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Black Mountain

Black Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Black Mountain rises to 830 m in New Hampshire. Mount Osceola stands 1,315 m to the north, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Sachem Peak, a peak 1.3 miles away. River Heritage Tour passes 6.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Hampshire, United States of America

Wikidata Q34835845, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
830 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.88567, -71.53036

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
  • East Slab: 3.6 mi
  • Dark Passenger Lower: 3.6 mi
  • The Ocean: 3.6 mi
  • Dark Side: 3.6 mi
  • The Central Tongue: 3.6 mi
Parks
  • Sandwich Notch Park: 4.7 mi
  • Sunshine Park: 6.6 mi
  • Everrett Field: 7.1 mi
  • Quimby Field: 7.2 mi
  • Crawfords Memorial Field: 7.2 mi
Waterfalls: 51
  • Lower Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Great Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Fletcher Cascades: 3.7 mi
  • Beede Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Lower Falls: 4.6 mi
Attractions: 29
  • Lower Pool: 10.0 mi
  • The Old Country Store: 11.2 mi
  • Alpine Adventures Outdoor Recreation: 12.8 mi
  • Ice Castles: 13.4 mi
  • Lucknow Mansion: 15.0 mi
Beaches: 28
Historic sites: 26
Artworks: 21
  • Local Boyscout Harold A. Webster Jr.: 11.8 mi
  • Frog Rock: 15.0 mi
  • #20 / Nova: 15.7 mi
  • #23 / Red Wing: 15.7 mi
  • #27 / Black Sail: 15.8 mi
Museums: 19
Springs: 5
  • Elliott Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 12.3 mi
  • lower falls: 16.8 mi
  • Liberty Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Breck-Plankey Spring: 22.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Campton Day Use Area: 4.9 mi
  • Sabbaday Falls Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
  • Fay Waside Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
  • Sawyer Rock Picnic Ground: 16.6 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 11.5 mi
  • Peace Garden: 11.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount OsceolaN 358°1,315 m8.0 mi
Middle PeakN 356°1,280 m8.2 mi
North TripyramidNE 36°1,274 m7.5 mi
Middle TripyramidNE 39°1,262 m7.1 mi
South TripyramidNE 41°1,250 m6.8 mi
Mount TecumsehNNW 347°1,218.3 m5.7 mi
Mount WhitefaceENE 60°1,217 m7.0 mi
Sandwich MountainENE 58°1,215 m1.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2018:58
June solstice05:0419:4920:33
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1815:2516:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F171827405161666457453424
Precip in3.93.24.34.64.25.24.84.44.25.64.55.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waterville Valley Nepp, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 871525 — Black Mountain, Carroll County, New Hampshire.

OpenStreetMap element node/357729694

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