Peak · New Jersey
Post Island
Post Island rises to 169 m in New Jersey. Mount Mohican stands 480 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Stevens Island, a peak 1.5 miles away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 5.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q34897899, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 169 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.89427, -74.89711
- 5.6 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 10.3 mi off the Delaware River Valley
- 24.0 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
- 26.8 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Foul Rift Observation Deck · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Stevens Island: 1.5 mi
- Jenny Jump Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Danville Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Bucks Hill: 3.9 mi
- Upper Pohatcong Mountain: 4.1 mi
Parks
- Mount Rascal Park: 4.1 mi
- Florence Kuipers Park: 4.6 mi
- Pequest Wildlife Management Area: 4.6 mi
- Douglas A. Blake Memorial Field: 5.1 mi
- Swayze Mill Park: 5.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Stephens State Park: 5.1 mi
- Greendell Ridge Preserve: 5.5 mi
- Johnsonburg Swamp Preserve: 6.1 mi
- Dark Moon Preserve: 6.7 mi
- Limestone Ridge Marsh Preserve: 6.9 mi
Historic sites
- Rockport Train Wreck Memorial: 5.2 mi
- The Tillie Smith Monument: 5.2 mi
- Chimney: 6.0 mi
- Lime Kiln: 6.0 mi
- Knickerbocker Ice Company: 7.1 mi
Attractions: 51
- Legend of Jenny Jump: 3.1 mi
- Tilt-A-Whirl: 3.2 mi
- Haunted Cemetery: 3.2 mi
- Free Fallin: 3.2 mi
- Samba Baloon: 3.2 mi
Museums: 47
- Hope Museum: 3.8 mi
- Hackettstown Historical Society: 4.6 mi
- Pequest Trout Hatchery: 4.7 mi
- Blairstown Museum: 7.0 mi
- Shippen Manor Museum: 8.1 mi
Waterfalls: 30
- Lower Falls: 12.0 mi
- Lower Glen Waterfall: 12.4 mi
- Upper Falls: 12.5 mi
- Upper Glen Waterfall: 12.5 mi
- Laurel Falls: 12.6 mi
Beaches: 27
- Budd Lake Municipal Beach: 7.9 mi
- Turtle Beach: 12.1 mi
- Smithfield Beach: 12.3 mi
- Smithfield Beach: 12.3 mi
- Beach 6: 14.3 mi
Artworks: 22
- Red M&M: 4.2 mi
- Green M&M: 4.2 mi
- Ms. Brown M&M: 4.2 mi
- Yellow M&M: 4.2 mi
- Blue M&M: 4.3 mi
Gardens: 22
- Mount Olive Community Garden: 7.7 mi
- Liebenzell Communtiny Garden: 7.8 mi
- Pohatcong Native Arboretum: 9.6 mi
- Knowlton Township Butterfly Garden: 9.7 mi
- The Washington Township Community Garden: 10.5 mi
Picnic sites: 8
- Gourmet Gallery Outdoor Seating: 7.0 mi
- Hialeah Recreation Site: 13.0 mi
- Grove Street Park: 13.1 mi
- Toms Creek Recreation Site: 16.4 mi
- Hedden Park Picnic Grounds: 16.7 mi
Springs: 7
- Fountain of Youth: 11.6 mi
- Marble Spring: 18.5 mi
- Boiling Spring: 23.5 mi
- Horn Springs: 23.6 mi
- Leroy A. Smith Spring #3: 24.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Indian Head: 12.6 mi
- Indian Ladder: 12.6 mi
- Pike Rock: 13.3 mi
- Wolf Rocks: 17.1 mi
- Saint Anthonys Nose: 19.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Rest area: 7.8 mi
- Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 14.4 mi
- Cushetunk Rest Area: 20.8 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 22.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Waterloo Village: 7.5 mi
- Eshback: 18.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Post Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Mohican | NW 318° | 480 m | 11.3 mi |
| Mount Tammany | WNW 295° | 465 m | 12.3 mi |
| Kittatinny Mountain | WNW 281° | 464 m | 15.3 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | N 6° | 454 m | 16.5 mi |
| Bird Mountain | N 7° | 445 m | 17.2 mi |
| Mount Minsi | WNW 291° | 443 m | 12.9 mi |
| Blue Mountain | N 8° | 439 m | 17.6 mi |
| Morris County High Point | ENE 63° | 425 m | 18.9 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 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:51 | 16:35 |
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, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 879455 — Post Island, Warren County, New Jersey.
OpenStreetMap element node/357727450
Day trips start here
- Hackettstown · 5 mi
- Warren County · 5 mi
- Washington · 9 mi
- Washington · 12 mi
- Succasunna · 14 mi
- Lake Hopatcong · 15 mi
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