Barrett Mountain
Barrett Mountain rises to 561 m in New Hampshire. North Pack Monadnock Mountain stands 694 m to the north-northeast, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is New Ipswich Town Forest, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.
The story
Barrett Mountain is a mountain located in south-central New Hampshire within the Wapack Range of mountains. It lies within the town of New Ipswich and is traversed by the 22-mile (35 km) Wapack Trail. Kidder Mountain is located directly to the north along the Wapack ridgeline; New Ipswich Mountain to the south. The summit of the mountain is mostly wooded. A cross-country ski area occupies the north side of Barrett Mountain. The east side of the mountain drains into the Souhegan River watershed, to the Merrimack River thence the Atlantic Ocean; the northwest side drains into the Gridley River, to the Contoocook River thence into the Merrimack River; the southwest side drains into the Millers River watershed, to the Connecticut River, thence into Long Island Sound.
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Wikidata Q4863435, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 561 m
How to reach it
- 18.6 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 22.8 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 23.4 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 24.3 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Kiwanis Point · 25 mi
- Beal's Knob Vista · 26 mi
- Hubbard Hill Vista · 29 mi
- Dort Knob Vista · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- New Ipswich Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Stony Top: 1.6 mi
- Conant Hill: 1.8 mi
- Pratt Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Wildcat Hill: 2.1 mi
- Cultural Cocoon: 8.1 mi
- Schoolboy of 1850: 8.7 mi
- Clyde II: 8.9 mi
- Armillary: 12.4 mi
- Phoenix: 12.5 mi
- New Ipswich Town Forest: 0.9 mi
- Wapack Wilderness: 1.8 mi
- Binney Pond Natural Area: 2.4 mi
- Mattabaseck Wildlife Corridor: 2.5 mi
- Annett State Forest: 2.8 mi
- New England Glassworks: 2.8 mi
- Old Winchendon Pump House Site: 8.1 mi
- Civil War Monument: 8.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 8.8 mi
- World War 2 Honor Roll: 8.8 mi
- Memorial Park: 3.2 mi
- Wellington Park: 4.1 mi
- Rindge Veteran's Memorial Park: 4.9 mi
- Ridge Common: 4.9 mi
- Taft Memorial Field: 5.2 mi
- Rindge Historcal Museum: 4.8 mi
- Ashby Historical Society: 7.6 mi
- Mariposa Museum: 8.1 mi
- Aquarius No. 1 Fire Museum: 8.2 mi
- Frederick Historic Piano Collection: 8.7 mi
- Contoocook Lake Public Beach: 5.2 mi
- Jowder's Cove Beach: 5.6 mi
- Ripple Beach Cove: 6.2 mi
- Holiday Cove: 6.8 mi
- Sandy Beach: 7.9 mi
- Barrett House: 2.9 mi
- Nutting Ledges: 4.1 mi
- Bicentennial Giant Chair: 13.3 mi
- Painted Rock: 13.5 mi
- Yellow Chair: 14.8 mi
- Noahs Ark: 11.2 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 12.4 mi
- Sundial Community Garden: 13.4 mi
- St. Paul's Community Garden: 13.4 mi
- Prichard Street Community Garden: 13.5 mi
- Trap Falls: 9.4 mi
- Bonner Falls: 9.9 mi
- Purgatory Lower Falls: 12.8 mi
- Middle Falls: 13.4 mi
- Upper Falls: 13.6 mi
- Black Precipice: 11.9 mi
- Billings Fold: 12.0 mi
- Jacob Hill: 15.3 mi
- Troy Cliffs: 16.8 mi
- Ice Fall (in winter): 18.7 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 8.3 mi
- Falcon Spring: 11.0 mi
- River Road Spring: 19.6 mi
- Trap Falls: 9.4 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 17.6 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 19.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Barrett Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pack Monadnock Mountain | NNE 16° | 694 m | 8.9 mi |
| Pack Monadnock Mountain | NNE 15° | 692 m | 7.1 mi |
| Holt Peak | NNE 19° | 623 m | 4.7 mi |
| Burton Peak | NNE 18° | 605 m | 3.8 mi |
| Temple Mountain | NNE 15° | 596 m | 5.6 mi |
| New Ipswich Mountain | S 183° | 563 m | 1.2 mi |
| Mount Watatic | SSE 166° | 555 m | 4.7 mi |
| Pratt Mountain | S 186° | 551 m | 2.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:47 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:31 | 16:17 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jaffrey Muni AP Silver RCH, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357717624
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