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400–1,803 ft · NJ🚗 Directions
High Point SP and Stokes SF in NW New Jersey — Kittatinny Ridge with northern hardwoods (sugar maple, beech, yellow birch) and hemlock ravines. Spring morels in tulip poplar transitions; chanterelles, chicken, and lion's mane through summer/fall. Cooler season than southern NJ.
Updated Oct 11, 5:13 AM MT
NW NJ / High Point is rated Good: soil is sitting at 52°F with 2" over the last 14 days, no drought, and sustained soil moisture (0.18 VWC today against a 0.21 seven-day average). The cold-tolerant fall crowd is fully dialed in: Oyster, Hedgehog, Red-Belted Conk, Angel Wings, Wavy Cap, Yellow-Gilled Gym, Tooth Jelly, and Jelly Antler all have 7/7 days above threshold. Everything else is soil-temp limited. Hen of the Woods, Lion's Mane, Wine Cap and Honey Mushroom are borderline (3-4 of 7 days above their thresholds), while warm-season species like Chicken of the Woods, Black Trumpet and the stinkhorns are effectively shut off at 52°F against 58-62°F minimums. The real limiter is moderate desiccation risk: zero rain in the last 7 days means the 0.18 VWC reading is drifting down from its 0.21 average, so exposed ground and thin duff will dry out first. Watch for a rain event in the next few days; a soaking would hold moisture and extend the window, while continued dry, cool weather will push soil temps down and stall the borderline species. Hot tip: Hunt north-facing slopes and hardwood hollows near High Point's moist drainages for Hedgehogs and Oysters on standing dead wood, since they hold moisture longest while open south-facing ground dries out.
Generated by Claude (Anthropic) from the structured weather, soil, and phenology data on this page. The LLM can misread edge cases — treat this as a starting hypothesis, not a guarantee. Always verify conditions on the ground before committing to a long drive.
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PRISM 4km · thru 10-09
Precip 14d
Observed precipitation from PRISM 4km gridded analysis, sampled at the region centroid through 2026-10-09. Used when no SNOTEL/SCAN station is mapped to this region.2.00"
PRISM 4km · thru 10-09
Soil Temp
52°F
SWE
Snow Water Equivalent — how much water is in the snowpack vs. normal. Declining SWE means snowmelt is adding moisture to the soil.0%
Drought
None
Snowmelt
complete
All conditions met (soil 52°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 60°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 55°F min, 3/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 55°F min, 3/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 62°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil warming up (52°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 55°F min, 3/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
All conditions met (soil 52°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 58°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 55°F min, 3/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 58°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 55°F min, 3/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 58°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 55°F min, 3/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 55°F min, 3/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 55°F min, 3/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 55°F min, 3/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 55°F min, 3/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 55°F min, 3/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 58°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 55°F min, 3/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 58°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 58°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 58°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 58°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 55°F min, 3/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 55°F min, 3/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 55°F min, 3/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 55°F min, 3/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 58°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 55°F min, 3/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 55°F min, 3/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 58°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 55°F min, 3/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 55°F min, 3/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 55°F min, 3/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 55°F min, 3/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 58°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 58°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 55°F min, 3/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 58°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 55°F min, 3/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 55°F min, 3/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 58°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
All conditions met (soil 52°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 55°F min, 3/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 55°F min, 3/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 55°F min, 3/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 55°F min, 3/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 55°F min, 3/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 55°F min, 3/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 55°F min, 3/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
All conditions met (soil 52°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)
All conditions met (soil 52°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 55°F min, 3/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 58°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
All conditions met (soil 52°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 55°F min, 3/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 55°F min, 3/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 55°F min, 3/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 55°F min, 3/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 55°F min, 3/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 55°F min, 3/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 55°F min, 3/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 58°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 58°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 55°F min, 3/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 55°F min, 3/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
All conditions met (soil 52°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 55°F min, 3/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
All conditions met (soil 52°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 55°F min, 3/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 60°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (52°F vs 60°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained
Primordia readiness: Cold = mycelium dormant. Activating = soil warming, primordia building. Primed = 5+ sustained warm days at species threshold; fruiting imminent if moisture cooperates. Based on Schmidt 1983 / Mihail 2007.