Scotts Mountain
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
- 1.4 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 4.5 mi off the Delaware River Valley
- 14.9 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Foul Rift Observation Deck · 5 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 28 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Pohatcong Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Marble Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Mount No More: 5.0 mi
- Church Hill: 5.5 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 6.2 mi
- Morris Canal Prism: 5.1 mi
- Swayze Mine Ruins: 6.4 mi
- The Sailor and Soldier's Monument: 7.0 mi
- Railroad roundhouse: 7.0 mi
- Marquis de Lafayette Statue: 7.2 mi
- 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
- The Hariton Sanctuary: 2.0 mi
- Martins Creek Environmental Preserve Boat Access Area: 3.8 mi
- Lake Marguerite Nature Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Griffith Woods Natural Area: 4.7 mi
- John M. Mauser Nature Education Trail System: 4.8 mi
- 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
- Legend of Jenny Jump: 12.8 mi
- Pohatcong Native Arboretum: 5.3 mi
- Kressler Garden: 7.6 mi
- Juliana Street Community Garden: 7.7 mi
- LaFarm: 8.0 mi
- South 10th and Pine Community Garden: 8.1 mi
- 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
- 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
- Saint Anthonys Nose: 5.7 mi
- Mount Washington: 7.6 mi
- Nockamixon Cliffs: 13.1 mi
- Wolf Rocks: 14.6 mi
- Indian Ladder: 15.7 mi
- Picnic Grove: 11.3 mi
- Charlie Brown's Clearing: 16.4 mi
- Picinic Table (S): 17.0 mi
- Picinic Table (C): 17.1 mi
- Gourmet Gallery Outdoor Seating: 17.8 mi
- Marble Spring: 4.7 mi
- Horn Springs: 15.1 mi
- Stempa Spring: 18.6 mi
- Fountain of Youth: 22.6 mi
- Helfrichs Spring: 22.8 mi
- Wilson Avenue River Access: 14.1 mi
- Budd Lake Municipal Beach: 19.2 mi
- Smithfield Beach: 19.7 mi
- Turtle Beach: 20.1 mi
- Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 17.4 mi
- Cushetunk Rest Area: 19.9 mi
- 309 Truck Stop: 23.3 mi
- Waterloo Village: 20.9 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tammany | N 355° | 465 m | 15.8 mi |
| Kittatinny Mountain | NNW 339° | 464 m | 14.5 mi |
| Mount Minsi | N 351° | 443 m | 15.2 mi |
| Upper Pohatcong Mountain | ENE 59° | 375 m | 13.5 mi |
| Schooleys Mountain | ENE 68° | 364 m | 16.3 mi |
| Baldpate Mountain | ENE 61° | 355 m | 10.8 mi |
| Mount No More | NE 36° | 348 m | 5.0 mi |
| County House Mountain | NE 55° | 348 m | 7.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:36 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:54 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:53 | 16:37 |
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, 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
Day trips start here
- Phillipsburg · 7 mi
- Washington · 7 mi
- Easton · 8 mi
- Bangor · 11 mi
- Clinton · 11 mi
- Nazareth · 12 mi
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