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Black Mountain

Black Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Black Mountain rises to 836 m in New Hampshire. Muise Mountain stands 1,096 m to the west-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Greenough Ponds Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.9 miles away. Moose Path Trail passes 2.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in Coös County, New Hampshire, United States of America (GNIS ID = 865629)

Wikidata Q34835878, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
836 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.83448, -71.17638

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks: 20
  • Dixville Notch State Park: 6.0 mi
  • Androscoggin Wayside Park: 6.3 mi
  • Mollidgewock State Park: 6.6 mi
  • Fish Pond Boat Launch Facility: 15.1 mi
  • Beaver Brook Falls State Wayside: 15.3 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Baby Flume: 5.6 mi
  • Huntington Cascades: 5.7 mi
  • Little Hellgate: 13.4 mi
  • Garfield Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Beaver Brook Falls: 15.2 mi
Cliffs: 7
Historic sites: 7
Picnic sites: 3
  • Flume Brook Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
  • Cascade Brook Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
  • Second Connecticut Lake Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
Museums: 3
  • Pittsburg Historical Society Museum: 18.5 mi
  • Wilhelm Reich Museum: 24.8 mi
  • Moffett House Museum: 24.9 mi
Springs: 2
  • Mountain fountain: 18.0 mi
  • King Spring: 21.2 mi
Artworks: 1
Covered bridges: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Back Lake Beach: 18.7 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Moose Cave: 20.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Muise MountainWSW 251°1,096 m10.5 mi
Mount KelseyWSW 251°1,057 m7.1 mi
Dixville PeakW 271°1,045 m6.9 mi
Rice MountainWNW 292°1,030 m3.4 mi
Whitcomb MountainSW 233°1,023 m12.0 mi
Crystal MountainNNW 348°988 m7.8 mi
Cave MountainNW 308°973 m5.6 mi
Low Aziscohos MountainENE 57°969 m10.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
June solstice04:5919:5020:35
September equinox06:3218:0618:44
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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 865629 — Black Mountain, Coos County, New Hampshire.

OpenStreetMap element node/357718149

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