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Frankenstein Cliff

Frankenstein Cliff, seen from above at true elevation

Frankenstein Cliff is a cliff in New Hampshire, at a recorded elevation of 430 m. Boott Spur stands 1,664 m to the north-northeast, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Fawn Pool, a waterfall 0.7 miles away. White Mountain Trail runs past it.

What the record says

Elevation
430 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.15590, -71.36702

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Nancy Brook Research Natural Area: 3.1 mi
  • Gibbs Brook Scenic Area: 4.8 mi
  • Sawyer Pond Scenic Area: 7.4 mi
  • Simone Preserve: 7.6 mi
  • Thorne Pond Conservation Area: 7.7 mi
Cliffs
  • Bugle Cliff: 4.3 mi
  • Elephant Head: 4.4 mi
  • Zeacliff: 6.6 mi
  • Owl's Cliff: 7.7 mi
  • Whites Ledge: 8.2 mi
Parks
  • Bartlett Village Gazebo Park: 6.8 mi
  • Morrell Family Community Complex: 7.3 mi
  • Prospect Farm: 9.2 mi
  • Cathedral Ledge State Park: 12.0 mi
  • Echo Lake State Park: 12.7 mi
Waterfalls: 59
  • Fawn Pool: 0.7 mi
  • Coliseum Falls: 0.7 mi
  • Bemis Falls: 0.8 mi
  • Ripley Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Arethusa Falls: 1.4 mi
Attractions: 43
Museums: 24
Picnic sites: 20
Historic sites: 16
Beaches: 13
  • Echo Lake Beach: 16.3 mi
  • Beach Area #1: 16.6 mi
  • Beach Area #2: 16.9 mi
  • Geneva Beach: 18.8 mi
  • Porridge Shore Beach: 19.0 mi
Springs: 7
  • Gulfside Spring: 11.0 mi
  • Spaulding Spring: 11.1 mi
  • lower falls: 11.5 mi
  • Peabody Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Liberty Spring: 14.1 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Hannes Schneider: 14.5 mi
  • Tree Harp: 22.7 mi
  • Pollyanna Statue: 22.7 mi
  • Sunflowers: 22.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
Gardens: 3
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 15.9 mi
  • Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 23.3 mi
  • Lancaster Community Garden: 25.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Frankenstein Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boott SpurNNE 28°1,664 m7.6 mi
Mount MonroeNNE 18°1,617 m7.2 mi
Little MonroeNNE 16°1,567 m7.1 mi
Mount FranklinNNE 16°1,516 m6.7 mi
Gulf PeakNNE 33°1,455 m7.0 mi
Mount EisenhowerN 8°1,449 m5.9 mi
Mount BondW 269°1,432 m8.1 mi
Mount CarrigainSW 223°1,422 m5.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2018:58
June solstice05:0319:4920:33
September equinox06:3318:0718:45
December solstice07:1815:2316:10

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F6613243646504943312112
Precip in5.75.46.77.37.78.68.97.77.710.08.17.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Washington, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357730022

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