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Barber Mountain

Barber Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Barber Mountain rises to 265 m in New Hampshire. Mt Ascutney stands 954 m to the north-northwest, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Wilgus State Park, a park 1.0 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 0.7 miles off.

The story

Mountain in United States of America; GeoNames ID = 5082989.

Wikidata Q34808690, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
265 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.37743, -72.40239

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Wilgus State Park: 1.0 mi
  • Ashley Ferry Landing: 1.6 mi
  • Romaine Tenney Memorial Park: 1.8 mi
  • Moody Park: 1.9 mi
  • Ascutney Park: 2.1 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Museums: 32
Historic sites: 26
Beaches: 19
  • Stoughton Pond Recreation Area: 4.9 mi
  • Croydon Town Beach: 14.1 mi
  • Corona Beach: 15.8 mi
  • Dewey Beach: 16.2 mi
  • Georges Mills Beach: 17.2 mi
Artworks: 19
  • Smith's clothespin: 6.7 mi
  • Newport's Golden Eagle: 11.6 mi
  • Civil War Memorial: 18.1 mi
  • The Wrecker: 20.8 mi
  • Refuge: 23.1 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Gerry's Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Pollard Mills Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Sumner Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Buttermilk Lower Falls: 16.7 mi
Covered bridges: 10
Attractions: 9
Gardens: 5
Rest areas: 3
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 1
  • (seasonal): 21.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Barber Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt AscutneyNNW954 m5.3 mi
Ascutney NorthNNW944 m5.4 mi
Ascutney SouthNNW880 m4.8 mi
Hawks MountainW645 m9.0 mi
Green MountainENE611 m5.6 mi
Unity MountainESE569 m7.4 mi
Hardy HillWNW530 m9.1 mi
Little Ascutney MountainWNW525 m6.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2419:02
June solstice05:1019:5120:34
September equinox06:3718:1118:49
December solstice07:2015:3016:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192231435665706860483726
Precip in2.72.52.73.93.84.04.23.94.15.13.23.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Springfield Lake, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357717583

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