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Watson Ledge

Watson Ledge, seen from above at true elevation

Watson Ledge is a cliff in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 396 m. Mount Shaw stands 911 m to the east, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Lakes Region Tour passes 1.9 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Height
344 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.76081, -71.43969

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Red Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Red Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Wentworth Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Pine Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Buzzell Ridge: 2.9 mi
Cliffs
Nature reserves
Parks
  • James D. Sutherland Memorial Park: 2.4 mi
  • Kraine Meadow Park: 2.7 mi
  • Everrett Field: 3.0 mi
  • Quimby Field: 3.1 mi
  • Sunshine Park: 3.6 mi
Beaches: 39
Waterfalls: 28
  • Lower Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Beede Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Roaring Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Twin Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Whittier Falls: 6.4 mi
Historic sites: 28
Museums: 20
Artworks: 20
  • Frog Rock: 5.6 mi
  • #20 / Nova: 7.6 mi
  • #23 / Red Wing: 7.6 mi
  • #27 / Black Sail: 7.6 mi
  • #26 / Stone Sail: 7.6 mi
Attractions: 18
  • The Old Country Store: 2.2 mi
  • Lucknow Mansion: 6.3 mi
  • Monkey Trunks Weirs Beach: 10.3 mi
  • Funspot: 10.3 mi
  • Weirs Beach Go-Kart Track: 10.4 mi
Springs: 5
  • Elliott Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Breck-Plankey Spring: 18.7 mi
  • lower falls: 20.0 mi
  • Huckins Spring: 22.6 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Campton Day Use Area: 12.0 mi
  • Sabbaday Falls Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
  • Sawyer Rock Picnic Ground: 22.5 mi
  • Fay Waside Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Peace Garden: 12.5 mi
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 13.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Sanbornton Rest Area: 20.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Watson Ledge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ShawE 98°911 m8.4 mi
Black SnoutESE 102°854 m8.5 mi
Faraway MountainE 90°848 m6.4 mi
Black Snout MountainENE 75°812 m5.8 mi
Mount IsraelNNW 345°800 m6.1 mi
Mount RobertsE 93°782 m5.7 mi
Mount WeetamooNW 313°753 m9.1 mi
Bald MountainENE 72°742 m9.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2018:58
June solstice05:0519:4820:32
September equinox06:3418:0718:45
December solstice07:1715:2516:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212432445665716962493827
Precip in3.32.83.53.93.84.54.44.04.14.94.04.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meredith 3 NNE, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13618160880

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