Black Cap
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
- 2.9 mi off the White Mountain Trail, National
- 3.6 mi off the PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY
- 6.2 mi off the Kancamagus Scenic Byway, National
- 6.7 mi off the Presidential Range Tour
Overlooks nearby
- Square. Ledge · 16 mi
- Frankenstein Cliff · 17 mi
- Ladies’ Lookout · 17 mi
- Lila's Ledge · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hurricane Mountain Common Land: 0.8 mi
- Green Hills Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Artist Falls Brook: 1.9 mi
- Green Hills Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Cranmore Conservation Easement: 2.0 mi
- Hurricane Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Cranmore Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Peaked Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Middle Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Mountain: 2.2 mi
- 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
- Diana's Baths: 5.3 mi
- Jackson Falls: 8.7 mi
- Pitcher Falls: 12.1 mi
- Champney Falls: 12.1 mi
- Chandler Gorge: 12.3 mi
- 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
- Jimmy Mersereau: 1.6 mi
- First Church of Christ Congregational Park: 2.9 mi
- Honor Roll: 4.2 mi
- Bradley Memorial Park: 5.0 mi
- Fryeburg Honor Roll: 5.0 mi
- 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
- 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
- New England Ski Museum: 3.0 mi
- Conway Railroad Museum: 3.1 mi
- MWOBs Admin Office: 3.1 mi
- Fryeburg Fair Farm Museum: 5.1 mi
- Salyards Museum: 6.0 mi
- 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
- Sawyer Rock Picnic Ground: 13.0 mi
- Glen Ellis Scenic Area: 16.1 mi
- Sabbaday Falls Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
- Dolly Copp Picnic Ground: 20.0 mi
- Eisenhower Memorial Area: 21.8 mi
- Hannes Schneider: 2.2 mi
- Loon Mural: 17.8 mi
- Bridgton and Saco River R.R.: 18.1 mi
- Mary's Garden: 17.6 mi
- Bridgton Community Gardens: 17.9 mi
- Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 22.9 mi
- Sabatis Island Rest Area: 13.0 mi
- Livermore: 15.5 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kearsarge North | NNW 339° | 991 m | 3.7 mi |
| North Moat Mountain | W 263° | 956 m | 7.4 mi |
| North Doublehead | NNW 338° | 922 m | 8.3 mi |
| Big Attitash Mountain | W 265° | 885 m | 8.2 mi |
| South Doublehead | NNW 336° | 870 m | 8.0 mi |
| Middle Moat Mountain | WSW 251° | 840 m | 6.9 mi |
| South Moat Mountain | WSW 247° | 828 m | 6.8 mi |
| Bartlett Mountain | NW 324° | 786 m | 3.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:02 | 19:47 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:22 | 16:09 |
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 | 20 | 22 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Conway, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357729677
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