Peak · New Jersey
Point Mountain
Point Mountain rises to 280 m in New Jersey. Mount Mohican stands 480 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is South Section of Point Mountain Reservation, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 0.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in the United States of America
Wikidata Q34896435, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 280 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.76288, -74.90600
- 0.8 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 10.4 mi off the Delaware River Valley
- 18.2 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
- 24.4 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Foul Rift Observation Deck · 10 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 28 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 29 mi
- South Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- South Section of Point Mountain Reservation: 0.4 mi
- Central Section of Point Mountain Reservation: 0.5 mi
- Hector A. Cafferata, Jr. Park: 1.5 mi
- North Section of Point Mountain Reservation: 1.5 mi
- Miquin Woods Preserve: 2.2 mi
Parks
- Port Murray Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Treadwell Farm Historic District: 3.1 mi
- Rockport Game Farm: 4.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 4.7 mi
- Pequest Wildlife Management Area: 5.8 mi
Peaks
- Baldpate Mountain: 3.7 mi
- County House Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Oxford Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Mount Kipp: 5.0 mi
- Fox Hill: 5.7 mi
Historic sites
- Rockport Train Wreck Memorial: 4.4 mi
- Lime Kiln: 5.5 mi
- Railroad Ruins: 6.5 mi
- Saunder’s Grist Mill Site: 7.0 mi
- The Tillie Smith Monument: 7.2 mi
Museums: 51
- Lebanon Township Museum: 4.1 mi
- Califon Station: 4.7 mi
- Pequest Trout Hatchery: 5.5 mi
- Shippen Manor Museum: 5.6 mi
- Solitude House: 6.4 mi
Attractions: 44
- Hall Christmas Tree Farm: 3.3 mi
- Legend of Jenny Jump: 9.9 mi
- Haunted Cemetery: 9.9 mi
- Haunted Halloween House: 9.9 mi
- Santa's Barn: 9.9 mi
Gardens: 28
- Pohatcong Native Arboretum: 4.6 mi
- Liebenzell Communtiny Garden: 5.2 mi
- The Washington Township Community Garden: 9.4 mi
- Mount Olive Community Garden: 10.1 mi
- Vickery Community Garden: 13.5 mi
Artworks: 22
- Children Reading on a Bench: 6.3 mi
- Orange M&M: 8.1 mi
- Kyle Busch Racecar: 8.2 mi
- Blue M&M: 8.2 mi
- Yellow M&M: 8.2 mi
Beaches: 19
- Budd Lake Municipal Beach: 10.6 mi
- Mine Hill Beach: 16.8 mi
- Smithfield Beach: 19.8 mi
- Turtle Beach: 19.9 mi
- Smithfield Beach: 19.9 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Buttermilk Falls: 15.1 mi
- Lower Falls: 16.8 mi
- Upper Falls: 17.1 mi
- High Falls: 18.0 mi
- Dunnfield Creek Falls: 18.6 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Saint Anthonys Nose: 15.0 mi
- Mount Washington: 16.6 mi
- Indian Ladder: 18.0 mi
- Indian Head: 18.1 mi
- Nockamixon Cliffs: 19.3 mi
Picnic sites: 8
- Grove Street Park: 11.3 mi
- Gourmet Gallery Outdoor Seating: 15.5 mi
- Hedden Park Picnic Grounds: 18.8 mi
- Mendham Overlook Area: 19.4 mi
- Primrose Preserve: 19.8 mi
Springs: 6
- Marble Spring: 14.1 mi
- Fountain of Youth: 20.4 mi
- Horn Springs: 23.4 mi
- Leroy A. Smith Spring #3: 24.1 mi
- Leroy A. Smith Spring #2: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Cushetunk Rest Area: 13.3 mi
- Rest area: 13.4 mi
- Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 20.0 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 20.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Waterloo Village: 13.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Point Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Mohican | NNW 338° | 480 m | 18.8 mi |
| Mount Tammany | NW 323° | 465 m | 17.8 mi |
| Kittatinny Mountain | NW 310° | 464 m | 18.9 mi |
| Mount Minsi | NW 320° | 443 m | 17.9 mi |
| Allamuchy Mountain | NNE 27° | 377 m | 12.7 mi |
| Upper Pohatcong Mountain | NNE 23° | 375 m | 5.9 mi |
| Mount Arlington | NE 54° | 371 m | 18.0 mi |
| Schooleys Mountain | NE 52° | 364 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:54 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:52 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 59 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belvidere BRG, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 879393 — Point Mountain, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
OpenStreetMap element node/357727400
Day trips start here
- Washington · 4 mi
- Washington · 6 mi
- Hackettstown · 7 mi
- Clinton · 9 mi
- Warren County · 11 mi
- Hunterdon County · 13 mi
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