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Oxford Mountain

Oxford Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Oxford Mountain rises to 291 m in New Jersey. Mount Mohican stands 480 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Shippen Manor Museum, a museum 0.8 miles away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 2.7 miles off.

The story

Oxford Mountain is a mountain in the New York–New Jersey Highlands of the Appalachian Mountains in Warren County, New Jersey. The main peak rises to 955 feet (291 m), and is located in Oxford, Washington and Mansfield Townships. Oxford Mountain is separated from County House Mountain to the northeast at Sykes Gap, and forms a part of the divide between Pohatcong Creek and the Pequest River.

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Wikidata Q2042799, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
291 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.79732, -74.98545

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Treadwell Farm Historic District: 2.6 mi
  • Pequest Wildlife Management Area: 3.5 mi
  • Port Murray Preserve: 3.6 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Budd M. Jones Municipal Park: 5.0 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 47
Attractions: 46
  • Hall Christmas Tree Farm: 6.4 mi
  • Legend of Jenny Jump: 7.3 mi
  • Haunted Cemetery: 7.3 mi
  • Haunted Halloween House: 7.3 mi
  • Santa's Barn: 7.3 mi
Gardens: 25
  • Pohatcong Native Arboretum: 1.5 mi
  • Liebenzell Communtiny Garden: 8.7 mi
  • Knowlton Township Butterfly Garden: 11.2 mi
  • Mount Olive Community Garden: 12.6 mi
  • The Washington Township Community Garden: 13.1 mi
Waterfalls: 25
  • Lower Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Upper Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Dunnfield Creek Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Laurel Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Twin Falls: 17.8 mi
Artworks: 18
  • Orange M&M: 9.5 mi
  • Kyle Busch Racecar: 9.5 mi
  • Blue M&M: 9.5 mi
  • Ms. Brown M&M: 9.6 mi
  • Yellow M&M: 9.6 mi
Picnic sites: 17
Beaches: 16
  • Budd Lake Municipal Beach: 13.1 mi
  • Smithfield Beach: 16.3 mi
  • Smithfield Beach: 16.4 mi
  • Turtle Beach: 16.5 mi
  • Mine Hill Beach: 19.9 mi
Cliffs: 8
Springs: 7
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest area: 9.4 mi
  • Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 15.7 mi
  • Cushetunk Rest Area: 17.9 mi
  • Rest Area: 23.6 mi
  • Harding Truck Rest Area: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MohicanN 349°480 m15.3 mi
Mount TammanyNNW 331°465 m13.6 mi
Kittatinny MountainNW 313°464 m14.2 mi
Mount MinsiNNW 326°443 m13.5 mi
Allamuchy MountainNE 48°377 m13.4 mi
Upper Pohatcong MountainENE 65°375 m7.2 mi
Schooleys MountainENE 78°364 m10.3 mi
Baldpate MountainENE 73°355 m4.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:12
June solstice05:2919:5420:36
September equinox06:4818:2318:59
December solstice07:2215:5216:36

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485967727164524133
Precip in3.22.73.63.94.14.54.84.64.64.73.34.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belvidere BRG, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357726976

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