Peak · New Hampshire
Ames Mountain
Ames Mountain rises to 628 m in New Hampshire. Carr Mountain stands 1,058 m to the east-northeast, 2.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Currier Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. River Heritage Tour passes 1.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in the United States of America
Wikidata Q34805138, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 628 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.86923, -71.87896
- 1.6 mi off the River Heritage Tour
- 12.0 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 12.2 mi off the Lakes Region Tour
- 14.6 mi off the Kancamagus Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Post Pond Overlook · 15 mi
- Balch Hill · 22 mi
- Pemigewasset Overlook · 22 mi
- CL Graham Wangan Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Currier Hill: 0.6 mi
- Clifford Hill: 1.8 mi
- Oak Hill: 1.9 mi
- Carr Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Ellsworth Hill: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Wentworth Town Forest: 1.4 mi
- Baker River Site #6A: 2.8 mi
- Foster & Colburn State Forest: 3.4 mi
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail: 5.3 mi
- Appalachian Trail Tract 192-19: 5.5 mi
Parks
- Riverside Park: 1.5 mi
- Hamilton Field: 1.6 mi
- Plummers Ledge Natural Area: 2.4 mi
- Warren Common: 3.9 mi
- Jim Darling Natural Area: 4.0 mi
Cliffs
- Very Nice Crag: 4.7 mi
- Buffalo Pit: 4.7 mi
- Asylum: 4.7 mi
- Summit Cliff: 4.8 mi
- Yellowknife: 4.8 mi
Waterfalls: 36
- Waternomee Falls: 2.1 mi
- Dusk Falls: 11.0 mi
- Sculptured Rocks: 11.3 mi
- Livermore Falls: 12.1 mi
- Paradise Falls: 12.6 mi
Artworks: 35
- Local Boyscout Harold A. Webster Jr.: 12.2 mi
- Vermontasaurus: 18.5 mi
- Feral Seed: 23.0 mi
- Robert Frost: 23.2 mi
- Foucault Pendulum: 23.3 mi
Historic sites: 32
- Former Hall Place: 7.3 mi
- Former Remick Place: 9.2 mi
- The Frost House: 12.1 mi
- Bobcat Boulder: 12.1 mi
- Draper & Maynard Co.: 12.2 mi
Museums: 20
- Museum of the White Mountains: 12.1 mi
- Pemigewasset Hook & Ladder: 15.7 mi
- Clark History Museum: 15.7 mi
- Americana Museum: 15.7 mi
- Avery's Garage: 15.7 mi
Beaches: 19
- Chase Town Beach: 13.7 mi
- Fairlee Town Beach: 14.2 mi
- Goose Pond Park Beach: 15.1 mi
- Canaan Street Lake Beach: 16.3 mi
- Goose Pond Dam Beach: 16.4 mi
Attractions: 15
- Redstone Rocket: 3.9 mi
- Lost River Gorge & Boulder Caves: 12.5 mi
- Ice Castles: 14.6 mi
- Alpine Adventures Outdoor Recreation: 15.5 mi
- Bedell Bridge: 15.6 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Campton Day Use Area: 12.6 mi
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
- Fay Waside Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
- Area 2: 19.3 mi
- Area 1: 19.5 mi
Gardens: 4
- Peace Garden: 12.0 mi
- Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 19.5 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 23.0 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 24.1 mi
Springs: 4
- Crystal Spring: 13.2 mi
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 19.5 mi
- Liberty Spring: 20.7 mi
- Elliott Spring: 23.9 mi
Covered bridges: 3
- Edgell Covered Bridge: 14.2 mi
- Sayre Bridge: 18.8 mi
- Union Village Covered Bridge: 19.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
- The Basin, East: 19.9 mi
- The Basin, West: 20.1 mi
- Boise Rock: 22.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Ames Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carr Mountain | ENE 59° | 1,058 m | 2.1 mi |
| Mt. Kirkham | NNE 26° | 1,018.3 m | 9.3 mi |
| Mount Kineo | NE 44° | 1,011 m | 5.8 mi |
| Smarts Mountain | WSW 249° | 983 m | 8.2 mi |
| Mount Cushman | NE 39° | 971 m | 7.9 mi |
| Sayre Peak | NNE 23° | 962 m | 8.9 mi |
| Mount Kineo, East Peak | ENE 61° | 909 m | 6.9 mi |
| Hurricane Mountain | N 9° | 906 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:22 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 19:50 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:26 | 16:13 |
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 | 21 | 30 | 42 | 54 | 63 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 47 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wentworth, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 871391 — Ames Mountain, Grafton County, New Hampshire.
OpenStreetMap element node/357729540
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