First Watchung Mountain
First Watchung Mountain is a peak in Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey and has an elevation of 272 feet. First Watchung Mountain is situated nearby to the hamlet Chimney Rock, as well as near Grandview.- Type: Peak with an elevation of 272 feet
- Description: mountain in United States of America
- Also known as: “First Mountain”, “Newark Mountain”, “Orange Mountain”, and “Short Hills”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Buttermilk Falls and Van Horne House.
Buttermilk Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Middle Brook is a tributary of the Raritan River in Somerset County, New Jersey. The stream can be referred to as Rha-weigh-weiros, a Native American name meaning "running from a deep hole", on early maps of the area.
Van Horne House
Museum
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Van Horne House is a historic building at 941 East Main Street near Bound Brook in Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey. The house was built c. 1750 and also known as Phil's Hill, after its owner, Philip Van Horne.
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset
Hospital
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset, located in Somerville, New Jersey, is a nationally accredited, 355-bed regional medical center providing a variety of comprehensive emergency, medical/surgical and rehabilitative services to Central New Jersey residents.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bound Brook and Martinsville.
Bound Brook
Town
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bound Brook is a borough in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, located along the Raritan River. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 11,988, an increase of 1,586 from the 2010 census count of 10,402, which in turn reflected an increase of 247 from the 10,155 counted in the 2000 census.
Martinsville
Suburb
Photo: Gary Miotla, CC BY 3.0.
Martinsville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located within Bridgewater Township in Somerset, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
Bridgewater
Bridgewater is a township in New Jersey with a population of 44,000. It has a long history, having been created in 1749 and incorporated in 1798, and according to tradition was where the first official U.S. flag was unfurled.
First Watchung Mountain
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, Skylands, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.57837° or 40° 34′ 42″ northLongitude
-74.56643° or 74° 33′ 59″ westElevation
272 feet (83 metres)Open location code
87G7HCHM+8COpenStreetMap ID
node 13484571982OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Dutch—“First Watchung Mountain” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “First Watchung Mountain”
- Dutch: “First Watchung Mountain”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Chimney Rock and Grandview.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bridgewater Sports Arena and East Branch Reservoir Dam.
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