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Carter Dome

Carter Dome rises to 1,471 m in New Hampshire. Mount Washington stands 1,917 m to the west, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Hight, a peak 0.7 miles away. Presidential Range Tour passes 2.6 miles off.

The story

Carter Dome, or simply The Dome, is a mountain located in Coös County, New Hampshire, U.S. It has a maximum elevation of 4,826 feet (1,471 m), placing it on the list of the state's four-thousand footers.

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Wikidata Q4216195, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,471 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.26740, -71.17912

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Prospect Farm: 3.8 mi
  • Gorham Common: 8.3 mi
  • William H. Peek Memorial Park: 8.6 mi
  • Moose Brook State Park: 8.9 mi
  • Mossy Glen: 9.1 mi
Nature reserves
Waterfalls: 40
Attractions: 33
  • ZipRider Wildcat Mountain: 3.0 mi
  • Mount Washington Observatory: 6.2 mi
  • Eggs-traordinary Farm Tractors: 10.4 mi
  • Roar-o-Saurus: 10.4 mi
  • Nor'Easter Mountain Coaster: 13.0 mi
Cliffs: 28
Picnic sites: 19
Historic sites: 17
Museums: 13
  • Museum of White Mountain Art / Jackson Historical Society: 8.3 mi
  • Gorham Historical Society & Railroad Museum: 8.3 mi
  • Moffett House Museum: 14.3 mi
  • MWOBs Admin Office: 14.9 mi
  • Conway Railroad Museum: 15.1 mi
Beaches: 10
  • Pleasant Point Town Beach: 14.8 mi
  • Fiddlehead Campground: 18.7 mi
  • Conway Lake Public Beach: 20.5 mi
  • Porridge Shore Beach: 22.6 mi
  • Geneva Beach: 22.6 mi
Springs: 5
  • Peabody Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Gulfside Spring: 7.2 mi
  • Spaulding Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Deer Hill Spring: 10.0 mi
  • lower falls: 17.8 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 13.7 mi
  • Lancaster Community Garden: 24.6 mi
Artworks: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 23.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Carter Dome. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WashingtonW1,917 m6.1 mi
Ball CragW1,843 m6.0 mi
Agiocochook CragW1,748 m5.6 mi
Mount AdamsWNW1,748 m6.7 mi
Mount JeffersonWNW1,725 m7.3 mi
Nelson CragW1,708 m5.4 mi
Mount ClayW1,684 m6.9 mi
Mount Sam AdamsWNW1,682 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
June solstice05:0219:4820:33
September equinox06:3218:0618:44
December solstice07:1815:2116:09

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161826385059646356453323
Precip in5.34.34.95.75.55.95.55.15.07.85.86.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pinkham Notch, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/357729779

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