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Adams Five

Adams Five, seen from above at true elevation

Adams Five rises to 1,590 m in New Hampshire. Mount Washington stands 1,917 m to the south, 3.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Peabody Spring, a spring 0.3 miles away. Woodland Heritage Trail passes 3.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q34802404, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1590 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.31572, -71.30592

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Snyder Brook Scenic Area: 3.7 mi
  • Randolph Community Forest: 5.8 mi
  • Gibbs Brook Scenic Area: 7.3 mi
  • Agnew State Forest: 7.7 mi
  • Mascot Mine Natural Area: 8.6 mi
Parks: 56
  • Randolf Springs Town Park: 3.7 mi
  • Durand Lake: 4.1 mi
  • Mossy Glen: 4.5 mi
  • William H. Peek Memorial Park: 4.6 mi
  • Moose Brook State Park: 6.7 mi
Waterfalls: 48
  • Chandler Fall: 1.7 mi
  • Salmacis Fall: 2.4 mi
  • Tama Fall: 3.4 mi
  • Hitchcock Fall: 3.4 mi
  • Salroc Fall: 3.5 mi
Attractions: 40
  • Mount Washington Observatory: 3.1 mi
  • ZipRider Wildcat Mountain: 4.8 mi
  • Ho Ho Ho H20: 12.0 mi
  • Cog Railway Display: 12.0 mi
  • Rudys Rapid Transit: 12.0 mi
Cliffs: 37
Picnic sites: 19
Museums: 17
Historic sites: 13
Springs: 6
  • Peabody Spring: 0.3 mi
  • Spaulding Spring: 0.4 mi
  • Gulfside Spring: 0.5 mi
  • Deer Hill Spring: 17.0 mi
  • lower falls: 21.0 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Hannes Schneider: 20.4 mi
  • Pollyanna Statue: 23.1 mi
  • Tree Harp: 23.2 mi
  • Sunflowers: 23.2 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Echo Lake Beach: 21.5 mi
  • Pleasant Point Town Beach: 21.9 mi
  • Beach Area #1: 24.0 mi
  • Beach Area #2: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 12.1 mi
  • Lancaster Community Garden: 17.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Adams Five. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WashingtonS 178°1,917 m3.1 mi
Ball CragS 174°1,843 m2.9 mi
Mount AdamsENE 65°1,748 m0.8 mi
Agiocochook CragSSE 164°1,748 m2.6 mi
Mount JeffersonSW 214°1,725 m1.0 mi
Nelson CragSSE 159°1,708 m2.7 mi
Mount ClaySSW 193°1,684 m2.1 mi
Mount Sam AdamsNE 36°1,682 m0.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:58
June solstice05:0219:4920:34
September equinox06:3318:0618:45
December solstice07:1915:2216:09

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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357729526

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