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Scotts Mountain

Scotts Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Scotts Mountain rises to 331 m in New Jersey. Mount Tammany stands 465 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is The Hariton Sanctuary, a nature reserve 2.0 miles away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 1.4 miles off.

The story

Scotts Mountain is a mountain in Warren County, New Jersey. The mountain covers portions of Harmony, Lopatcong, Franklin and Washington Townships; the main summit rises to 1,086 feet (331 m), and is located in Harmony. It is part of the New York–New Jersey Highlands of the Appalachian Mountains, although somewhat isolated to the west of the main body of the Highlands.

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Wikidata Q17087804, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
331 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.74232, -75.08295

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Bread Lock Park: 2.1 mi
  • Bryan Kiefer Memorial Park: 3.8 mi
  • River Access: 4.1 mi
  • Orchard: 4.2 mi
  • Port Warren Park: 4.3 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Museums: 53
  • Van Nest Hoff-Vannatta Farmstead: 2.8 mi
  • Jimmy and Mary Lee Canal Museum: 4.3 mi
  • Hunter-Martin Settlement Museum: 5.5 mi
  • Shippen Manor Museum: 6.2 mi
  • Lebanon Township Museum: 6.5 mi
Attractions: 41
  • Delaware River Railroad Excursions: 7.2 mi
  • Crayola Experience: 7.5 mi
  • Hall Christmas Tree Farm: 8.5 mi
  • Josiah White II Canal Boat: 9.8 mi
  • C. F. Martin & Co., Inc. Factory: 11.7 mi
Gardens: 27
Artworks: 22
  • Shapeyard: 7.2 mi
  • Leopard: 7.2 mi
  • Transcendence: 7.3 mi
  • Children Reading on a Bench: 15.6 mi
  • Orange M&M: 15.9 mi
Picnic sites: 14
  • Picnic Grove: 11.3 mi
  • Charlie Brown's Clearing: 16.4 mi
  • Picinic Table (S): 17.0 mi
  • Picinic Table (S): 17.1 mi
  • Picinic Table (C): 17.1 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • High Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Lower Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Upper Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Dunnfield Creek Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Old Mill Falls: 18.0 mi
Springs: 10
Cliffs: 8
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest area: 13.0 mi
  • Rest Area: 17.4 mi
  • Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 17.4 mi
  • Cushetunk Rest Area: 19.9 mi
  • 309 Truck Stop: 23.3 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Wilson Avenue River Access: 14.1 mi
  • Budd Lake Municipal Beach: 19.2 mi
  • Smithfield Beach: 19.7 mi
  • Smithfield Beach: 19.8 mi
  • Turtle Beach: 20.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Scotts Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TammanyN 355°465 m15.8 mi
Kittatinny MountainNNW 339°464 m14.5 mi
Mount MinsiN 351°443 m15.2 mi
Upper Pohatcong MountainENE 59°375 m13.5 mi
Schooleys MountainENE 68°364 m16.3 mi
Baldpate MountainENE 61°355 m10.8 mi
Mount No MoreNE 36°348 m5.0 mi
County House MountainNE 55°348 m7.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3619:13
June solstice05:3019:5420:36
September equinox06:4818:2318:59
December solstice07:2215:5316:37

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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 880436 — Scotts Mountain, Warren County, New Jersey.

OpenStreetMap element node/357729971

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