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Snake Hill

Snake Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Snake Hill rises to 239 m in New Jersey. Morris County High Point stands 425 m to the north-northwest, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Lake Clubhouse Beach, a beach 0.8 miles away. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34908586, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
239 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.89093, -74.50460

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Parks
  • Gardner Field: 1.1 mi
  • Santa Land: 1.4 mi
  • Riverside Dr Park: 1.5 mi
  • Denville Park Meadow: 1.6 mi
  • Kwiatkowski Park: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
  • Denville's Beacon: 1.4 mi
  • Susan Skovronek: 3.6 mi
  • Elephant Rock: 3.9 mi
  • Morris County 9/11 Memorial: 4.1 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 4.4 mi
Gardens
  • Denville Community Gardens: 1.7 mi
  • BHS Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Elliott Street Community Garden: 5.6 mi
  • The Urban Farm (Grow It Green): 6.0 mi
  • Rose Garden: 6.7 mi
Peaks
Attractions
  • Patriotic Tank: 3.4 mi
  • 13th Hour Haunted House: 4.4 mi
  • Fosterfields Living Historical Farm: 6.3 mi
  • Fosterfields Living Historical Farm: 6.5 mi
  • Legend Rock: 6.7 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
Beaches: 50
Cliffs: 49
  • Eagle Cliff: 8.2 mi
  • Hawk Hill: 14.7 mi
  • Wooden Bridge: 15.0 mi
  • little daddy Maginot: 15.5 mi
  • Maginot Mountain: 15.6 mi
Picnic sites: 21
Waterfalls: 13
  • Boonton Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Otter Hole: 13.5 mi
  • Chikahoki Falls: 13.9 mi
  • Hobble Falls: 14.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 2
  • Boiling Spring: 3.1 mi
  • Tulip Springs: 14.6 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Snake Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Morris County High PointNNW 338°425 m9.7 mi
Bowling Green MountainNNW 344°420 m8.4 mi
Green Pond MountainNNW 339°393 m5.6 mi
Buck MountainNE 34°378 m14.0 mi
Copperas MountainNNE 14°373 m8.9 mi
Mount ArlingtonWNW 285°371 m6.7 mi
Mount PaulN 350°368 m10.6 mi
Kanouse MountainNNE 22°361 m11.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3419:10
June solstice05:2719:5320:34
September equinox06:4618:2118:57
December solstice07:2015:5016:34

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, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357730255

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