Upper Pohatcong Mountain
Upper Pohatcong Mountain rises to 375 m in New Jersey. Mount Mohican stands 480 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Florence Kuipers Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 1.8 miles off.
The story
Pohatcong Mountain is a ridge, approximately 6 mi (10 km) long, in the Appalachian Mountains of northwestern New Jersey in the United States. It extends from west Phillipsburg northeast approximately to Allamuchy Township, New Jersey. The ridge continues on north past Washington as Upper Pohatcong Mountain. It is located in eastern Warren County, and extends northeast of Washington approximately 6 mi (10 km) to the vicinity of Hackettstown. The ridge has an average height of approximately 800 ft (240 m) and reaches a maximum summit of 1235 ft (374 m). The term "Pohatcong Mountain" is sometimes taken to include both Pohatcong and Upper Pohatcong Mountain. The ridge is approximately 800 ft (244 m) high along much of its length. The mountain divides the watersheds of Pohatcong Creek on its northwestern flank and the Musconetcong River on its southeastern flank.
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Wikidata Q7898862, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 375 m
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 11.7 mi off the Delaware River Valley
- 24.1 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
- 24.8 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Foul Rift Observation Deck · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Florence Kuipers Park: 0.8 mi
- Rockport Game Farm: 1.5 mi
- Elks Forest: 1.9 mi
- Douglas A. Blake Memorial Field: 2.3 mi
- Mount Rascal Park: 2.6 mi
- Bucks Hill: 1.4 mi
- Baldpate Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Schooleys Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Post Island: 4.1 mi
- Danville Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Rockport Train Wreck Memorial: 1.5 mi
- The Tillie Smith Monument: 2.1 mi
- Chimney: 5.0 mi
- Lime Kiln: 5.0 mi
- Flanders-Drakestown Road Stone Arch Bridge: 5.7 mi
- Hackettstown Historical Society: 1.9 mi
- Pequest Trout Hatchery: 4.4 mi
- Washington Township Historical Society Museum: 5.7 mi
- Hope Museum: 7.3 mi
- Shippen Manor Museum: 7.6 mi
- Stephens State Park: 3.7 mi
- North Section of Point Mountain Reservation: 4.5 mi
- Hector A. Cafferata, Jr. Park: 4.9 mi
- Schooley's Mountain County Park: 5.2 mi
- Central Section of Point Mountain Reservation: 5.5 mi
- Legend of Jenny Jump: 6.4 mi
- Haunted Cemetery: 6.5 mi
- Haunted Halloween House: 6.5 mi
- Tilt-A-Whirl: 6.5 mi
- Arcade: 6.5 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 12.9 mi
- Lower Falls: 15.2 mi
- Upper Falls: 15.6 mi
- Dunnfield Creek Falls: 16.5 mi
- Laurel Falls: 16.5 mi
- Liebenzell Communtiny Garden: 3.7 mi
- Mount Olive Community Garden: 5.5 mi
- The Washington Township Community Garden: 7.1 mi
- Pohatcong Native Arboretum: 8.2 mi
- Vickery Community Garden: 9.9 mi
- Budd Lake Municipal Beach: 5.9 mi
- Mine Hill Beach: 12.9 mi
- Beach 6: 15.2 mi
- Lake Mowhawk Beach 5: 15.8 mi
- Beach 9: 15.9 mi
- Orange M&M: 2.4 mi
- Kyle Busch Racecar: 2.4 mi
- Blue M&M: 2.4 mi
- Yellow M&M: 2.4 mi
- Ms. Brown M&M: 2.4 mi
- Grove Street Park: 9.7 mi
- Gourmet Gallery Outdoor Seating: 11.1 mi
- Hedden Park Picnic Grounds: 14.9 mi
- Hialeah Recreation Site: 16.8 mi
- Mendham Overlook Area: 17.5 mi
- Indian Head: 16.0 mi
- Indian Ladder: 16.0 mi
- Pike Rock: 16.5 mi
- Saint Anthonys Nose: 19.0 mi
- Wolf Rocks: 19.7 mi
- Rest area: 11.1 mi
- Cushetunk Rest Area: 16.8 mi
- Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 17.9 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 19.1 mi
- Fountain of Youth: 15.7 mi
- Marble Spring: 18.1 mi
- Boiling Spring: 22.0 mi
- Waterloo Village: 7.5 mi
- Eshback: 21.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Upper Pohatcong Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Mohican | NW 322° | 480 m | 15.3 mi |
| Mount Tammany | NW 304° | 465 m | 15.7 mi |
| Kittatinny Mountain | WNW 292° | 464 m | 18.1 mi |
| Mount Minsi | WNW 300° | 443 m | 16.2 mi |
| Green Pond Mountain | ENE 62° | 393 m | 18.7 mi |
| Allamuchy Mountain | NNE 31° | 377 m | 6.8 mi |
| Mount Arlington | ENE 67° | 371 m | 13.2 mi |
| Schooleys Mountain | ESE 104° | 364 m | 3.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:35 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:54 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:52 | 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 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 59 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belvidere BRG, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357731232
Day trips start here
- Hackettstown · 2 mi
- Washington · 5 mi
- Warren County · 8 mi
- Washington · 9 mi
- Succasunna · 12 mi
- Clinton · 14 mi
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