Buttermilk Falls
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Buttermilk Falls is a waterfall in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 158 m. High Knob stands 624 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Silver Spray Waterfall, a waterfall 0.7 miles away. Delaware River Valley passes 18 miles off.
The story
There are many waterfalls in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, a national recreation area managed by the National Park Service in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q116981340, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 18.2 mi off the Delaware River Valley
- 18.4 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
- 19.5 mi off the Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97)
- 21.1 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Park Avenue Observatory · 19 mi
- Lifting Rocks Overlook · 21 mi
- Pinwheel Vista · 24 mi
- Foul Rift Observation Deck · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rattlesnake Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Bird Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Blue Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Smiths Hill: 8.3 mi
- Pine Mountain: 10.0 mi
- West Shore Beach: 2.4 mi
- Scarpula Field: 2.5 mi
- East Shore Beach: 2.6 mi
- Middle Delaware National Scenic River: 2.9 mi
- Recreational Area: 4.9 mi
- Old Mine Road: 2.1 mi
- Old Mine Road monument: 5.3 mi
- Dingman's Ferry: 6.1 mi
- Delaware Cemetery Veterans Memorial: 6.2 mi
- Layton, New Jersey: 6.4 mi
- Blair Creek Preserve: 5.0 mi
- McDonald Marsh Preserve: 9.0 mi
- Gnome Hollow Preserve: 9.3 mi
- Frelinghuysen Forest Preserve: 9.3 mi
- White Lake Natural Resource Area: 9.5 mi
- Peter's Corners: 6.6 mi
- Outdoor Entertainment Area: 8.9 mi
- Agricultural Area: 8.9 mi
- Family Entertainment Area: 8.9 mi
- Horse Show Area: 9.0 mi
- Kittatinny Lake Beach: 5.7 mi
- Kittattiny Beach: 5.7 mi
- Stokes Beach: 7.5 mi
- Turtle Beach: 10.7 mi
- Smithfield Beach: 11.3 mi
- Silver Spray Waterfall: 0.7 mi
- Tillman Falls: 2.0 mi
- Tumbling Waters: 2.2 mi
- Lower Indian Ladder Falls: 4.1 mi
- Pennell Falls: 6.4 mi
- Rosenkrans House and Museum: 1.6 mi
- Historic Society of Stillwater Township: 6.9 mi
- Snook Agricultural Museum: 9.0 mi
- Pocono Indian Museum: 9.3 mi
- Blairstown Museum: 11.2 mi
- Glass Tentacles: 4.6 mi
- Rock Maze: 10.7 mi
- Buffalo Statue: 11.3 mi
- Red M&M: 19.0 mi
- Green M&M: 19.0 mi
- The Smith-Harker Community Garden: 5.1 mi
- Founder's Park: 9.0 mi
- Knowlton Township Butterfly Garden: 16.2 mi
- Sarah Street Garden: 18.9 mi
- Mount Olive Community Garden: 20.4 mi
- Pike Rock: 5.1 mi
- The Cliff: 11.7 mi
- Indian Head: 16.5 mi
- Indian Ladder: 16.7 mi
- Ridgefield Point: 20.1 mi
- Rest area: 16.5 mi
- Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 16.6 mi
- Pike Welcome Center: 17.9 mi
- Greenville Text Stop Eastbound: 20.7 mi
- Greenville Text Stop Westbound: 20.9 mi
- Toms Creek Recreation Site: 3.5 mi
- Gourmet Gallery Outdoor Seating: 11.3 mi
- Hialeah Recreation Site: 13.1 mi
- Pecks Pond Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
- Robin Cove Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
- Eshback: 1.8 mi
- Conashaugh: 9.5 mi
- Waterloo Village: 16.8 mi
- Fountain of Youth: 6.8 mi
- Artesian Spring: 10.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Buttermilk Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Knob | NW 313° | 624 m | 16.7 mi |
| Low Knob | NW 315° | 607 m | 17.2 mi |
| West Hill | NW 313° | 605 m | 17.8 mi |
| Mud Pond Mountain | NW 304° | 582 m | 18.0 mi |
| East Mountain | WNW 297° | 579 m | 18.5 mi |
| Belle Mountain | NW 309° | 576 m | 17.1 mi |
| High Point | NE 43° | 551 m | 17.4 mi |
| Sunrise Mountain | ENE 57° | 500 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:35 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:55 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:50 | 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 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newton, 9 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 128 | 133 | 205 | 201 | 143 | 92.2 | 57.9 | 54.6 | 57.4 | 67.3 | 99.1 | 133 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Flat Brook near Flatbrookville NJ, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/7552500539
Day trips start here
- Sussex County · 11 mi
- Warren County · 17 mi
- Lake Hopatcong · 19 mi
- Hackettstown · 20 mi
- Skylands · 21 mi
- Succasunna · 23 mi
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