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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 HillN1,106 m13.2 mi
Mount KelseySW1,057 m12.5 mi
Deer MountainENE1,050 m11.2 mi
Dixville PeakWSW1,045 m11.3 mi
Magalloway MountainNNW1,031 m10.5 mi
Rice MountainSW1,030 m7.5 mi
Crystal MountainWNW988 m5.0 mi
Diamond RidgeN985 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 50–80 °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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