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Boott Spur

Boott Spur, seen from above at true elevation

Boott Spur rises to 1,664 m in New Hampshire. Mount Washington stands 1,917 m to the north-northwest, 1.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Lion Head, a peak 0.8 miles away. Presidential Range Tour passes 2.0 miles off.

The story

Boott Spur is a minor peak located in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States. The mountain is named after Francis Boott (1792–1863), and is part of the Presidential Range of the White Mountains. Boott Spur stands on the shoulder of Mount Washington, above the south side of the headwall of Tuckerman Ravine. Although well over 4,000 feet (1,220 m) above sea level in height, the Appalachian Mountain Club does not define Boott Spur as a "four-thousand footer" because it stands less than 200 feet (60 m) above the col on the ridge from Washington, making it a secondary summit of that peak.

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Wikidata Q4944096, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1664 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.25265, -71.29407

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Prospect Farm: 5.3 mi
  • Randolf Springs Town Park: 8.0 mi
  • Durand Lake: 8.4 mi
  • William H. Peek Memorial Park: 8.7 mi
  • Mossy Glen: 8.7 mi
Waterfalls: 52
Attractions: 42
  • Mount Washington Observatory: 1.3 mi
  • ZipRider Wildcat Mountain: 2.8 mi
  • Eggs-traordinary Farm Tractors: 11.0 mi
  • Roar-o-Saurus: 11.0 mi
  • Nor'Easter Mountain Coaster: 12.2 mi
Cliffs: 40
Museums: 23
  • Museum of White Mountain Art / Jackson Historical Society: 9.2 mi
  • Gorham Historical Society & Railroad Museum: 11.0 mi
  • Jefferson Historical Museum: 13.9 mi
  • MWOBs Admin Office: 15.9 mi
  • Conway Railroad Museum: 16.1 mi
Picnic sites: 20
Historic sites: 17
Beaches: 11
  • Pleasant Point Town Beach: 19.8 mi
  • Beach Area #1: 19.8 mi
  • Beach Area #2: 20.1 mi
  • Echo Lake Beach: 20.5 mi
  • Conway Lake Public Beach: 22.0 mi
Springs: 6
  • Gulfside Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Spaulding Spring: 4.2 mi
  • Peabody Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Deer Hill Spring: 15.4 mi
  • lower falls: 16.6 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Hannes Schneider: 16.3 mi
  • Pollyanna Statue: 24.0 mi
  • Tree Harp: 24.0 mi
  • Sunflowers: 24.1 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 15.8 mi
  • Lancaster Community Garden: 21.2 mi
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Boott Spur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WashingtonNNW 340°1,917 m1.3 mi
Ball CragN 349°1,843 m1.5 mi
Agiocochook CragN 4°1,748 m1.8 mi
Mount AdamsN 1°1,748 m4.7 mi
Mount JeffersonNNW 343°1,725 m3.7 mi
Nelson CragNNE 12°1,708 m1.9 mi
Mount ClayNNW 335°1,684 m2.5 mi
Mount Sam AdamsN 357°1,682 m4.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:58
June solstice05:0219:4920:33
September equinox06:3318:0618:45
December solstice07:1815:2216:10

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F6613243646504943312112
Precip in5.75.46.77.37.78.68.97.77.710.08.17.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Washington, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 871558 — Boott Spur, Coos County, New Hampshire.

OpenStreetMap element node/357729727

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