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Stag Hill/Houvenkopf Mountain

Stag Hill/Houvenkopf Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Stag Hill/Houvenkopf Mountain rises to 282 m in New Jersey. Diamond Mountain stands 378 m to the north-northeast, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Green Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

About

The story

Houvenkopf or Hovenkopf Mountain is a mountain in Bergen County, New Jersey. It extends into New York, where it forms the western side of the southern entrance to Ramapo Pass. The major peak on the New Jersey side rises to 931 feet (284 m) and is known as Stag Hill. It is separated by a deep saddle from the major peak on the New York side known as the Hooge Kop proper, which rises to about 770 feet (230 m). Houvenkopf Mountain is located in Mahwah, New Jersey and overlooks Hillburn to the north, Suffern to the east, and Ringwood, New Jersey to the west. It is part of the Ramapo Mountains.

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Wikidata Q8521664, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
282 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.10593, -74.17515

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
Museums
Parks
  • Memorial Park: 2.1 mi
  • Memorial Park: 2.2 mi
  • Clark Recreation Center: 2.7 mi
  • The Powerlinez Climbing Area: 2.8 mi
  • Wrightman Plateau: 2.9 mi
Nature reserves
Cliffs
  • Buttrest: 2.7 mi
  • Sunrise: 2.7 mi
  • Freefall: 2.7 mi
  • Rock Dojo: 2.7 mi
  • Musty Mountain: 2.7 mi
Attractions
Gardens
  • Cactus Rock: 3.3 mi
  • Moraine Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Horsechestnut Collection: 3.4 mi
  • Hosta & Rhododendron Gardens: 3.4 mi
  • Perennial Garden: 3.5 mi
Artworks
  • Four Continents Statues: 3.4 mi
  • Four Continents Statues: 3.4 mi
  • Four Continents Statues: 3.4 mi
  • Four Continents Statues: 3.4 mi
  • Diana: 3.4 mi
Beaches: 48
Picnic sites: 15
  • Reservable Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
  • Kakiat Park: 4.2 mi
  • Duck Pond Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
  • Rea House Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
  • Two Field Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • MacMillan Brook Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Mine Hole Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Chikahoki Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Otter Hole: 10.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 1
  • Boiling Spring: 19.9 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Stag Hill/Houvenkopf Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Diamond MountainNNE 21°378 m5.5 mi
Squirrel Swamp MountainNE 36°378 m6.9 mi
Conklin MountainNNE 23°365 m6.7 mi
Tuxedo RockNNE 27°358 m6.6 mi
Blauvelt MountainN 8°355 m6.6 mi
Raccoon Brook HillNNE 26°353 m4.8 mi
Bald MountainNW 308°351 m1.7 mi
Ramapo TorneNNE 12°341 m3.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3319:09
June solstice05:2519:5220:33
September equinox06:4518:1918:56
December solstice07:1915:4816:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293038496069747366544435
Precip in3.42.73.94.23.65.14.74.63.94.43.84.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wanaque Raymond DAM, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357723711

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