Second Watchung Mountain
Second Watchung Mountain rises to 168 m in New Jersey. Upper Pohatcong Mountain stands 375 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Gabriel's Fountain Paddy Wagon, a historic site 0.7 miles away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 7.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q34904706, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 168 m
How to reach it
- 7.1 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 21.1 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 25.9 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
- 28.7 mi off the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Goat Hill Overlook · 27 mi
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 27 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 27 mi
- South Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gabriel's Fountain Paddy Wagon: 0.7 mi
- War Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Memorial Cannon: 3.1 mi
- Memorial Cannon 02: 3.1 mi
- Battle of Bound Brook Monument: 3.1 mi
- Chimney Rock Park: 0.8 mi
- Greenwood Meadows Park: 1.4 mi
- Glen Park: 2.1 mi
- Shady Lane Park: 2.2 mi
- Thomae Park: 2.4 mi
- Washington Valley Park West: 1.3 mi
- Stransky Nature Trails: 2.5 mi
- George Dealaman Nature Trail and Pond: 2.7 mi
- Glenhurst Meadows: 4.5 mi
- Duke Farms: 5.8 mi
- Eagles Nest Museum: 1.5 mi
- Van Horne House: 2.9 mi
- Van Veghten House: 3.8 mi
- Abraham Staats House: 3.9 mi
- The Farmstead Arts Center: 4.0 mi
- First Watchung Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Mine Mountain: 8.7 mi
- Long Hill: 8.8 mi
- Mount Saint John: 10.5 mi
- Blachleys Hill: 10.6 mi
- Farnese Bull Statue: 5.4 mi
- The Lost Boys Statues: 5.4 mi
- Quaternion II: 7.0 mi
- Quaternion I: 7.0 mi
- Life Forms: 7.1 mi
- Duke Farms Community Garden: 5.8 mi
- Courtyard: 6.3 mi
- Perennial Garden: 6.4 mi
- Rudolf W. van der Goot Rose Garden: 6.6 mi
- Rudolf W. van der Goot Rose Garden: 6.6 mi
- Devil's Tree: 2.5 mi
- Basking Ridge Oak Tree: 7.1 mi
- East Jersey Olde Towne Village: 7.3 mi
- Monster Mini Golf: 10.7 mi
- Fosterfields Living Historical Farm: 13.5 mi
- Robinsons Beach: 18.0 mi
- Flamingo: 18.1 mi
- Paul's Beach: 18.3 mi
- Krogh Beach: 18.3 mi
- Hooks Creek Lake Beach: 18.6 mi
- Inman Park Picnic Grove: 7.8 mi
- Primrose Preserve: 9.1 mi
- Sky Top Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
- Grove 1: 10.1 mi
- Grove 2: 10.2 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 1.3 mi
- Seele: 8.9 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 14.1 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 17.1 mi
- Hobble Falls: 17.1 mi
- Cushetunk Rest Area: 10.1 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 11.1 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 15.3 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 15.4 mi
- Molly Pitcher Service Area: 19.8 mi
- Raritan Landing: 7.8 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 10.1 mi
- Barber: 16.1 mi
- Waterloo Village: 24.1 mi
- Tulip Springs: 17.1 mi
- Boiling Spring: 21.4 mi
- Hawk Hill: 15.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of Second Watchung Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Pohatcong Mountain | NW 315° | 375 m | 23.2 mi |
| Mount Arlington | N 349° | 371 m | 22.0 mi |
| Schooleys Mountain | NW 321° | 364 m | 20.2 mi |
| Mase Mountain | N 356° | 359 m | 24.4 mi |
| Baldpate Mountain | NW 309° | 355 m | 23.6 mi |
| Mount Arlington | N 350° | 344 m | 22.6 mi |
| Mount Freedom | N 355° | 341 m | 16.4 mi |
| Calais Mountain | N 353° | 334 m | 15.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:52 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 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 | 29 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Somerville 4 NW, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 880464 — Second Watchung Mountain, Passaic County, New Jersey.
OpenStreetMap element node/357729986
Day trips start here
- Bridgewater · 3 mi
- Somerset County · 4 mi
- Somerville · 4 mi
- Manville · 5 mi
- Long Hill · 6 mi
- Raritan · 6 mi
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