Peak · New Hampshire
Camels Hump
Camels Hump rises to 465 m in New Hampshire. Croydon Mountain stands 842 m to the north-northwest, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Cuttings Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway passes 4.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in the United States of America
Wikidata Q34837127, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 465 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.40995, -72.16905
- 4.3 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 8.8 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 19.3 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 21.6 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 9 mi
- Martin's Mill Covered Bridge · 14 mi
- Beacon Hill Vista · 19 mi
- Indian Ridge · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Cuttings Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Baltimore Hill: 1.1 mi
- Coit Mountain: 1.1 mi
- The Pinnacle: 1.9 mi
- Bald Mountain: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Johnson Easement: 1.5 mi
- Newport Town Forest: 2.0 mi
- Newport Town Forest: 2.1 mi
- William B. Ruger, Jr. Wildlife Management Area - South: 3.0 mi
- Rowell MacWilliams Woodlot: 3.1 mi
Parks
- Robert C. Haserlat Memorial Park: 1.6 mi
- Corbin Covered Bridge Park: 1.9 mi
- Newport Recreation Complex: 2.2 mi
- Pat Sawyer Memorial Park: 2.8 mi
- Newport Common: 3.0 mi
Museums: 29
- Newport Historical Society Museum: 3.1 mi
- Sunapee Historical Society: 4.4 mi
- Flanders-Osborne Museum: 4.7 mi
- Little Red Schoolhouse Museum: 5.2 mi
- John Hay Estate at The Fells: 7.6 mi
Historic sites: 26
- naval gun: 8.8 mi
- civil war: 8.8 mi
- naval gun: 8.8 mi
- Liberty Tree Memorial: 10.2 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: The Man: 11.8 mi
Beaches: 23
- Croydon Town Beach: 3.1 mi
- Dewey Beach: 4.5 mi
- Georges Mills Beach: 5.3 mi
- Blodgett Landing Coast: 7.0 mi
- State Park Beach: 7.1 mi
Artworks: 18
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 3.2 mi
- Smith's clothespin: 17.5 mi
- The Wrecker: 17.8 mi
- Refuge: 21.0 mi
- Dartmouth Panels: 21.0 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Pollard Mills Falls: 4.9 mi
- Litte Dog Falls: 12.7 mi
- Big Dog Falls: 12.8 mi
- Gerry's Falls: 13.6 mi
- Sumner Falls: 15.0 mi
Covered bridges: 10
- Cillryville Bridge: 15.1 mi
- Willard Twin Covered Bridge: 15.6 mi
- Salmond Covered Bridge: 16.1 mi
- Titcomb Covered Bridge: 17.7 mi
- Best's Covered Bridge: 17.7 mi
Attractions: 6
- Willard Covered Bridge: 15.6 mi
- Tipping Rock: 17.4 mi
- Train: Boston & Maine Engine 494: 18.1 mi
- Lyman Point: 18.1 mi
- Cardigan Mountain State Park: 20.0 mi
Gardens: 5
- Garden at Tracy Library: 9.2 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 16.5 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 16.8 mi
- Blue Star Garden: 17.5 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 21.5 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Baker Ledge: 14.3 mi
- The Bulkhead: 17.8 mi
- Bouldering: 19.3 mi
- Table Rock: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 5.2 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 17.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Hippy Hill: 17.3 mi
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
Springs: 1
- (seasonal): 15.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Camels Hump. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croydon Mountain | NNW 333° | 842 m | 5.6 mi |
| Croydon Peak | NNW 333° | 841 m | 5.6 mi |
| Summit | SE 144° | 828 m | 8.2 mi |
| Sunapee Mountain | SE 143° | 824 m | 8.6 mi |
| Grantham Mountain | NNW 345° | 800 m | 6.5 mi |
| North Peak | SE 142° | 692 m | 7.8 mi |
| Stowell Hill | NNW 335° | 620 m | 7.1 mi |
| Green Mountain | W 261° | 611 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:23 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:50 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:10 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:29 | 16:16 |
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 | 19 | 21 | 30 | 42 | 54 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newport, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357718762
Day trips start here
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 6 mi
- Claremont · 9 mi
- New London · 9 mi
- Cornish · 11 mi
- Windsor · 12 mi
- Brownsville · 16 mi
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