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Black Mountain

Black Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Black Mountain rises to 848 m in New Hampshire. Mount Moosilauke stands 1,468 m to the southeast, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Howe Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 5.1 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States of America (GNIS ID = 871524)

Wikidata Q34835923, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
848 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.07461, -71.92225

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Cliffs
  • Sawyers Ledge: 9.9 mi
  • Indian Head: 11.2 mi
  • Cannon Cliff: 13.0 mi
  • Cannon Cliff: 13.0 mi
  • Moby Grape: 13.1 mi
Parks: 58
  • Hazen Park: 5.7 mi
  • Warren Recreational Trail: 6.6 mi
  • Lake Tarleton State Park: 6.7 mi
  • Bedell Bridge State Park: 7.5 mi
  • Community Field: 7.8 mi
Waterfalls: 27
  • Paradise Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Dusk Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Gordon Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Kinsman Flume: 10.0 mi
  • Harvard Falls: 11.1 mi
Historic sites: 21
  • Bath New Hampshire: 6.3 mi
  • Rogers Rangers: 6.6 mi
  • Chase cellar hole: 8.0 mi
  • Bradford: 10.6 mi
  • Governor Gallen Memorial: 13.9 mi
Museums: 20
Attractions: 17
Picnic sites: 7
Rest areas: 6
  • The Basin, East: 12.4 mi
  • The Basin, West: 12.4 mi
  • Boise Rock: 13.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-91 (North Bound): 17.1 mi
  • Littleton Rest Area: 17.6 mi
Beaches: 6
Artworks: 6
  • Tree Harp: 17.6 mi
  • Sunflowers: 17.6 mi
  • Pollyanna Statue: 17.7 mi
  • Vermontasaurus: 20.9 mi
  • Kettle Pond State Park: 24.3 mi
Springs: 2
  • Liberty Spring: 14.0 mi
  • Lac Littleton: 16.6 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 22.7 mi
  • Peace Garden: 24.5 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MoosilaukeSE 128°1,468 m5.7 mi
South PeakSE 137°1,381 m6.0 mi
Mount BlueESE 121°1,380 m5.9 mi
South Kinsman MountainENE 70°1,320 m9.8 mi
North Kinsman MountainENE 66°1,308.5 m10.1 mi
Mount JimESE 121°1,270 m6.7 mi
Mount WaternomeeESE 120°1,199 m7.3 mi
Mt. BraleySE 126°1,149 m7.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2219:00
June solstice05:0519:5120:35
September equinox06:3518:0918:47
December solstice07:2015:2516:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F171928415362676557453424
Precip in2.42.12.73.23.43.84.44.43.54.53.53.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Benton 5 SW, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 871524 — Black Mountain, Grafton County, New Hampshire.

OpenStreetMap element node/357729691

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