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Wawayanda Mountain

Wawayanda Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Wawayanda Mountain rises to 448 m in New Jersey. Taylor Mountain stands 454 m to the east, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Highland Lakes Beach 1, a beach 1.4 miles away. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 0.9 miles off.

About

The story

Wawayanda Mountain is a ridge in the New York-New Jersey Highlands region of the Appalachian Mountains. The summit lies within Sussex County, New Jersey.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q7975604, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
448 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.19760, -74.45710

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 1.6 mi
  • Maple Grange Park: 2.1 mi
  • Mountain Lake Park: 4.4 mi
  • Railroad Green: 6.5 mi
  • Browns Point: 6.5 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Attractions: 57
  • Zoom Ziplines at Mountain Creek: 2.6 mi
  • Fishing Village: 2.7 mi
  • Sprayground: 2.7 mi
  • Surf Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Cliff Jump: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves: 54
Cliffs: 52
  • Claudius Smith Den: 15.0 mi
  • Crumbling Under Pressure: 15.3 mi
  • Gravitas Wall: 15.3 mi
  • Party Wall: 15.3 mi
  • Vulnerability Corner: 15.3 mi
Beaches: 50
  • Highland Lakes Beach 1: 1.4 mi
  • Highland Lakes Beach 2: 1.5 mi
  • Wawayanda Beach: 1.6 mi
  • Highland Lakes Beach 6: 1.7 mi
  • Highland Lakes Beach 3: 1.9 mi
Museums: 38
Gardens: 37
  • Rain Garden: 11.2 mi
  • Winter Garden: 12.4 mi
  • Pinetum: 12.4 mi
  • Octagonal Garden: 12.4 mi
  • Magnolia Walk: 12.5 mi
Artworks: 21
  • Wine and Design Warwick: 5.1 mi
  • Eagles: 12.3 mi
  • Buffalo Statue: 12.3 mi
  • Swan Boy: 12.5 mi
  • Diana: 12.6 mi
Waterfalls: 20
  • Mine Hole Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Otter Hole: 11.8 mi
  • Chikahoki Falls: 12.4 mi
  • MacMillan Brook Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 19.2 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Reservable Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
  • Kakiat Park: 18.1 mi
  • Duck Pond Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
  • Rea House Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
  • Hedden Park Picnic Grounds: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Rest areas: 5
  • Greenville Text Stop Eastbound: 15.4 mi
  • Greenville Text Stop Westbound: 15.4 mi
  • Middletown Rest Area: 16.0 mi
  • Pike Welcome Center: 17.3 mi
  • Wallkill Rest Area: 21.2 mi
Springs: 3
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Wawayanda Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Taylor MountainE454 m5.4 mi
Granite PeakWSW445 m3.1 mi
Bearfort MountainSE445 m5.3 mi
South PeakSW440 m4.1 mi
Hamburg MountainSW433 m5.1 mi
Vernon PeakWSW427 m2.7 mi
Mount McMitchellWNW420 m12.4 mi
Warwick MountainENE410 m6.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3419:10
June solstice05:2619:5320:35
September equinox06:4618:2118:57
December solstice07:2115:4816:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836485867727063514131
Precip in3.52.73.64.23.95.24.44.55.04.73.24.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sussex 1 NW, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 881633 — Wawayanda Mountain, Sussex County, New Jersey.

OpenStreetMap element node/357731680

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