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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

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
Peaks
Cliffs: 59
  • 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
Waterfalls: 49
  • 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: 28
  • 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: 23
Museums: 22
Historic sites: 21
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 OsceolaN1,315 m6.8 mi
Middle PeakN1,280 m6.9 mi
North TripyramidNE1,274 m7.1 mi
Middle TripyramidNE1,262 m6.8 mi
East PeakNNE1,260 m7.2 mi
South TripyramidNE1,250 m6.6 mi
West PeakN1,248 m7.1 mi
Mount TecumsehN1,218 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 50–80 °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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