Maple Hill
Maple Hill rises to 373 m in New Jersey. Taylor Mountain stands 454 m to the east, 1.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Mountain Lake Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 2.9 miles off.
The story
Maple Hill is a mountain in northeastern Sussex County, New Jersey. The summit rises to 1,224 feet (373 m). The Appalachian Trail passes Maple Hill, but does not ascend to the summit. It is part of the New York–New Jersey Highlands of the Appalachian Mountains.
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Wikidata Q17080233, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 373 m
How to reach it
- 2.9 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
- 19.9 mi off the Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97)
- 23.3 mi off the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway
- 26.9 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pinwheel Vista · 3 mi
- Park Avenue Observatory · 20 mi
- Lifting Rocks Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mountain Lake Park: 0.6 mi
- Railroad Green: 3.7 mi
- Lewis Park: 3.8 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 3.9 mi
- Warwick Township Veterans Memorial Park: 3.9 mi
- Old Pharmacy: 5.1 mi
- Long Pond Ironworks: 5.5 mi
- Former Lion Enclosure: 5.9 mi
- William Henry Seward Memorial: 8.9 mi
- The Backyard: 9.6 mi
- Round Hill: 1.3 mi
- Taylor Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Warwick Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Bellvale Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Wawayanda Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Lockheed Constellation: 5.6 mi
- Zoom Ziplines at Mountain Creek: 6.4 mi
- Fishing Village: 6.6 mi
- Sprayground: 6.6 mi
- Surf Hill: 6.6 mi
- Wanaque Wildlife Management Area: 5.0 mi
- Mount Peter Hawk Watch Trailway: 5.6 mi
- Random Woods: 5.7 mi
- Emerald Forest Property: 5.8 mi
- Janet Van Gelder Wildlife Sanctuary: 6.6 mi
- Claudius Smith Den: 11.1 mi
- Crumbling Under Pressure: 11.7 mi
- Gravitas Wall: 11.7 mi
- Party Wall: 11.7 mi
- Vulnerability Corner: 11.7 mi
- Wine and Design Warwick: 2.4 mi
- Eagles: 9.2 mi
- Swan Boy: 9.4 mi
- Diana: 9.4 mi
- Four Continents Statues: 9.6 mi
- Upper Greenwood Lake Beach: 1.4 mi
- Wawayanda Beach: 2.7 mi
- Highland Lakes Beach 6: 4.3 mi
- Highland Lakes Beach 3: 4.6 mi
- Highland Lakes Beach 2: 4.7 mi
- Franklin Heritage Museum: 12.1 mi
- Franklin Mineral Museum Inc: 12.5 mi
- Minisink Heritage Museum: 12.5 mi
- Suffern Railroad Museum: 13.2 mi
- The Pines Museum: 13.5 mi
- Winter Garden: 9.3 mi
- Barberry Collection: 9.3 mi
- Octagonal Garden: 9.3 mi
- Pinetum: 9.3 mi
- Daffodil Hill: 9.3 mi
- Reservable Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- Kakiat Park: 14.5 mi
- Duck Pond Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
- Rea House Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
- Two Field Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
- Mine Hole Falls: 5.5 mi
- Otter Hole: 11.1 mi
- Chikahoki Falls: 11.4 mi
- MacMillan Brook Falls: 13.0 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 17.5 mi
- Middletown Rest Area: 15.2 mi
- Greenville Text Stop Eastbound: 17.7 mi
- Greenville Text Stop Westbound: 17.7 mi
- Wallkill Rest Area: 19.4 mi
- Pike Welcome Center: 20.1 mi
- Monksville: 7.1 mi
- New City Village: 12.9 mi
- Doodletown: 20.7 mi
- Conashaugh: 24.7 mi
- Artesian Spring: 18.5 mi
- Boiling Spring: 21.1 mi
- Rail-Trail Spring: 22.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Maple Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Mountain | E 80° | 454 m | 1.4 mi |
| Wawayanda Mountain | W 262° | 448 m | 3.9 mi |
| Bearfort Mountain | S 186° | 445 m | 4.6 mi |
| Granite Peak | WSW 253° | 445 m | 6.9 mi |
| South Peak | WSW 249° | 440 m | 7.9 mi |
| Hamburg Mountain | WSW 243° | 433 m | 8.7 mi |
| Vernon Peak | WSW 254° | 427 m | 6.6 mi |
| Warwick Mountain | NE 53° | 410 m | 2.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:53 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 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, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 878095 — Maple Hill, Sussex County, New Jersey.
OpenStreetMap element node/357725363
Day trips start here
- Skylands · 10 mi
- Passaic County · 13 mi
- Suffern · 14 mi
- Sussex County · 16 mi
- Monsey · 17 mi
- Wyckoff · 17 mi
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