Cannon Mountain
Cannon Mountain rises to 1,244 m in New Hampshire. Mount Lafayette stands 1,600 m to the east, 2.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Cannon Mountain - East Peak, a peak 0.3 miles away. White Mountain Trail passes 1.0 miles off.
The story
Cannon Mountain (formerly Profile Mountain) is a 4,080-foot (1,240 m) peak in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. It is known for both its technical rock and ice climbing on its cliff face and skiing at Cannon Mountain Ski Area. It was also home to the Old Man of the Mountain, until that formation collapsed on May 3, 2003. Cannon has three sub-peaks with heights of 3,693, 3,700, and 3,769 feet (1,125, 1,127 and 1,148 m), collectively known as "The Cannon Balls". Geologically, it is an exfoliating granite dome. Part of the Kinsman Range, the mountain is within Franconia Notch State Park.
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Wikidata Q5032778, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1244 m
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the White Mountain Trail, National
- 7.5 mi off the Kancamagus Scenic Byway, National
- 12.7 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 8.5 mi off the Presidential Range Tour
Overlooks nearby
- Profiler Plaza · 1 mi
- Pemigewasset Overlook · 14 mi
- CL Graham Wangan Overlook · 14 mi
- Beaver Brook Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cannon Mountain - East Peak: 0.3 mi
- Mittersill Peak: 0.7 mi
- The Cannon Balls East: 0.7 mi
- The Cannon Balls: 1.1 mi
- The Cannonballs West: 1.5 mi
- Cannon Cliff: 0.5 mi
- Cannon Cliff: 0.6 mi
- Moby Grape: 0.7 mi
- Hone Wall: 1.5 mi
- Hermit Haven: 1.5 mi
- Lafayette Brook Scenic Area: 2.3 mi
- Wells Road Property: 3.2 mi
- Grote Wildlife Sanctuary: 3.4 mi
- Franconia Town Forest: 3.9 mi
- Lawrence Family Forest: 4.3 mi
- Franconia Notch State Park: 0.9 mi
- The Frost Place: 4.9 mi
- Fox Hill Park: 4.9 mi
- Dow Park: 5.3 mi
- Coffin Pond Conservation Area: 6.6 mi
- Bridalveil Falls: 1.3 mi
- Bridesmaid Falls: 1.6 mi
- Stairs Falls: 1.9 mi
- Swiftwater Falls: 1.9 mi
- Cloudland Falls: 2.1 mi
- Boise Rock: 1.0 mi
- The Basin: 2.6 mi
- Liberty Gorge: 3.8 mi
- Table Rock Flume Brook: 4.1 mi
- Flume Gorge: 4.2 mi
- New England Ski Museum: 1.1 mi
- Old Man of the Mountain Museum: 1.1 mi
- Robert Frost Museum: 4.8 mi
- Franconia Heritage Museum: 5.2 mi
- Stone Iron Furnace Museum: 5.8 mi
- Governor Gallen Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Caddy Camp Alumni Memorial: 8.9 mi
- Chase cellar hole: 12.8 mi
- Bath New Hampshire: 13.2 mi
- Willey House: 14.9 mi
- Mount Cleveland Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Beaver Brook Recreation Area: 7.5 mi
- Fay Waside Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- Zealand Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
- Eisenhower Memorial Area: 14.7 mi
- Liberty Spring: 3.8 mi
- Lac Littleton: 13.6 mi
- Gulfside Spring: 21.8 mi
- Spaulding Spring: 21.9 mi
- Peabody Spring: 22.6 mi
- Boise Rock: 1.0 mi
- The Basin, West: 2.4 mi
- The Basin, East: 2.7 mi
- Littleton Rest Area: 14.6 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center: 17.2 mi
- Tree Harp: 11.0 mi
- Sunflowers: 11.0 mi
- Pollyanna Statue: 11.0 mi
- Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 17.5 mi
- Lancaster Community Garden: 23.6 mi
- Echo Lake Beach: 1.5 mi
- Livermore: 16.9 mi
- Mount Orne Covered Bridge: 21.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Cannon Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lafayette | E 84° | 1,600 m | 2.7 mi |
| Mount Lincoln | ESE 101° | 1,551.12 m | 2.7 mi |
| North Lincoln | E 93° | 1,524 m | 2.7 mi |
| North Lafayette | ENE 75° | 1,519 m | 2.7 mi |
| South Twin Mountain | ENE 73° | 1,491 m | 7.4 mi |
| North Twin Mountain | ENE 66° | 1,452 m | 7.7 mi |
| Little Haystack Mountain | ESE 113° | 1,440 m | 2.9 mi |
| Mount Bond | E 92° | 1,432 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:21 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 19:50 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:08 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:24 | 16:12 |
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 | 42 | 54 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lincoln Nepp, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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