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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.

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.

What the record says

Elevation
992 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.43934, -71.27009

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

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

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Black Crescent Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AdamsS 187°1,748 m8.3 mi
Mount JeffersonSSW 194°1,725 m9.6 mi
Mount Sam AdamsS 190°1,682 m8.3 mi
Mount MadisonS 182°1,636 m7.6 mi
Mount Quincy AdamsS 186°1,633 m8.0 mi
Mount Abigail AdamsS 191°1,626 m8.0 mi
Adams FiveSSW 192°1,590 m8.7 mi
Mount CabotWNW 303°1,258 m8.5 mi

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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357718128

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