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Black Mountain

Black Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Black Mountain rises to 761 m in New Hampshire. Stub Hill stands 1,106 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Rands Rock, a peak 1.4 miles away. Moose Path Trail passes 8.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Coös County, New Hampshire, United States of America (GNIS ID = 865630)

Wikidata Q34835891, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
761 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.91569, -71.11553

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks: 20
  • Dixville Notch State Park: 9.5 mi
  • Mollidgewock State Park: 12.2 mi
  • Androscoggin Wayside Park: 12.3 mi
  • Lake Francis State Park: 13.5 mi
  • Birch Island Wilderness Camping: 14.4 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Garfield Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Little Hellgate: 8.3 mi
  • Baby Flume: 9.1 mi
  • Huntington Cascades: 9.5 mi
  • Beaver Brook Falls: 17.0 mi
Historic sites: 7
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 3
  • Flume Brook Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
  • Cascade Brook Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
  • Second Connecticut Lake Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
Springs: 2
  • King Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Mountain fountain: 22.0 mi
Museums: 2
Artworks: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Back Lake Beach: 15.7 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Moose Cave: 24.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stub HillN 4°1,106 m13.2 mi
Mount KelseySW 231°1,057 m12.5 mi
Deer MountainENE 57°1,050 m11.2 mi
Dixville PeakWSW 241°1,045 m11.3 mi
Magalloway MountainNNW 347°1,031 m10.5 mi
Rice MountainSW 235°1,030 m7.5 mi
Crystal MountainWNW 294°988 m5.0 mi
Diamond RidgeN 355°985 m12.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1818:57
June solstice04:5919:5020:35
September equinox06:3218:0518:44
December solstice07:2015:1816:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121323375160656356443220
Precip in3.02.62.83.53.64.84.14.23.75.13.53.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Errol AP, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357718153

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