Peak · New Hampshire
Brown Mountain
Brown Mountain rises to 664 m in New Hampshire. Mount Cardigan stands 956 m to the north-northwest, 2.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Church Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. River Heritage Tour passes 12 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Hampshire, United States of America
Wikidata Q34825137, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 664 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.61611, -71.88593
- 12.3 mi off the River Heritage Tour
- 18.4 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 14.0 mi off the Lakes Region Tour
- 14.5 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Post Pond Overlook · 20 mi
- Balch Hill · 20 mi
- Indian Ridge · 20 mi
- Norman Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Church Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Grafton Knob: 0.7 mi
- Crane Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Melvin Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Barber Mountain: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Alexandria Town Forest: 1.7 mi
- Forest Legacy Tract: 2.1 mi
- Cardigan Reservation: 2.2 mi
- Welton Falls State Forest: 2.6 mi
- Sugarloaf Ridge-Goose Pond Conservation Area: 5.0 mi
Parks
- Barrett Park: 4.9 mi
- Grafton Recreation Field: 5.1 mi
- Independence Park: 5.8 mi
- Everett Hobart Memorial Park: 6.5 mi
- Williams Field: 6.5 mi
Cliffs: 49
- The Ledges: 5.4 mi
- The Bulkhead: 10.9 mi
- 5.8 Crag: 13.0 mi
- Slab Wall: 13.0 mi
- Small Wall: 13.0 mi
Historic sites: 39
- Canaan Veterans' Memorial: 6.6 mi
- Former Remick Place: 8.9 mi
- Former Hall Place: 10.4 mi
- Old Hill VIllage: 11.5 mi
- Cellar Hole: 13.7 mi
Beaches: 39
- Avery-Crouse Beach: 7.5 mi
- Canaan Street Lake Beach: 8.5 mi
- Goose Pond Dam Beach: 11.3 mi
- Springfield Town Beach: 11.8 mi
- Goose Pond Park Beach: 12.6 mi
Artworks: 35
- Local Boyscout Harold A. Webster Jr.: 13.9 mi
- The Wrecker: 18.8 mi
- #14 / White: 19.5 mi
- #28 / South of the Border in Koyoto: 19.5 mi
- Turitella: 19.5 mi
Museums: 20
- Canaan Historical Museum: 8.5 mi
- Potter Place Depot: 12.5 mi
- Shaker Museum: 13.0 mi
- Whipple House: 13.8 mi
- Museum of the White Mountains: 13.8 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Elizabeth Falls: 2.1 mi
- Welton Falls: 3.0 mi
- Sculptured Rocks: 6.5 mi
- Profile Falls: 8.3 mi
- Big Dog Falls: 12.5 mi
Attractions: 13
- Cardigan Mountain State Park: 3.1 mi
- Tipping Rock: 19.3 mi
- Lyme-East Thetford Bridge: 20.1 mi
- Weirs Beach Go-Kart Track: 20.4 mi
- Monkey Trunks Weirs Beach: 20.4 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Hippy Hill: 6.4 mi
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
- Campton Day Use Area: 21.9 mi
- Area 1: 22.8 mi
- Area 2: 23.1 mi
Covered bridges: 5
- Cillryville Bridge: 12.9 mi
- Union Village Covered Bridge: 21.9 mi
- Edgell Covered Bridge: 22.3 mi
- Willard Twin Covered Bridge: 23.3 mi
- Sayre Bridge: 23.6 mi
Gardens: 4
- Peace Garden: 14.0 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 14.8 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 18.3 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 20.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 14.9 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 16.7 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 21.8 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 23.1 mi
Springs: 2
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 7.1 mi
- Crystal Spring: 13.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Brown Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Cardigan | NNW 328° | 956 m | 2.7 mi |
| Firescrew | NNW 336° | 934 m | 3.0 mi |
| Cardigan South Peak | NW 325° | 865 m | 2.4 mi |
| Cardigan Rimrock | NW 318° | 851 m | 2.4 mi |
| Orange Mountain | NW 313° | 782 m | 1.7 mi |
| Crane Mountain | WNW 296° | 727 m | 0.9 mi |
| Mowglis Mountain | N 357° | 720 m | 4.1 mi |
| Mount Tug | NW 325° | 713 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:22 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:49 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:27 | 16:14 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 20 | 29 | 41 | 53 | 62 | 67 | 66 | 58 | 45 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grafton, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357718545
Day trips start here
- Orange · 5 mi
- Ashland · 14 mi
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 15 mi
- New London · 15 mi
- Franklin · 17 mi
- Lebanon · 18 mi
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