Morris County High Point
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Morris County High Point rises to 425 m in New Jersey. Wawayanda Mountain stands 448 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Bowling Green Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 5.5 miles off.
The story
Highest point in Morris County, New Jersey.
Wikidata Q134599079, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 425 m
How to reach it
- 5.5 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
- 18.2 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 25.4 mi off the Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97)
- 27.8 mi off the Delaware River Valley
Overlooks nearby
- Pinwheel Vista · 15 mi
- Park Avenue Observatory · 26 mi
- Lifting Rocks Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Frying Pan Trees: 2.3 mi
- Fairy Tale Forest: 6.0 mi
- 13th Hour Haunted House: 8.0 mi
- Patriotic Tank: 8.2 mi
- Egan’s Gold Mine: 9.4 mi
- Edison Acres Park: 2.3 mi
- Edison Park: 2.3 mi
- Sparta Glen Park: 2.4 mi
- Wildcat Ridge: 2.9 mi
- Station Park: 3.4 mi
- Bowling Green Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Saffin Rock: 2.0 mi
- Mount Paul: 2.4 mi
- Green Pond Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Picatinny Peak: 4.3 mi
- Ore Plant or Storage: 2.8 mi
- Ghost Bridge: 5.6 mi
- Slag Pile: 6.8 mi
- Splitrock Furnace: 7.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial Monument: 8.4 mi
- Old Schoolhouse and Firehouse Museum: 4.3 mi
- Sterling Hill Mining Museum: 4.6 mi
- Franklin Mineral Museum Inc: 6.5 mi
- Franklin Heritage Museum: 7.0 mi
- Rockaway Borough Historical: 9.0 mi
- Denville Community Gardens: 10.0 mi
- Founder's Park: 10.6 mi
- BHS Garden: 12.0 mi
- Vickery Community Garden: 13.0 mi
- Rain Garden: 13.6 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 10.8 mi
- Pike Rock: 13.8 mi
- Wooden Bridge: 21.4 mi
- Thor: 22.0 mi
- Sir Maginot Drop: 22.0 mi
- Christopher Columbus: 13.1 mi
- Eagle: 13.8 mi
- Mustang: 14.2 mi
- Courage and Compassion: 14.3 mi
- Buffalo Statue: 14.5 mi
- Rockaway Township Open Space: 5.2 mi
- Farny State Park: 6.4 mi
- Mount Hope Historical County Park: 7.1 mi
- Buck Mountain: 8.2 mi
- Koehler Pond: 9.1 mi
- Beach 2: 3.6 mi
- Beach 1: 3.6 mi
- Heater's Pond Beach: 3.7 mi
- Beach 3: 3.8 mi
- New Beach: 4.0 mi
- Boonton Falls: 11.3 mi
- Otter Hole: 11.9 mi
- Chikahoki Falls: 12.7 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 15.4 mi
- Mine Hole Falls: 16.4 mi
- Hedden Park Picnic Grounds: 9.9 mi
- Coast Guard & Air Force Pavilion: 13.7 mi
- Mendham Overlook Area: 16.6 mi
- Grove Street Park: 17.4 mi
- Reservable Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
- New City Village: 9.5 mi
- Waterloo Village: 11.9 mi
- Monksville: 16.0 mi
- Eshback: 20.0 mi
- Conashaugh: 22.5 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 18.2 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 24.1 mi
- Pike Welcome Center: 24.4 mi
- Greenville Text Stop Eastbound: 24.5 mi
- Greenville Text Stop Westbound: 24.6 mi
- Boiling Spring: 10.4 mi
- Artesian Spring: 17.3 mi
- Fountain of Youth: 20.3 mi
- Tulip Springs: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Morris County High Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wawayanda Mountain | NNE 27° | 448 m | 13.7 mi |
| Granite Peak | NNE 18° | 445 m | 11.3 mi |
| Bearfort Mountain | NE 49° | 445 m | 12.6 mi |
| South Peak | NNE 15° | 440 m | 10.3 mi |
| Hamburg Mountain | NNE 15° | 433 m | 9.1 mi |
| Vernon Peak | NNE 19° | 427 m | 11.6 mi |
| Bowling Green Mountain | ESE 124° | 420 m | 1.6 mi |
| Green Pond Mountain | SSE 156° | 393 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:34 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:53 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:50 | 16:34 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 59 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlotteburg Rsvr, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/12753031373
Day trips start here
- Lake Hopatcong · 5 mi
- Skylands · 6 mi
- Dover · 9 mi
- Rockaway · 9 mi
- Morris County · 10 mi
- Succasunna · 11 mi
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