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Mount Mohican

Mount Mohican, a peak in New Jersey
Mount Mohican, a peak in New JerseyFamartin · CC BY-SA 4.0

Mount Mohican rises to 480 m in New Jersey. Turkey Knoll stands 655 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Smithfield Beach, a beach 1.1 miles away. Delaware River Valley passes 7.0 miles off.

The story

Mount Mohican, or Raccoon Ridge, is a peak of the Kittatinny Mountains in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. The mountain stands 1,580 feet (482 m) in height. It lies along the Appalachian Trail in Worthington State Forest.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q17081659, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
480 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.01504, -75.04233

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Hemlock Ridge & Ravine Preserve: 2.9 mi
  • Maple Hill Preserve: 3.9 mi
  • Limestone Ridge Marsh Preserve: 4.4 mi
  • White Lake Natural Resource Area: 6.8 mi
  • Blair Creek Preserve: 7.3 mi
Historic sites
  • Sawmill Ruins: 3.4 mi
  • Lime Kiln: 3.6 mi
  • Lime Kiln: 4.0 mi
  • Chimney: 4.1 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 5.0 mi
Parks
  • Echo Lake Park: 3.5 mi
  • Sycamore Park: 3.8 mi
  • Mount Nebo Park: 3.9 mi
  • Vail Baseball park: 3.9 mi
  • Judy Putek Memorial Park: 4.0 mi
Peaks
Attractions: 44
  • Rock Cores: 1.3 mi
  • Peter's Corners: 7.5 mi
  • Pirate Fort: 8.9 mi
  • Sidewinder: 8.9 mi
  • Pirate's Peak & Black Hole: 8.9 mi
Waterfalls: 34
  • Laurel Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Lower Glen Waterfall: 3.9 mi
  • Upper Glen Waterfall: 4.3 mi
  • Twin Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Dunnfield Creek Falls: 4.8 mi
Museums: 34
  • Pocono Indian Museum: 3.8 mi
  • Blairstown Museum: 4.8 mi
  • Frazetta Art Museum: 5.2 mi
  • Antoine Dutot Museum & Gallery: 5.6 mi
  • Dansbury Depot: 7.3 mi
Beaches: 25
  • Smithfield Beach: 1.1 mi
  • Smithfield Beach: 1.1 mi
  • Turtle Beach: 1.2 mi
  • Kittatinny Lake Beach: 17.1 mi
  • Kittattiny Beach: 17.1 mi
Gardens: 16
  • Knowlton Township Butterfly Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Sarah Street Garden: 8.0 mi
  • The Smith-Harker Community Garden: 15.1 mi
  • Pohatcong Native Arboretum: 16.7 mi
  • Mount Olive Community Garden: 18.4 mi
Artworks: 14
  • Rock Maze: 4.2 mi
  • Red M&M: 15.3 mi
  • Green M&M: 15.3 mi
  • Ms. Brown M&M: 15.3 mi
  • Yellow M&M: 15.3 mi
Cliffs: 9
Springs: 8
Picnic sites: 7
Rest areas: 3
  • Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 5.5 mi
  • Rest area: 6.1 mi
  • Crescent Lake Rest Area: 16.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Mount Mohican. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Turkey KnollNW 309°655 m19.0 mi
Camelback MountainW 277°647 m16.3 mi
Mount WismerNW 324°627 m18.8 mi
Bush MountainNW 315°611 m19.7 mi
West MountainNNW 326°605 m18.9 mi
Middle MountainNW 321°599 m19.6 mi
Seven Pines MountainNW 305°598 m17.3 mi
Chestnut MountainNW 315°592 m19.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3619:12
June solstice05:2919:5520:37
September equinox06:4818:2318:59
December solstice07:2215:5216:36

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038506068737164524133
Precip in3.83.14.04.34.45.54.74.85.35.23.94.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Stroudsburg, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/752874934

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