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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.

The story

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

Wikidata Q34835923, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
848 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.07461, -71.92225

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
Parks: 56
  • 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: 26
  • 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
Museums: 20
Historic sites: 19
  • 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
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

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 MoosilaukeSE1,468 m5.7 mi
South PeakSE1,381 m6.0 mi
Mount BlueESE1,380 m5.9 mi
South Kinsman MountainENE1,320 m9.8 mi
North Kinsman MountainENE1,309 m10.1 mi
Mount JimESE1,270 m6.7 mi
Mount WaternomeeESE1,199 m7.3 mi
Mt. BraleySE1,149 m7.9 mi

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.

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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