Peak · New Jersey
Mayapple Hill
Mayapple Hill rises to 175 m in New Jersey. Cobb Hill stands 358 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Prairie Dog, a attraction 0.5 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q34827134, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 175 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.77316, -74.28820
- 17.9 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 22.0 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 24.1 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 24.4 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Prairie Dog: 0.5 mi
- Great Plains: 0.5 mi
- Bear Country: 0.6 mi
- Animal Ambassadors: 0.6 mi
- African Adventure: 0.6 mi
Parks
- William "Lefty" Boland Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
- South Mountain Reservation: 1.4 mi
- Mayor James J Sheeran Park: 1.5 mi
- Dinosaur Playground: 1.6 mi
- O'Connor Park: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves
- East Hills Park: 1.0 mi
- Prospect Park: 2.0 mi
- Becker Park: 3.2 mi
- Riker Hill Art Park: 3.3 mi
- West Essex Park: 3.4 mi
Historic sites
- Veterans Memorial: 1.6 mi
- 9/11 Search And Rescue Dogs: 3.3 mi
- 9/11: 3.3 mi
- 9/11: 3.3 mi
- Michael Leo Delahunty: 3.4 mi
Gardens
- Greenwood Gardens: 2.2 mi
- Katz Community Center Garden: 2.5 mi
- Treehouse Blooms & Veggies Community Garden: 3.5 mi
- HOV Healthy Haven at Eighteenth: 3.7 mi
- Millburn Community Garden: 3.7 mi
Museums
- Durand Hedden House & Garden Association: 2.7 mi
- 1978 Maplewood Arts Center: 3.7 mi
- Jersey Explorer Children's Museum: 4.1 mi
- Montclair Art Museum: 4.6 mi
- Imagine That!!!: 4.7 mi
Peaks
- Nook Hill: 2.8 mi
- Riker Hill: 3.3 mi
- Stony Hill: 3.6 mi
- Eifall: 6.9 mi
- Long Hill: 9.4 mi
Artworks
- Tenth Muse Gallery: 3.0 mi
- Curate: 3.5 mi
- Christopher Columbus Statue: 5.2 mi
- Louie: 5.4 mi
- The Bent: 6.1 mi
Beaches: 54
- Flamingo: 0.6 mi
- Rutherford Waterfront Park: 9.6 mi
- Island Beach: 11.4 mi
- West Beach: 11.5 mi
- East Beach: 11.6 mi
Picnic sites: 35
- The Park: 4.3 mi
- Oak Grove Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
- Evergreen Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
- Sky Top Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Coast Guard & Air Force Pavilion: 9.0 mi
Waterfalls: 17
- Hobble Falls: 1.5 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 1.6 mi
- Seele: 9.5 mi
- Great Falls: 11.4 mi
- Boonton Falls: 11.5 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Hawk Hill: 2.5 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 7.3 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 7.4 mi
- Wooden Bridge: 7.5 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Larry Doby Service Area: 7.3 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 11.7 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 13.9 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 14.8 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 15.0 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Feltville Historic District: 8.2 mi
- Barber: 16.8 mi
- New City Village: 17.9 mi
- Raritan Landing: 20.2 mi
- Monksville: 24.2 mi
Springs: 2
- Tulip Springs: 1.3 mi
- Boiling Spring: 12.3 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 13.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Mayapple Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cobb Hill | NNW 328° | 358 m | 17.4 mi |
| Mount Freedom | WNW 287° | 341 m | 15.8 mi |
| Fugawe Ridge | NNW 333° | 335 m | 15.3 mi |
| Calais Mountain | WNW 283° | 334 m | 16.0 mi |
| Watnong Mountain | WNW 296° | 295.7 m | 11.9 mi |
| Stony Brook Mountains | NNW 341° | 289 m | 14.6 mi |
| Rock Pear Mountain | NNW 338° | 289 m | 14.8 mi |
| Pyramid Mountain | NNW 337° | 283 m | 13.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:50 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 32 | 40 | 52 | 61 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canoe Brook, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 883263 — Mayapple Hill, Essex County, New Jersey.
OpenStreetMap element node/357732970
Day trips start here
- Essex County · 2 mi
- Maplewood · 3 mi
- Short Hills · 3 mi
- The Oranges · 3 mi
- Summit · 4 mi
- Chatham · 5 mi
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