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Bald Knob

Bald Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Knob rises to 605 m in New Hampshire. Mount Cardigan stands 956 m to the southwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Crosby Mountain State Park, a park 0.2 miles away. River Heritage Tour passes 3.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States of America (GNIS ID = 865350)

Wikidata Q34808211, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
605 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.73292, -71.81760

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Crosby Mountain State Park: 0.2 mi
  • Everett Hobart Memorial Park: 2.3 mi
  • Sculptured Rocks Geologic Site: 2.5 mi
  • Polar Caves Park: 3.8 mi
  • Rumney Town Common: 5.0 mi
Peaks
Cliffs
  • 5.8 Crag: 4.8 mi
  • Meadows Left: 4.8 mi
  • Meadows Center: 4.8 mi
  • Meadows Right: 4.8 mi
  • Parking Lot Wall: 4.9 mi
Beaches: 38
  • Avery-Crouse Beach: 8.9 mi
  • Canaan Street Lake Beach: 12.1 mi
  • Goose Pond Dam Beach: 13.9 mi
  • Goose Pond Park Beach: 13.9 mi
  • South Beach: 14.2 mi
Historic sites: 37
  • Former Remick Place: 0.9 mi
  • Former Hall Place: 4.9 mi
  • The Frost House: 6.6 mi
  • Bobcat Boulder: 6.7 mi
  • The Common: 6.7 mi
Artworks: 36
  • Local Boyscout Harold A. Webster Jr.: 6.7 mi
  • #19 / Enigmatic Dream: 16.7 mi
  • #28 / South of the Border in Koyoto: 16.7 mi
  • #14 / White: 16.7 mi
  • #24 / Snowy Owl: 16.7 mi
Waterfalls: 28
  • Sculptured Rocks: 2.6 mi
  • Welton Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Elizabeth Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Livermore Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Waternomee Falls: 11.4 mi
Museums: 19
Attractions: 15
Gardens: 6
  • Peace Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 21.6 mi
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 21.7 mi
  • Canillas Community Garden: 22.4 mi
  • Life Sciences Greenhouse: 23.3 mi
Picnic sites: 6
Covered bridges: 4
Springs: 3
  • Crystal Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Breck-Plankey Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Elliott Spring: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Bald Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount CardiganSW 220°956 m7.5 mi
FirescrewSW 221°934 m7.1 mi
Stinson MountainNNE 15°878 m7.3 mi
Cardigan South PeakSW 218°865 m7.7 mi
Cardigan RimrockSW 219°851 m8.0 mi
Orange MountainSW 214°782 m8.3 mi
Crane MountainSSW 209°727 m8.8 mi
Mowglis MountainSW 222°720 m5.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2219:00
June solstice05:0619:4920:33
September equinox06:3518:0918:47
December solstice07:1915:2616:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182130425362676558463524
Precip in3.22.63.23.33.74.44.53.83.64.63.64.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plymouth, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 865350 — Bald Knob, Grafton County, New Hampshire.

OpenStreetMap element node/357717513

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