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Sheep Hill

Sheep Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Sheep Hill rises to 276 m in New Jersey. Morris County High Point stands 425 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Sheep Hill Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34832120, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
276 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.91954, -74.40599

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sheep Hill Park: 0.2 mi
  • Pepe Park: 0.6 mi
  • Kanouse Pocket Park: 1.0 mi
  • Grace Lord Park: 1.1 mi
  • Masar Park: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Boonton Iron Works Blast Furnace Ruins: 1.0 mi
  • Civil War Memorial: 1.0 mi
  • September 11th, 2001 Memorial: 1.5 mi
  • Elephant Rock: 1.6 mi
  • Jersey City Water Works: 1.7 mi
Gardens
  • BHS Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Denville Community Gardens: 3.9 mi
  • Lincoln Park Community Garden: 7.0 mi
  • West Caldwell Community Garden: 7.8 mi
  • West Caldwell Community Garden: 7.8 mi
Museums
Peaks
Attractions
  • "Limestone" Quarry: 2.3 mi
  • Bear Rock: 2.9 mi
  • Tripod Rock: 3.1 mi
  • Whale Head Rock: 3.3 mi
  • Cave Tunnel: 5.2 mi
Artworks
Cliffs
  • Eagle Cliff: 3.4 mi
  • Wooden Bridge: 10.4 mi
  • little daddy Maginot: 11.0 mi
  • Maginot Mountain: 11.0 mi
  • Thor: 11.0 mi
Beaches: 58
Picnic sites: 22
  • Coast Guard & Air Force Pavilion: 3.8 mi
  • Hedden Park Picnic Grounds: 9.5 mi
  • Mendham Overlook Area: 11.7 mi
  • Lafayette Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
  • Dog Run Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
Waterfalls: 14
  • Boonton Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Otter Hole: 9.3 mi
  • Chikahoki Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 11.4 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 2
  • Boiling Spring: 2.4 mi
  • Tulip Springs: 12.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 23.7 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Sheep Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Morris County High PointNW 308°425 m11.2 mi
Bowling Green MountainNW 309°420 m9.7 mi
Green Pond MountainWNW 295°393 m7.9 mi
Buck MountainNNE 15°378 m10.0 mi
Copperas MountainNNW 335°373 m7.3 mi
Mount ArlingtonW 269°371 m11.6 mi
Mount PaulNW 320°368 m11.0 mi
Kanouse MountainN 354°361 m8.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3419:10
June solstice05:2719:5220:34
September equinox06:4618:2018:57
December solstice07:2015:4916:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139506070757366534334
Precip in3.72.84.23.64.04.94.73.74.74.54.14.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boonton 1 SE, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 880528 — Sheep Hill, Morris County, New Jersey.

OpenStreetMap element node/357730095

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