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Millstone Hill

Millstone Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Millstone Hill rises to 278 m in New Jersey. Buck Mountain stands 378 m to the west, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Steel Water Tower Ruins, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q16963444, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
278 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.05982, -74.24015

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Steel Water Tower Ruins: 0.4 mi
  • Alliger's Cabin: 0.6 mi
  • Camp Tamarack Dining Hall Ruins: 0.7 mi
  • Camp Tamarack Ruins: 0.7 mi
  • Water Tower for Van Slyke Castle: 1.4 mi
Parks
  • Soon's Field: 1.0 mi
  • Pioneer Park/ Painted Forest: 1.2 mi
  • Addice Park: 2.2 mi
  • Veterans Park: 2.5 mi
  • Back Beach Park: 2.9 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Museums
Attractions
  • Great Oak Tree: 3.0 mi
  • Roomy Mine: 4.0 mi
  • Blue Mine: 4.0 mi
  • Balanced Rock: 4.7 mi
  • Ringwood Manor: 5.5 mi
Gardens
  • Memorial Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Horsechestnut Collection: 4.2 mi
  • Lilac Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Cactus Rock: 4.4 mi
  • Tree Peony Garden: 4.4 mi
Artworks
  • Four Continents Statues: 4.2 mi
  • Four Continents Statues: 4.2 mi
  • Four Continents Statues: 4.2 mi
  • Four Continents Statues: 4.2 mi
  • Swan Boy: 4.4 mi
Cliffs
  • Buttrest: 7.0 mi
  • Rock Dojo: 7.0 mi
  • Freefall: 7.0 mi
  • Sunrise: 7.0 mi
  • Yankee Ramparts: 7.0 mi
Beaches: 59
  • Crystal Lake Beach Club: 1.8 mi
  • Sunny Ridge Beach: 4.5 mi
  • Pines Lake West Beach: 4.8 mi
  • Lionshead Lake Beach: 5.9 mi
  • East Beach: 8.4 mi
Picnic sites: 18
  • Reservable Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
  • Duck Pond Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
  • Rea House Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
  • Two Field Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
  • Kakiat Park: 8.8 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • MacMillan Brook Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Chikahoki Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Otter Hole: 5.8 mi
  • Mine Hole Falls: 7.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
  • Boiling Spring: 15.3 mi
  • Tulip Springs: 21.2 mi
Rest areas: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Millstone Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buck MountainW 269°378 m6.0 mi
Big Beech MountainNNW 339°365 m7.9 mi
Assiniwikam MountainW 276°360 m5.3 mi
Bald MountainNNE 26°351 m4.7 mi
West Brook MountainWNW 294°347 m6.5 mi
Carris HillW 264°341 m4.8 mi
Saddle MountainWNW 283°341 m5.4 mi
Ramapo TorneNNE 32°341 m7.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3319:09
June solstice05:2619:5220:33
September equinox06:4518:2018:56
December solstice07:1915:4816:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293038496069747366544435
Precip in3.42.73.94.23.65.14.74.63.94.43.84.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wanaque Raymond DAM, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 878384 — Millstone Hill, Bergen County, New Jersey.

OpenStreetMap element node/357725732

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