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Dickey Mountain

Dickey Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Dickey Mountain rises to 833 m in New Hampshire. Mount Osceola stands 1,315 m to the north-northeast, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Welch Mountain, a peak 0.3 miles away. River Heritage Tour passes 5.1 miles off.

The story

Dickey Mountain is a mountain in Thornton, New Hampshire, United States. It is part of the White Mountains and has a summit that is 2,734 feet (833 m) above sea level. The mountain has an exposed summit which is accessible via the Welch-Dickey trail, a 4.4-mile (7.1 km) loop which also crosses Welch Mountain. It is one of five places in New Hampshire which is home to the jack pine.

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Wikidata Q34866353, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
833 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.92302, -71.57865

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
  • Back Country: 0.4 mi
  • East Slab: 0.4 mi
  • Dark Side: 0.5 mi
  • School House: 0.5 mi
  • Dark Passenger Lower: 0.5 mi
Parks
Nature reserves
Waterfalls: 52
  • Mill Brook Cascade: 2.2 mi
  • Fletcher Cascades: 4.6 mi
  • Norway Rapids: 5.6 mi
  • Great Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Lower Falls: 6.3 mi
Attractions: 28
  • Alpine Adventures Outdoor Recreation: 9.3 mi
  • Ice Castles: 9.9 mi
  • Lower Pool: 10.3 mi
  • Lost River Gorge & Boulder Caves: 12.9 mi
  • Flume Gorge & Visitor Center: 13.0 mi
Beaches: 24
Historic sites: 21
Museums: 21
Artworks: 20
  • Local Boyscout Harold A. Webster Jr.: 12.7 mi
  • Frog Rock: 18.5 mi
  • #20 / Nova: 18.7 mi
  • #23 / Red Wing: 18.7 mi
  • #27 / Black Sail: 18.7 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Campton Day Use Area: 4.3 mi
  • Fay Waside Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
  • Sabbaday Falls Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
  • Sawyer Rock Picnic Ground: 16.3 mi
  • Mount Cleveland Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
Springs: 5
  • Elliott Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Liberty Spring: 13.8 mi
  • lower falls: 17.8 mi
  • Breck-Plankey Spring: 23.6 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Peace Garden: 12.5 mi
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 15.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Dickey Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount OsceolaNNE 21°1,315 m5.8 mi
Middle PeakNNE 18°1,280 m5.9 mi
North TripyramidENE 63°1,274 m7.6 mi
Middle TripyramidENE 67°1,262 m7.5 mi
East PeakNNE 27°1,260 m6.4 mi
South TripyramidENE 69°1,250 m7.3 mi
West PeakNNE 15°1,248 m6.0 mi
Mount TecumsehNNE 20°1,218.3 m3.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2118:59
June solstice05:0519:4920:33
September equinox06:3418:0818:46
December solstice07:1815:2516:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F171827405161666457453424
Precip in3.93.24.34.64.25.24.84.44.25.64.55.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waterville Valley Nepp, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 871785 — Dickey Mountain, Grafton County, New Hampshire.

OpenStreetMap element node/357729906

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