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Wild River Crag

Wild River Crag, seen from above at true elevation

Wild River Crag is a cliff in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 509 m. Carter Dome stands 1,471 m to the west-southwest, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Ragged Jacket, a peak 0.8 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 2.8 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Height
35 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.28685, -71.05758

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Chester Hayes Memorial Park: 7.9 mi
  • Prospect Farm: 8.7 mi
  • Gorham Common: 9.1 mi
  • North Lovell Playground: 9.6 mi
  • Moose Brook Park: 10.4 mi
Waterfalls: 38
  • Hermit Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Mad River Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Brickett Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Emerald Pool: 3.7 mi
  • Chandler Gorge: 3.9 mi
Attractions: 35
  • ZipRider Wildcat Mountain: 9.1 mi
  • Mount Washington Observatory: 12.2 mi
  • Eggs-traordinary Farm Tractors: 13.1 mi
  • Roar-o-Saurus: 13.2 mi
  • Diana's Baths - Parking: 15.6 mi
Cliffs: 30
  • Browns Ledge: 11.9 mi
  • Whites Ledge: 15.7 mi
  • Thin Air Face: 16.3 mi
  • Barber Wall: 16.5 mi
  • The Slabs: 17.0 mi
Picnic sites: 16
  • Dolly Copp Picnic Ground: 8.3 mi
  • Gilead Picnic Ground: 8.6 mi
  • Glen Ellis Scenic Area: 10.1 mi
  • P6: 11.5 mi
  • P5: 11.5 mi
Historic sites: 16
Beaches: 15
  • Pleasant Point Town Beach: 10.6 mi
  • Fiddlehead Campground: 16.8 mi
  • Keoka Lake Beach: 18.4 mi
  • Gage Rice Beach: 18.7 mi
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 19.4 mi
Museums: 13
Springs: 6
  • Deer Hill Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Peabody Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Gulfside Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Spaulding Spring: 12.7 mi
  • lower falls: 21.0 mi
Artworks: 4
Gardens: 3
  • Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 13.8 mi
  • Mary's Garden: 23.4 mi
  • Bridgton Community Gardens: 23.7 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 19.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Wild River Crag. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carter DomeWSW 257°1,471 m6.2 mi
Mount HightW 262°1,415 m5.6 mi
Mount LetheWNW 285°1,397 m5.6 mi
Middle Carter MountainWNW 282°1,384 m5.6 mi
North Carter MountainWNW 289°1,359 m5.6 mi
South Carter MountainW 272°1,344 m5.9 mi
Wildcat MountainWSW 255°1,340 m7.4 mi
Wildcat BWSW 253°1,319 m7.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1818:57
June solstice05:0119:4820:32
September equinox06:3218:0518:44
December solstice07:1815:2116:09

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161826385059646356453323
Precip in5.34.34.95.75.55.95.55.15.07.85.86.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pinkham Notch, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1201509102

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