Cardigan Mountain State Park
Cardigan Mountain State Park is an attraction in New Hampshire, at a recorded elevation of 930 m. Mount Cardigan stands 956 m to the east-northeast, 1.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Hoyt Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 15 miles off.
The story
state park in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States of America
Wikidata Q29641813, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 930 m
How to reach it
- 15.3 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 11.3 mi off the River Heritage Tour
- 14.7 mi off the Lakes Region Tour
- 15.5 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Post Pond Overlook · 17 mi
- Balch Hill · 17 mi
- Indian Ridge · 18 mi
- Norman Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hoyt Hill: 0.7 mi
- Cardigan Rimrock: 0.9 mi
- Cardigan South Peak: 1.1 mi
- Mount Cardigan: 1.1 mi
- Firescrew: 1.5 mi
- Cardigan Reservation: 2.8 mi
- Welton Falls State Forest: 3.3 mi
- Alexandria Town Forest: 4.0 mi
- Crowell Woodlands: 4.1 mi
- Blodgett Forest: 4.4 mi
- Williams Field: 3.7 mi
- The Common: 3.7 mi
- Grafton Recreation Field: 6.0 mi
- Sculptured Rocks Geologic Site: 6.0 mi
- Everett Hobart Memorial Park: 6.2 mi
- The Ledges: 7.2 mi
- Winslow Ledge: 11.6 mi
- Slab Wall: 11.8 mi
- Small Wall: 11.8 mi
- Buffalo Pit: 11.8 mi
- Canaan Veterans' Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Former Remick Place: 8.3 mi
- Former Hall Place: 8.5 mi
- The Bill Farm: 10.8 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 12.7 mi
- Canaan Street Lake Beach: 5.5 mi
- Goose Pond Dam Beach: 8.2 mi
- Goose Pond Park Beach: 9.4 mi
- Avery-Crouse Beach: 10.1 mi
- Shakoma Beach: 11.2 mi
- Local Boyscout Harold A. Webster Jr.: 14.6 mi
- The Wrecker: 16.1 mi
- Feral Seed: 18.0 mi
- Robert Frost: 18.0 mi
- Perdido: 18.0 mi
- Canaan Historical Museum: 5.5 mi
- Shaker Museum: 10.7 mi
- Museum of the White Mountains: 14.5 mi
- Potter Place Depot: 14.9 mi
- Whipple House: 15.5 mi
- Elizabeth Falls: 1.9 mi
- Welton Falls: 3.6 mi
- Sculptured Rocks: 5.9 mi
- Big Dog Falls: 10.5 mi
- Litte Dog Falls: 10.8 mi
- Tipping Rock: 16.7 mi
- Lyme-East Thetford Bridge: 17.0 mi
- Lyman Point: 19.0 mi
- Train: Boston & Maine Engine 494: 19.1 mi
- Redstone Rocket: 19.5 mi
- Hippy Hill: 9.0 mi
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
- Area 1: 19.7 mi
- Area 2: 19.9 mi
- Campton Day Use Area: 22.0 mi
- Cillryville Bridge: 15.2 mi
- Union Village Covered Bridge: 18.8 mi
- Edgell Covered Bridge: 19.2 mi
- Sayre Bridge: 20.5 mi
- Willard Twin Covered Bridge: 21.1 mi
- Peace Garden: 14.7 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 15.7 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 16.1 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 18.0 mi
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 14.8 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 19.9 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 20.7 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 24.9 mi
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 9.9 mi
- Crystal Spring: 14.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Cardigan Mountain State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Cardigan | ENE 71° | 956 m | 1.1 mi |
| Firescrew | ENE 58° | 934 m | 1.5 mi |
| Cardigan South Peak | E 87° | 865 m | 1.1 mi |
| Cardigan Rimrock | E 99° | 851 m | 0.9 mi |
| Orange Mountain | ESE 123° | 782 m | 1.5 mi |
| Crane Mountain | SE 133° | 727 m | 2.3 mi |
| Mowglis Mountain | NE 47° | 720 m | 3.1 mi |
| Mount Tug | NNW 344° | 713 m | 2.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:22 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:50 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:09 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:27 | 16:14 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 20 | 29 | 41 | 53 | 62 | 67 | 66 | 58 | 45 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grafton, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357724520
Day trips start here
- Orange · 2 mi
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 15 mi
- Ashland · 16 mi
- Lebanon · 16 mi
- New London · 16 mi
- Wentworth · 16 mi
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