: 18.9 mi
Gardens: 17
  • Pohatcong Native Arboretum: 4.9 mi
  • Knowlton Township Butterfly Garden: 8.4 mi
  • Liebenzell Communtiny Garden: 9.0 mi
  • Mount Olive Community Garden: 11.5 mi
  • The Washington Township Community Garden: 13.0 mi
Artworks: 12
  • Green M&M: 8.1 mi
  • Ms. Brown M&M: 8.1 mi
  • Red M&M: 8.1 mi
  • Yellow M&M: 8.1 mi
  • Blue M&M: 8.1 mi
Picnic sites: 8
Cliffs: 7
Springs: 7
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of High Rock Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MohicanNNW 344°480 m12.1 mi
Mount TammanyNW 321°465 m11.0 mi
Kittatinny MountainWNW 301°464 m12.5 mi
Mount MinsiNW 315°443 m11.1 mi
Allamuchy MountainENE 60°377 m11.1 mi
Upper Pohatcong MountainE 93°375 m6.1 mi
Mount ArlingtonENE 75°371 m18.9 mi
Pine MountainNNW 344°369 m19.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:12
June solstice05:2919:5420:36
September equinox06:4818:2318:59
December solstice07:2215:5216:36

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485967727164524133
Precip in3.22.73.63.94.14.54.84.64.64.73.34.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belvidere BRG, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357723255

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