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Bald Knob

Bald Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Knob rises to 627 m in New Hampshire. Mount Osceola stands 1,315 m to the north, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Sachem Peak, a peak 1.2 miles away. River Heritage Tour passes 6.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States of America (GNIS ID = 871430)

Wikidata Q34808219, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
627 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.90401, -71.54891

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
  • East Slab: 2.1 mi
  • Dark Passenger Lower: 2.1 mi
  • Dark Side: 2.1 mi
  • Back Country: 2.1 mi
  • The Central Tongue: 2.1 mi
Parks
  • Crawfords Memorial Field: 6.1 mi
  • Sandwich Notch Park: 6.2 mi
  • Mirror Lake Public Beach: 7.6 mi
  • Staple Rock Park: 8.1 mi
  • Sunshine Park: 8.2 mi
Waterfalls: 51
  • Fletcher Cascades: 3.5 mi
  • Mill Brook Cascade: 3.9 mi
  • Great Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Lower Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Norway Rapids: 5.4 mi
Attractions: 29
  • Lower Pool: 9.8 mi
  • Alpine Adventures Outdoor Recreation: 11.2 mi
  • Ice Castles: 11.8 mi
  • The Old Country Store: 12.8 mi
  • Flume Gorge: 14.8 mi
Beaches: 26
Museums: 23
Historic sites: 23
Artworks: 21
  • Local Boyscout Harold A. Webster Jr.: 12.3 mi
  • Frog Rock: 16.6 mi
  • #20 / Nova: 17.1 mi
  • #23 / Red Wing: 17.1 mi
  • #27 / Black Sail: 17.1 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Campton Day Use Area: 4.5 mi
  • Sabbaday Falls Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
  • Fay Waside Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
  • Sawyer Rock Picnic Ground: 16.2 mi
  • Mount Cleveland Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
Springs: 5
  • Elliott Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Liberty Spring: 15.5 mi
  • lower falls: 16.9 mi
  • Breck-Plankey Spring: 22.9 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 3.8 mi
  • Peace Garden: 12.1 mi
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 13.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Bald Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount OsceolaN 5°1,315 m6.8 mi
Middle PeakN 2°1,280 m6.9 mi
North TripyramidNE 48°1,274 m7.1 mi
Middle TripyramidNE 52°1,262 m6.8 mi
East PeakNNE 11°1,260 m7.2 mi
South TripyramidNE 54°1,250 m6.6 mi
West PeakN 1°1,248 m7.1 mi
Mount TecumsehN 355°1,218.3 m4.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:59
June solstice05:0519:4920:33
September equinox06:3418:0818:46
December solstice07:1815:2516:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F171827405161666457453424
Precip in3.93.24.34.64.25.24.84.44.25.64.55.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waterville Valley Nepp, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357729591

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