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Kanouse Mountain

Kanouse Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Kanouse Mountain rises to 361 m in New Jersey. Bearfort Mountain stands 445 m to the north-northeast, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Mountain, a nature reserve 1.6 miles away. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 5.5 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q34825275, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
361 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.04176, -74.42182

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Fairy Tale Forest: 2.5 mi
  • Cave Tunnel: 3.8 mi
  • Balanced Rock: 5.0 mi
  • Blue Mine: 5.6 mi
  • Roomy Mine: 5.7 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Silas Condict County Park: 3.2 mi
  • town-owned property: 3.4 mi
  • town-owned public land: 3.4 mi
  • Dogwood Park: 3.5 mi
  • John A Talbot Field: 3.7 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • Ghost Bridge: 3.9 mi
  • Mission Honor Veterans Project: 5.2 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 5.5 mi
  • Splitrock Furnace: 5.8 mi
  • Nazi Bund Camp: 6.0 mi
Gardens: 57
  • Rain Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Perennial Garden: 8.9 mi
  • South Rock Garden: 9.0 mi
  • BHS Garden: 9.6 mi
  • Denville Community Gardens: 10.3 mi
Cliffs: 57
  • Eagle Cliff: 5.7 mi
  • Party Wall: 15.0 mi
  • Crumbling Under Pressure: 15.0 mi
  • Vulnerability Corner: 15.0 mi
  • Gravitas Wall: 15.0 mi
Artworks: 55
  • Mustang: 10.7 mi
  • Four Continents Statues: 11.1 mi
  • Eagles: 11.2 mi
  • Swan Boy: 11.2 mi
  • Diana: 11.3 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 50
  • Cliffwood Lake Beach: 5.5 mi
  • Old Beach: 5.9 mi
  • New Beach: 5.9 mi
  • Lake Tamarack Beach: 7.1 mi
  • Sunny Ridge Beach: 8.5 mi
Picnic sites: 19
  • Reservable Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
  • Coast Guard & Air Force Pavilion: 12.3 mi
  • Hedden Park Picnic Grounds: 14.0 mi
  • Duck Pond Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
  • Rea House Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Otter Hole: 3.8 mi
  • Chikahoki Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Boonton Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Mine Hole Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 11.1 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Larry Doby Service Area: 18.9 mi
  • Harding Truck Rest Area: 19.9 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Kanouse Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bearfort MountainNNE445 m7.0 mi
Granite PeakNNW445 m10.4 mi
South PeakNNW440 m10.0 mi
Hamburg MountainNW433 m9.3 mi
Morris County High PointW425 m8.1 mi
Bowling Green MountainWSW420 m7.1 mi
Green Pond MountainSW393 m8.2 mi
Buck MountainENE378 m3.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3419:10
June solstice05:2619:5320:34
September equinox06:4618:2018:57
December solstice07:2015:4916:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485967727064524233
Precip in4.13.24.54.24.04.94.64.34.95.03.84.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlotteburg Rsvr, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357724250

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