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Black Cap

Black Cap, seen from above at true elevation

Black Cap rises to 718 m in New Hampshire. Kearsarge North stands 991 m to the north-northwest, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Hurricane Mountain Common Land, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. White Mountain Trail passes 2.9 miles off.

The story

Black Cap is a mountain located in the town of Conway, New Hampshire, United States. It is located between Kearsarge North Mountain and Peaked Mountain. The rocky summit provides views of Maine and New Hampshire's White Mountains. Cranmore Mountain Resort is located on its western subpeak, Cranmore Mountain.

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Wikidata Q4920491, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
718 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.05615, -71.06691

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • PUMP TRACK: 2.3 mi
  • First Church of Christ Congregational Park: 2.9 mi
  • Schouler Park: 3.0 mi
  • Settler's Green Park: 3.2 mi
  • The Green: 3.2 mi
Waterfalls: 42
Cliffs: 30
  • Barber Wall: 4.9 mi
  • Thin Air Face: 5.0 mi
  • Echo Roof: 5.0 mi
  • The Slabs: 5.0 mi
  • South Buttress: 5.1 mi
Historic sites: 17
Attractions: 17
  • Giant Swing: 2.1 mi
  • Cranmore Mountain Coaster: 2.1 mi
  • Diana's Baths - Parking: 5.0 mi
  • Lower Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Roar-o-Saurus: 6.9 mi
Beaches: 17
  • Conway Lake Public Beach: 4.9 mi
  • Beach Area #1: 5.0 mi
  • Beach Area #2: 5.1 mi
  • Fiddlehead Campground: 6.4 mi
  • Porridge Shore Beach: 8.4 mi
Museums: 13
Springs: 7
  • lower falls: 9.3 mi
  • Deer Hill Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Elliott Spring: 20.7 mi
  • Gulfside Spring: 21.3 mi
  • Spaulding Spring: 21.5 mi
Picnic sites: 6
Artworks: 3
  • Hannes Schneider: 2.2 mi
  • Loon Mural: 17.8 mi
  • Bridgton and Saco River R.R.: 18.1 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Mary's Garden: 17.6 mi
  • Bridgton Community Gardens: 17.9 mi
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 13.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Black Cap. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kearsarge NorthNNW 339°991 m3.7 mi
North Moat MountainW 263°956 m7.4 mi
North DoubleheadNNW 338°922 m8.3 mi
Big Attitash MountainW 265°885 m8.2 mi
South DoubleheadNNW 336°870 m8.0 mi
Middle Moat MountainWSW 251°840 m6.9 mi
South Moat MountainWSW 247°828 m6.8 mi
Bartlett MountainNW 324°786 m3.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:57
June solstice05:0219:4720:32
September equinox06:3218:0618:44
December solstice07:1715:2216:09

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202231435565706860483727
Precip in3.63.23.74.43.74.54.54.43.75.54.54.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Conway, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357729677

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