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Blue Job Mountain

Blue Job Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Blue Job Mountain rises to 412 m in New Hampshire. Rocky Mountain stands 428 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Job State Forest, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Branch River Valley Trail passes 8.1 miles off.

About

The story

Blue Job Mountain (pronounced Jobe) is a mountain in Farmington, New Hampshire. It has a fire tower at the summit, and numerous trails, most commonly accessed from First Crown Point Road in neighboring Strafford, crisscross the mountain. Blue Job Mountain State Forest occupies 284 acres (115 ha) around the summit.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q4929295, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
412 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.33149, -71.11599
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Baxter Lake Boat Access Facility: 3.8 mi
  • Elizabeth Fernald Park & Playground: 4.5 mi
  • Farmington 500 Paulson Road Fields: 4.5 mi
  • James B. Edgerly Memorial Park: 5.0 mi
  • Meetinghouse Park: 6.4 mi
Historic sites: 57
  • Cellar Hole: 5.6 mi
  • Cellar Hole: 6.4 mi
  • Deputy Sheriff Charles E. Smith (1843-1891) Historic Marker: 6.7 mi
  • World War Monument: 7.2 mi
  • Old Train Trestle: 8.1 mi
Museums: 40
  • Strafford Historic Society: 4.4 mi
  • Rochester Historical Society: 7.4 mi
  • Gilman Museum: 10.1 mi
  • Gilmanton Historical Society Museum: 10.9 mi
  • New Hampshire Farm Museum: 11.0 mi
Beaches: 27
  • Dustin Beach: 7.4 mi
  • Mary Waldron Beach: 7.4 mi
  • Sandy Point: 7.5 mi
  • Colony Beach (closed): 7.5 mi
  • Bennett's Bridge Beach: 7.5 mi
Artworks: 27
Waterfalls: 11
  • Gonic Trails Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Steeles Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Kimballs Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Hayes Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Hook Island Falls: 16.4 mi
Gardens: 11
Cliffs: 10
  • Devil's Den Cliff: 14.9 mi
  • Ridgeline Climbing: 14.9 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 15.0 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 15.0 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 15.0 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Maud Jones Memorial Forest Trail (.8 mi): 15.0 mi
  • Mast Way Trails: 15.1 mi
  • Deerfield Fairgrounds: 17.3 mi
  • Mount Washington Boat Terminal: 18.1 mi
  • Spring Hill: 18.2 mi
Picnic sites: 7
Rest areas: 3
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 23.7 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 23.8 mi
  • Canterbury Rest Area: 24.9 mi
Springs: 2
  • Two Sisters Spring: 11.9 mi
  • Huckins Spring: 16.4 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Blue Job Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rocky MountainNW 317°428 m11.4 mi
Prospect MountainNW 323°424 m6.2 mi
Birch RidgeN 355°415 m10.2 mi
Catamount MountainWSW 247°403 m9.8 mi
Parker MountainSW 217°401 m4.4 mi
Ragged MountainNNW 328°394 m5.3 mi
Little Blue JobN 359°377 m0.4 mi
Evans MountainSW 230°370 m5.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
June solstice05:0519:4520:29
September equinox06:3218:0618:44
December solstice07:1415:2616:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465666716962503930
Precip in2.52.23.73.73.53.93.53.23.44.43.93.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rochester Skyhaven AP, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357718264

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