Mount Minsi

Mount Minsi rises to 443 m in Pennsylvania. Pimple Hill stands 669 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Ladder, a cliff 0.8 miles away. Delaware River Valley passes 3.3 miles off.
The story
Mount Minsi forms the Pennsylvania side of the Delaware Water Gap, and is the eastern extent of the Blue Mountain. It is composed of sandstone and conglomerates of the Shawangunk Formation.
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Wikidata Q6922203, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 443 m
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the Delaware River Valley
- 15.7 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Foul Rift Observation Deck · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Tammany: 1.1 mi
- Laurel Hill: 2.2 mi
- Fox Hill: 2.6 mi
- Foxtown Hill: 2.6 mi
- Kittatinny Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Glen Run Nature Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Hemlock Ridge & Ravine Preserve: 4.7 mi
- Pomeroy McMichaels Creek Nature Preserve: 6.2 mi
- Rail Gap Pocono Creek Nature Preserve: 7.2 mi
- Limestone Ridge Marsh Preserve: 7.8 mi
- William M. Buzzard Celebration Park: 1.7 mi
- Shull Park: 1.9 mi
- Minisink Park: 2.2 mi
- Twin Lakes: 2.5 mi
- Portland Waterfront Park: 2.7 mi
- Antoine Dutot: 1.5 mi
- Sawmill Ruins: 2.6 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Historic Churliegh Inn: 3.2 mi
- Coal Pocket: 3.8 mi
- Rock Cores: 5.1 mi
- Pirate Fort: 9.7 mi
- Magic Dragon: 9.7 mi
- DC-3 Cockpit: 9.7 mi
- Sidewinder: 9.7 mi
- Upper Falls: 0.9 mi
- Lower Falls: 1.1 mi
- Dunnfield Creek Falls: 1.3 mi
- Laurel Falls: 4.4 mi
- Twin Falls: 4.9 mi
- Antoine Dutot Museum & Gallery: 1.8 mi
- Dansbury Depot: 3.9 mi
- Monroe County Historical Association: 4.0 mi
- Frazetta Art Museum: 5.1 mi
- Brodhead Creek Heritage Center: 8.2 mi
- Knowlton Township Butterfly Garden: 3.2 mi
- Sarah Street Garden: 3.8 mi
- Pohatcong Native Arboretum: 14.5 mi
- LaFarm: 16.5 mi
- Kressler Garden: 19.1 mi
- Smithfield Beach: 6.0 mi
- Turtle Beach: 6.8 mi
- Indain Mountain Lake Beach: 19.9 mi
- Budd Lake Municipal Beach: 20.8 mi
- Tall Timber Beach: 21.3 mi
- Rock Maze: 8.7 mi
- Red M&M: 17.1 mi
- Green M&M: 17.1 mi
- Ms. Brown M&M: 17.1 mi
- Yellow M&M: 17.1 mi
- Indian Ladder: 0.8 mi
- Indian Head: 0.9 mi
- Wolf Rocks: 5.4 mi
- The Knob: 15.6 mi
- Saint Anthonys Nose: 16.7 mi
- Hialeah Recreation Site: 4.6 mi
- Gourmet Gallery Outdoor Seating: 8.9 mi
- Toms Creek Recreation Site: 14.7 mi
- Picnic Grove: 15.0 mi
- Robin Cove Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
- Fountain of Youth: 11.0 mi
- Horn Springs: 14.0 mi
- Marble Spring: 16.5 mi
- Stempa Spring: 18.2 mi
- Bill Warner Spring: 23.4 mi
- Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 2.3 mi
- Crescent Lake Rest Area: 14.1 mi
- Eshback: 17.4 mi
- Waterloo Village: 19.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Mount Minsi. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pimple Hill | WNW 284° | 669 m | 20.4 mi |
| Turkey Knoll | NNW 327° | 655 m | 18.8 mi |
| Camelback Mountain | WNW 296° | 647 m | 13.0 mi |
| Shaffers Knob | NNW 329° | 634 m | 20.0 mi |
| Mount Wismer | NNW 341° | 627 m | 20.2 mi |
| Pohopoco Mountain | W 279° | 612 m | 18.8 mi |
| Bush Mountain | NNW 332° | 611 m | 20.1 mi |
| High Knob | WNW 298° | 608 m | 17.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:36 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:55 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:52 | 16:36 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Stroudsburg, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357298103
Day trips start here
- Bangor · 8 mi
- Warren County · 8 mi
- Hackettstown · 17 mi
- Nazareth · 18 mi
- Washington · 18 mi
- Easton · 19 mi
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