Sourland Mountain
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Sourland Mountain rises to 171 m in New Jersey. Fox Hill stands 314 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Otto's Farm Park, a park 1.5 miles away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 5.2 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Sourland Mountain is a 17-mile-long (27 km) ridge in central New Jersey, U.S., extending from the Delaware River at Lambertville to the western end of Hillsborough Township near the community of Neshanic, through Montgomery Township and into Hopewell Township in Mercer County. It comprises the largest contiguous forest in Central Jersey, nearly 90 square miles (233 km2) in area. The highest point is only 568 feet (173 m) above sea level, but the way it rises steeply from the surrounding farmland has earned it the title of 'mountain'. The ridge itself sits within a larger area of rough terrain called The Sourlands.
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Wikidata Q7565206, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 171 m
How to reach it
- 5.2 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 13.1 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
- 21.0 mi off the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
- 23.3 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Goat Hill Overlook · 14 mi
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 14 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 14 mi
- South Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Otto's Farm Park: 1.5 mi
- Otto's Farm Park: 1.6 mi
- Lubas Field: 2.3 mi
- Joe Stala Park: 2.7 mi
- Singley Park: 2.7 mi
- Dirck Gulick House: 2.3 mi
- Hopewell Museum: 5.6 mi
- Northlandz: 6.0 mi
- Fleming Castle Museum: 7.7 mi
- Morven Museum: 8.8 mi
- Clover Hill Park: 4.5 mi
- Hunterdon County Sourland Mountain Preserve: 4.5 mi
- Saint Michael's Farm Preserve: 5.9 mi
- John Sanford Farmland Preserve: 5.9 mi
- Cedar Ridge Preserve: 6.3 mi
- Woods tavern plaque: 4.9 mi
- Amwell Church: 5.7 mi
- John Hart Monument: 5.8 mi
- Michael Pohle Memorial: 7.4 mi
- Hunterdon County Veterans Memorial: 7.7 mi
- The Awakening: 5.9 mi
- Farnese Bull Statue: 7.9 mi
- The Lost Boys Statues: 7.9 mi
- Einstein Statue: 8.8 mi
- Remembrance: 8.9 mi
- Pheasant Hill: 3.4 mi
- Mount Rose: 6.9 mi
- Rocky Hill: 7.0 mi
- Tenmile Run Mountain: 7.2 mi
- Pennington Mountain: 8.7 mi
- Branchburg Community Garden: 6.0 mi
- Duke Farms Community Garden: 7.4 mi
- Herrontown Woods Arboretum: 7.7 mi
- Rudolf W. van der Goot Rose Garden: 8.5 mi
- Rudolf W. van der Goot Rose Garden: 8.5 mi
- Fuld Hall: 9.8 mi
- Pond dialogue: 9.9 mi
- Stony Brook Swinging Bridge: 10.4 mi
- East Jersey Olde Towne Village: 13.5 mi
- Devil's Tree: 13.6 mi
- Inman Park Picnic Grove: 12.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
- Alumni Grove: 13.9 mi
- General Greene Picnic Pavilion: 14.2 mi
- Grove 1: 15.7 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 12.1 mi
- Gold Run: 15.4 mi
- High Falls: 15.7 mi
- Seele: 21.9 mi
- High Falls: 22.0 mi
- Cushetunk Rest Area: 10.4 mi
- Molly Pitcher Service Area: 16.1 mi
- Richard Stockton Travel Plaza: 20.6 mi
- Woodrow Wilson Service Area: 20.7 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 23.2 mi
- Washington's Rock: 13.9 mi
- Old Quarry: 14.0 mi
- Devil's Tea Table: 17.9 mi
- lower waterfall ledge: 19.5 mi
- Nockamixon Cliffs: 23.8 mi
- Raritan Landing: 14.2 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 23.2 mi
- Barber: 25.0 mi
- Hooks Creek Lake Beach: 24.1 mi
- Paul's Beach: 24.7 mi
- Kerr Spring: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sourland Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Hill | NNW 347° | 314 m | 18.8 mi |
| Mount Kipp | NW 326° | 289 m | 18.7 mi |
| Musconetcong Mountain | NW 312° | 289 m | 19.9 mi |
| Seward Hill | N 7° | 289 m | 22.3 mi |
| Hell Mountain | NNW 345° | 288 m | 15.9 mi |
| Pleasant Hill | N 5° | 287 m | 24.7 mi |
| Point Mountain | NNW 335° | 280 m | 22.5 mi |
| Pohatcong Mountain | NW 320° | 264 m | 23.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:52 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:53 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wertsville 4 NE, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357730308
Day trips start here
- Belle Mead · 3 mi
- Hillsborough · 4 mi
- Montgomery Township · 4 mi
- Flemington · 8 mi
- Raritan · 8 mi
- Manville · 9 mi
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