Rattlesnake Mountain
Rattlesnake Mountain rises to 454 m in New Jersey. High Knob stands 624 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Bird Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.
The story
Rattlesnake Mountain is a peak of the Kittatinny Mountains in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. The mountain stands 1,489 feet (454 m) high. It lies along the Appalachian Trail in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Located near the junction of Mullins Rd. (unmarked) and the trail. Rattlesnakes like any of the rocky areas of the Kittatinny Ridge, for sunning themselves.
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Wikidata Q17086458, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 454 m
How to reach it
- 17.1 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
- 18.8 mi off the Delaware River Valley
- 19.1 mi off the Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97)
- 20.6 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Park Avenue Observatory · 19 mi
- Lifting Rocks Overlook · 21 mi
- Pinwheel Vista · 22 mi
- Foul Rift Observation Deck · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bird Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Blue Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Smiths Hill: 7.0 mi
- Sunrise Mountain: 9.5 mi
- Mount Nebo: 9.8 mi
- West Shore Beach: 1.1 mi
- Scarpula Field: 1.3 mi
- East Shore Beach: 1.3 mi
- Kemah Lake Small Beach: 3.9 mi
- Recreational Area: 3.9 mi
- Blair Creek Preserve: 5.3 mi
- McDonald Marsh Preserve: 8.8 mi
- Frelinghuysen Forest Preserve: 9.0 mi
- Gnome Hollow Preserve: 9.1 mi
- White Lake Natural Resource Area: 9.4 mi
- Old Mine Road: 2.8 mi
- Layton, New Jersey: 6.1 mi
- Old Mine Road monument: 6.3 mi
- Dingman's Ferry: 6.3 mi
- Delaware Cemetery Veterans Memorial: 6.5 mi
- Outdoor Entertainment Area: 7.6 mi
- Agricultural Area: 7.6 mi
- Family Entertainment Area: 7.6 mi
- Horse Show Area: 7.7 mi
- Peter's Corners: 7.9 mi
- Kittatinny Lake Beach: 4.8 mi
- Kittattiny Beach: 4.8 mi
- Stokes Beach: 6.7 mi
- Turtle Beach: 11.5 mi
- Smithfield Beach: 12.1 mi
- Silver Spray Waterfall: 0.7 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 1.3 mi
- Tillman Falls: 1.7 mi
- Tumbling Waters: 3.5 mi
- Lower Indian Ladder Falls: 4.8 mi
- Rosenkrans House and Museum: 2.0 mi
- Historic Society of Stillwater Township: 6.7 mi
- Snook Agricultural Museum: 7.7 mi
- Pocono Indian Museum: 10.3 mi
- Blairstown Museum: 11.5 mi
- Glass Tentacles: 4.5 mi
- Buffalo Statue: 10.3 mi
- Rock Maze: 11.0 mi
- Red M&M: 18.6 mi
- Green M&M: 18.6 mi
- The Smith-Harker Community Garden: 5.8 mi
- Founder's Park: 7.7 mi
- Knowlton Township Butterfly Garden: 16.7 mi
- Mount Olive Community Garden: 19.7 mi
- Sarah Street Garden: 19.8 mi
- Pike Rock: 4.1 mi
- The Cliff: 11.7 mi
- Indian Head: 17.3 mi
- Indian Ladder: 17.4 mi
- Ridgefield Point: 21.3 mi
- Rest area: 16.9 mi
- Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 17.5 mi
- Pike Welcome Center: 17.6 mi
- Greenville Text Stop Eastbound: 20.2 mi
- Greenville Text Stop Westbound: 20.4 mi
- Toms Creek Recreation Site: 4.8 mi
- Gourmet Gallery Outdoor Seating: 11.5 mi
- Hialeah Recreation Site: 14.0 mi
- Pecks Pond Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
- Robin Cove Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
- Eshback: 3.1 mi
- Conashaugh: 9.6 mi
- Waterloo Village: 16.0 mi
- Fountain of Youth: 7.3 mi
- Artesian Spring: 10.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Rattlesnake Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Knob | NW 311° | 624 m | 17.9 mi |
| Low Knob | NW 313° | 607 m | 18.3 mi |
| West Hill | NW 311° | 605 m | 18.9 mi |
| Mud Pond Mountain | WNW 302° | 582 m | 19.2 mi |
| Belle Mountain | NW 307° | 576 m | 18.3 mi |
| High Point | NE 39° | 551 m | 16.8 mi |
| Sunrise Mountain | NE 51° | 500 m | 9.5 mi |
| Mount Mohican | SW 229° | 480 m | 12.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:35 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:55 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:50 | 16:34 |
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 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newton, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/7510320219
Day trips start here
- Sussex County · 10 mi
- Lake Hopatcong · 18 mi
- Warren County · 18 mi
- Hackettstown · 19 mi
- Skylands · 20 mi
- Succasunna · 22 mi
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