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Black Crescent Mountain

Black Crescent Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Black Crescent Mountain rises to 992 m in New Hampshire. Mount Adams stands 1,748 m to the south, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugar Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. Presidential Range Tour passes 3.8 miles off. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Black Crescent Mountain is a mountain in the Crescent Range of the White Mountains, 4.4 miles (7.1 km) north of Randolph and 4.7 miles (7.6 km) southwest of Berlin in New Hampshire. The summit is on the eastern boundary of the White Mountain National Forest.

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Wikidata Q4920605, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
992 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.43934, -71.27009

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 60
Nature reserves
Parks: 43
  • Moose Brook State Park: 4.0 mi
  • Glenside Park: 4.3 mi
  • Mossy Glen: 4.3 mi
  • William H. Peek Memorial Park: 4.4 mi
  • Moose Brook Park: 4.5 mi
Waterfalls: 37
  • Gordon Fall: 4.9 mi
  • Salroc Fall: 5.3 mi
  • Coosauk Fall: 5.3 mi
  • Tama Fall: 5.3 mi
  • Hitchcock Fall: 5.6 mi
Attractions: 27
  • Ho Ho Ho H20: 11.0 mi
  • Rudys Rapid Transit: 11.1 mi
  • Hot Shots Fire Brigade: 11.1 mi
  • Firehouse Game: 11.1 mi
  • The Red Hot Racers: 11.1 mi
Picnic sites: 17
  • P7: 3.4 mi
  • P8: 3.4 mi
  • P1: 3.4 mi
  • P9: 3.4 mi
  • P2: 3.4 mi
Historic sites: 11
Museums: 9
Cliffs: 9
Springs: 5
  • Peabody Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Spaulding Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Gulfside Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Mountain fountain: 17.9 mi
  • Deer Hill Spring: 20.3 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 4.8 mi
  • Lancaster Community Garden: 15.2 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Artworks: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Black Crescent Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AdamsS1,748 m8.3 mi
Mount JeffersonSSW1,725 m9.6 mi
Mount Sam AdamsS1,682 m8.3 mi
Mount MadisonS1,636 m7.6 mi
Mount Quincy AdamsS1,633 m8.0 mi
Mount Abigail AdamsS1,626 m8.0 mi
Adams FiveSSW1,590 m8.7 mi
Mount CabotWNW1,258 m8.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
June solstice05:0119:4920:34
September equinox06:3318:0618:45
December solstice07:1915:2116:09

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161827415362676557463523
Precip in2.72.43.03.43.64.24.13.83.44.93.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Berlin, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357718128

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