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Packanack Mountain

Packanack Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Packanack Mountain rises to 131 m in New Jersey. Buck Mountain stands 378 m to the northwest, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is South Rock Garden, a garden 0.2 miles away. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in the United States of America.

Wikidata Q34828502, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
131 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.98455, -74.26962

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Laurelwood Arboretum: 0.2 mi
  • Linden Road Park: 0.4 mi
  • South Beach: 0.5 mi
  • Stiles Park: 0.6 mi
  • Sgt. Thomas Deppa Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
Museums
Peaks
Attractions
  • T-Bowl Lanes: 1.9 mi
  • Franklin Clove: 2.3 mi
  • Great Oak Tree: 2.4 mi
  • Basalt Beach: 3.8 mi
  • American Flag Rock: 3.9 mi
Historic sites
  • Pompton Furnace: 0.8 mi
  • Pompton Lakes Police Memorial: 1.1 mi
  • Fireman's Memorial Square: 1.4 mi
  • McDavitt's Point Ruins: 1.4 mi
  • McDavitt's Point: 1.4 mi
Beaches: 58
  • Pines Lake West Beach: 0.7 mi
  • Lionshead Lake Beach: 0.8 mi
  • Sunny Ridge Beach: 1.0 mi
  • East Beach: 3.3 mi
  • West Beach: 3.4 mi
Cliffs
  • Eagle Cliff: 6.0 mi
  • Wooden Bridge: 8.5 mi
  • Thor: 8.8 mi
  • Sir Maginot Drop: 8.9 mi
  • Big Ma Maginot Drop: 9.0 mi
Gardens: 56
  • South Rock Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Perennial Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 4.5 mi
  • Speert Green: 4.6 mi
  • Lincoln Park Community Garden: 4.8 mi
Artworks: 55
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 27
  • Rea House Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
  • Duck Pond Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
  • Two Field Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
  • Dog Run Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
  • Lafayette Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Buttermilk Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Chikahoki Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Otter Hole: 6.0 mi
  • Great Falls: 6.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 2
  • Boiling Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Tulip Springs: 15.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 21.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Packanack Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buck MountainNW378 m6.8 mi
Kanouse MountainWNW361 m8.9 mi
Assiniwikam MountainNNW360 m6.8 mi
Bald MountainNNE351 m10.1 mi
West Brook MountainNNW347 m9.0 mi
Carris HillNW341 m5.7 mi
Saddle MountainNNW341 m7.4 mi
Wickadoma MountainNW335 m7.5 mi
Conditions

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 solstice07:1915:4916:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 879085 — Packanack Mountain, Passaic County, New Jersey.

OpenStreetMap element node/357726987

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