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Pohatcong Mountain

Pohatcong Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Pohatcong Mountain rises to 264 m in New Jersey. Mount Tammany stands 465 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Lebanon Township Museum, a museum 3.0 miles away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 1.0 miles off.

The story

Pohatcong Mountain is a ridge, approximately 6 mi (10 km) long, in the Appalachian Mountains of northwestern New Jersey in the United States. It extends from west Phillipsburg northeast approximately to Allamuchy Township, New Jersey. The ridge continues on north past Washington as Upper Pohatcong Mountain. It is located in eastern Warren County, and extends northeast of Washington approximately 6 mi (10 km) to the vicinity of Hackettstown. The ridge has an average height of approximately 800 ft (240 m) and reaches a maximum summit of 1235 ft (374 m). The term "Pohatcong Mountain" is sometimes taken to include both Pohatcong and Upper Pohatcong Mountain. The ridge is approximately 800 ft (244 m) high along much of its length. The mountain divides the watersheds of Pohatcong Creek on its northwestern flank and the Musconetcong River on its southeastern flank.

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Wikidata Q7207764, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
264 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.73038, -75.01739

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Treadwell Farm Historic District: 3.6 mi
  • Bread Lock Park: 4.1 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 4.4 mi
  • Thomas Stewart Park: 6.3 mi
  • Port Murray Preserve: 6.5 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 50
  • Lebanon Township Museum: 3.0 mi
  • Shippen Manor Museum: 5.2 mi
  • Van Nest Hoff-Vannatta Farmstead: 6.3 mi
  • Jimmy and Mary Lee Canal Museum: 6.7 mi
  • Solitude House: 8.0 mi
Attractions: 44
  • Hall Christmas Tree Farm: 5.0 mi
  • Delaware River Railroad Excursions: 10.0 mi
  • Crayola Experience: 10.4 mi
  • Legend of Jenny Jump: 12.2 mi
  • Haunted Cemetery: 12.2 mi
Gardens: 24
Artworks: 20
  • Shapeyard: 10.2 mi
  • Leopard: 10.3 mi
  • Transcendence: 10.3 mi
  • Children Reading on a Bench: 12.6 mi
  • Orange M&M: 13.6 mi
Picnic sites: 14
Waterfalls: 13
  • High Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Lower Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Upper Falls: 16.0 mi
  • Dunnfield Creek Falls: 17.9 mi
  • Laurel Falls: 19.8 mi
Cliffs: 8
Springs: 7
Beaches: 6
  • Budd Lake Municipal Beach: 16.7 mi
  • Wilson Avenue River Access: 16.8 mi
  • Smithfield Beach: 20.6 mi
  • Smithfield Beach: 20.7 mi
  • Turtle Beach: 20.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Rest area: 13.7 mi
  • Cushetunk Rest Area: 16.5 mi
  • Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 19.1 mi
  • Rest Area: 20.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Pohatcong Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TammanyNNW 344°465 m17.2 mi
Kittatinny MountainNNW 329°464 m16.8 mi
Mount MinsiNNW 340°443 m16.9 mi
Allamuchy MountainNE 41°377 m17.9 mi
Upper Pohatcong MountainNE 47°375 m11.2 mi
Schooleys MountainENE 60°364 m13.6 mi
Baldpate MountainNE 45°355 m8.5 mi
Mount No MoreN 355°348 m4.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:12
June solstice05:3019:5420:35
September equinox06:4818:2318:59
December solstice07:2115:5316:36

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 879386 — Pohatcong Mountain, Warren County, New Jersey.

OpenStreetMap element node/357727396

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