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Avery Ledge

Avery Ledge, a peak in New Hampshire
Avery Ledge, a peak in New HampshireNOAA Office for Coastal Management / The USDA-FSA Aerial Photography Field office (crediting while reuse is desired as Courtesy Attribution) · Public domain
Avery Ledge, a peak in New Hampshire
NOAA Office for Coastal Management / The USDA-FSA Aerial Photography Field office (crediting while reuse is desired as Courtesy Attribution) · Public domain

Avery Ledge rises to 570 m in New Hampshire. Summit stands 828 m to the north-northwest, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Haystack Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway passes 5.0 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34806926, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
570 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.21981, -72.03368

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Pillsbury State Park: 3.8 mi
  • Pillsbury-Sunapee Corridor: 4.8 mi
  • Whitman Park: 5.1 mi
  • Camp Morgan: 5.3 mi
  • Warren Brook Park: 5.8 mi
Museums: 32
  • Washington Historical Society: 4.3 mi
  • John Hay Estate at The Fells: 9.1 mi
  • Little Red Schoolhouse Museum: 10.4 mi
  • Upton Chandler House Museum: 11.7 mi
  • Flanders-Osborne Museum: 11.7 mi
Beaches: 23
Historic sites: 17
Artworks: 11
  • Newport's Golden Eagle: 12.1 mi
  • Armillary: 21.7 mi
  • Smith's clothespin: 23.2 mi
  • Johnathan Daniels: 23.4 mi
  • Pizza Wings: 23.4 mi
Gardens: 5
Waterfalls: 5
  • Gleason Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Pollard Mills Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Brennan Falls: 18.7 mi
  • Bonner Falls: 24.2 mi
  • Senter Falls: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
Attractions: 5
  • Everett Dam: 20.7 mi
  • Everett Dam: 20.9 mi
  • Everett Dam: 20.9 mi
  • Everett Dam: 21.0 mi
  • Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 23.3 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Covered bridges: 3
Springs: 2
  • (seasonal): 1.9 mi
  • River Road Spring: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SummitNNW 343°828 m6.8 mi
Sunapee MountainNNW 346°824 m6.4 mi
South PeakN 350°794 m6.5 mi
Lucias LookoutNNW 333°756 m4.4 mi
Lovewell MountainSW 231°751 m1.8 mi
Little Sunapee MountainNW 325°734 m3.6 mi
Goves MountainNW 306°721 m4.5 mi
Bean MountainW 276°708 m5.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:0919:4920:32
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1815:3016:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212331435563686659473727
Precip in3.43.13.84.23.84.54.44.04.15.54.24.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bradford 2, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357717380

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