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Burton Peak

Burton Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Burton Peak rises to 605 m in New Hampshire. North Pack Monadnock Mountain stands 694 m to the north-northeast, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Cabot Memorial Forest, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q34826138, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
605 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.81507, -71.89220

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Artworks
  • Cultural Cocoon: 5.2 mi
  • Armillary: 10.6 mi
  • Clyde II: 12.3 mi
  • Schoolboy of 1850: 12.4 mi
  • Phoenix: 12.7 mi
Parks
  • Marshall-Thomas Recreation Area: 3.0 mi
  • Miller State Park: 3.0 mi
  • Memorial Park: 4.3 mi
  • Depot Park: 5.1 mi
  • Boccelli Garden: 5.1 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 37
  • Mariposa Museum: 5.2 mi
  • Aquarius No. 1 Fire Museum: 5.3 mi
  • Rindge Historcal Museum: 7.4 mi
  • Ashby Historical Society: 10.2 mi
  • Winchendon Historical Society: 12.2 mi
Beaches: 21
  • Contoocook Lake Public Beach: 6.0 mi
  • Jowder's Cove Beach: 7.0 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 8.3 mi
  • Ranger Beach: 9.0 mi
  • Picnickers Beach: 9.8 mi
Attractions: 18
  • Barrett House: 4.5 mi
  • Nutting Ledges: 7.7 mi
  • Frog Rock: 11.8 mi
  • Painted Rock: 16.6 mi
  • Bicentennial Giant Chair: 17.2 mi
Waterfalls: 14
  • Bonner Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Purgatory Lower Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Middle Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Upper Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Senter Falls: 11.2 mi
Gardens: 14
  • Noahs Ark: 9.8 mi
  • John Pierce Garden: 10.7 mi
  • Maple Hill Gardens: 15.8 mi
  • Sundial Community Garden: 16.4 mi
  • Prichard Street Community Garden: 16.5 mi
Cliffs: 9
  • Billings Fold: 11.5 mi
  • Black Precipice: 11.5 mi
  • Troy Cliffs: 17.5 mi
  • Jacob Hill: 17.8 mi
  • Old Limestone Quarry: 20.8 mi
Springs: 3
  • Falcon Spring: 10.5 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 12.0 mi
  • River Road Spring: 16.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 22.5 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Burton Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Pack Monadnock MountainNNE694 m5.1 mi
Pack Monadnock MountainNNE692 m3.3 mi
Holt PeakNNE623 m0.9 mi
Temple MountainN596 m1.8 mi
New Ipswich MountainSSW563 m5.0 mi
Barrett MountainSSW561 m3.8 mi
Mount WataticS555 m8.2 mi
Pratt MountainSSW551 m5.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1019:4720:30
September equinox06:3518:1018:47
December solstice07:1615:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222532445463696760483828
Precip in3.43.34.24.43.74.33.63.84.25.44.15.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenville 1 NNE, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357718689

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