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Packanack Mountain

Packanack Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Packanack Mountain rises to 144 m in New Jersey. Buck Mountain stands 378 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is MacDonald Drive Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34828489, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
144 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.93065, -74.24181

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Beaches
  • East Beach: 0.7 mi
  • West Beach: 0.8 mi
  • Lionshead Lake Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Pines Lake West Beach: 4.6 mi
  • Sunny Ridge Beach: 4.9 mi
Artworks
Gardens
  • Lincoln Park Community Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Speert Green: 2.4 mi
  • South Rock Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Perennial Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Sensory Garden: 4.3 mi
Attractions
  • T-Bowl Lanes: 2.3 mi
  • Willowbrook Mini Golf: 2.6 mi
  • Franklin Clove: 3.4 mi
  • American Flag Rock: 3.5 mi
  • Basalt Beach: 4.4 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Peaks
Cliffs
  • Wooden Bridge: 4.5 mi
  • Thor: 4.9 mi
  • Sir Maginot Drop: 4.9 mi
  • Big Ma Maginot Drop: 5.0 mi
  • Maginot Mountain: 5.1 mi
Picnic sites: 28
  • Lafayette Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
  • Dog Run Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
  • Two Field Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
  • Rea House Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
  • Duck Pond Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
Waterfalls: 17
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Great Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Chikahoki Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Boonton Falls: 9.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
  • Boiling Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Tulip Springs: 12.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 17.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Packanack Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buck MountainNNW 326°378 m10.6 mi
Kanouse MountainNW 309°361 m12.1 mi
Assiniwikam MountainNNW 331°360 m10.8 mi
Cobb HillWNW 289°358 m12.2 mi
Carris HillNNW 331°341 m9.6 mi
Saddle MountainNNW 333°341 m11.4 mi
High MountainN 2°337 m10.9 mi
Fugawe RidgeWNW 287°335 m9.7 mi

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: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313241516271767466554535

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little Falls, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 879084 — Packanack Mountain, Passaic County, New Jersey.

OpenStreetMap element node/357726982

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