Crotched Mountain
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Crotched Mountain rises to 630 m in New Hampshire. North Pack Monadnock Mountain stands 694 m to the south, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Fleck Conservation Area, a nature reserve 1.4 miles away. Currier & Ives Trail passes 8.1 miles off.
The story
Crotched Mountain is a small mountain in western Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, in the United States. The 2,063-foot (629 m) summit of the mountain is in the town of Francestown, while the western slopes of the mountain rise in the town of Bennington, and a long southern ridge of the mountain is in Greenfield. The mountain was named for its appearance. Early settlers thought its V-shaped peaks resembled the fork or "crotch" of a tree. The Crotched Mountain Ski & Ride occupies the northern slopes of the mountain. It has 25 trails, 5 chairlifts, and 900 feet (270 m) of vertical drop. The Crotched Mountain Rehabilitation Center occupies a portion of the mountain's southern ridge in Greenfield. The mountain was the site of the world's first wind farm. In 1980, US Windpower installed 20 wind turbines rated at 30 kilowatts each, on the shoulder of Crotched Mountain. The company went out of business and the wind turbines were dismantled years ago.
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Wikidata Q5188973, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 630 m
How to reach it
- 8.1 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 8.9 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 18.6 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 20.5 mi off the Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 24 mi
- Beal's Knob Vista · 28 mi
- View of Bellows Falls · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fleck Conservation Area: 1.4 mi
- Jack & Margaret Hoffman Wilderness Sanctuary: 1.7 mi
- Diane & John R. Schott Brennan Falls Reserve: 1.7 mi
- Dinsmore Brook Conservation Area: 1.9 mi
- F.L. Hill Wetland: 2.2 mi
- Bullard Hill: 1.4 mi
- Campbell Hill: 1.6 mi
- Bell Ledges: 2.1 mi
- Lincoln Hill: 2.4 mi
- Wilson Hill: 3.1 mi
- Bennington Town Beach: 1.6 mi
- Sunset Lake Town Beach: 2.4 mi
- Sawyer Memorial Park: 2.8 mi
- Greenfield State Park: 3.0 mi
- Oak Park: 3.4 mi
- Cultural Cocoon: 9.2 mi
- Armillary: 11.4 mi
- Brigadier General John Stark: 20.7 mi
- Pizza Wings: 20.9 mi
- Jennie B. Powers: 20.9 mi
- Clifford Nyquist Memorial: 7.5 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 12.4 mi
- New England Glassworks: 13.9 mi
- Goffstown Public Library: 13.9 mi
- Burnham School (historical): 14.1 mi
- Aquarius No. 1 Fire Museum: 9.1 mi
- Mariposa Museum: 9.2 mi
- New Boston Historical Society: 9.3 mi
- Weare Historical Society: 9.9 mi
- Amherst Historical Society Wigwam Museum: 15.7 mi
- Campers Beach: 3.0 mi
- Picnickers Beach: 3.1 mi
- Sunset Beach: 11.7 mi
- Ranger Beach: 13.0 mi
- Contoocook Lake Public Beach: 15.5 mi
- Frog Rock: 8.9 mi
- Everett Dam: 12.6 mi
- Everett Dam: 12.8 mi
- Everett Dam: 12.8 mi
- Everett Dam: 12.9 mi
- Brennan Falls: 2.0 mi
- Bonner Falls: 7.2 mi
- Senter Falls: 7.9 mi
- Gleason Falls: 10.9 mi
- Upper Falls: 11.4 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 11.4 mi
- Noahs Ark: 12.4 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 16.7 mi
- Merrimack Community Garden: 21.1 mi
- Litchfield Community Garden: 23.1 mi
- Raymond Cliff: 12.5 mi
- Billings Fold: 15.2 mi
- Black Precipice: 15.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliff: 15.4 mi
- Troy Cliffs: 22.1 mi
- River Road Spring: 10.0 mi
- Falcon Spring: 14.9 mi
- (seasonal): 17.0 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 24.7 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 3.0 mi
- Wright Grove: 22.6 mi
- Trap Falls: 23.0 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 21.5 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 21.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Crotched Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pack Monadnock Mountain | S 177° | 694 m | 7.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | WNW 282° | 617 m | 8.1 mi |
| Skatutakee Mountain | WSW 256° | 609 m | 8.4 mi |
| Thumb Mountain | WSW 259° | 603 m | 9.1 mi |
| Willard Mountain | WNW 291° | 582 m | 8.3 mi |
| Robb Mountain | WNW 287° | 554 m | 8.4 mi |
| Tuttle Hill | WNW 303° | 535 m | 8.1 mi |
| Rose Mountain | SE 143° | 523 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:22 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:30 | 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 | 22 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Weare, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 866414 — Crotched Mountain, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.
OpenStreetMap element node/357719562
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