Peak · New Hampshire
Fort Mountain
Fort Mountain rises to 424 m in New Hampshire. Nottingham Mountain stands 411 m to the east-southeast, 1.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Nats Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Canterbury Shaker Village Byway passes 14 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q34869696, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 424 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.18441, -71.31945
- 14.0 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
- 14.7 mi off the Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway
- 15.5 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 17.9 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Nats Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Neville Peak: 0.9 mi
- Nottingham Mountain: 1.0 mi
- McCoy Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Brush Hill: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Edythe H. Boisvert Town Forest: 1.1 mi
- Wells Town Forest: 1.5 mi
- Conservation Easement 2: 1.6 mi
- Hart Town Forest: 1.6 mi
- Corey Wildlife Management Area: 1.6 mi
Parks
- Veasey Park: 2.7 mi
- James Park: 2.8 mi
- Short Falls Swimming Area: 3.3 mi
- Webster Park: 3.4 mi
- Catamount Pond Recreation Area: 3.6 mi
Historic sites
- Deerfield Parade: 5.2 mi
- Webster Mills: 6.7 mi
- Veterans: 7.0 mi
- Josie Langmaid Memorial: 7.0 mi
- Suncook Village: 7.6 mi
Museums: 38
- Deerfield Historical Society: 5.2 mi
- Farm Museum: 7.1 mi
- Museum of the New Hampshire Historical Society: 11.0 mi
- McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center: 11.1 mi
- New Hampshire Historical Society: 11.2 mi
Artworks: 31
- Bear with Fish: 4.8 mi
- Pembroke Spartan: 7.3 mi
- Pluto: 10.9 mi
- Concord Clock: 11.0 mi
- Neptune: 11.0 mi
Beaches: 19
- Catamount Pond Beach: 3.6 mi
- Northwood Lake Beach: 3.9 mi
- Mary Waldron Beach: 7.3 mi
- Bennett's Bridge Beach: 7.3 mi
- White Sands Beach: 8.6 mi
Attractions: 19
- Deerfield Fairgrounds: 7.0 mi
- Candia Springs Adventure Park: 9.1 mi
- Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 11.1 mi
- Block Party Social: 11.5 mi
- Canterbury Shaker Village: 14.8 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Steeles Falls: 1.8 mi
- Great Falls: 14.4 mi
- Wadleigh's Falls: 17.1 mi
- Hook Island Falls: 17.5 mi
- Gonic Trails Falls: 17.6 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Devil's Den Cliff: 7.9 mi
- Ridgeline Climbing: 8.0 mi
- Boulder Natural: 8.1 mi
- Lower Slabs: 8.4 mi
- Upper Cliff: 8.5 mi
Gardens: 10
- Vegetable Garden: 14.8 mi
- Botanical Garden: 14.8 mi
- Bedrock Gardens: 15.3 mi
- UNH Butterfly Garden: 18.9 mi
- MUB Garden: 19.9 mi
Picnic sites: 8
- East Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- Log Landing: 10.8 mi
- SERCs A & B Greenspace: 19.6 mi
- Stratham Town Landing: 22.8 mi
- 4H Pavilion: 23.6 mi
Springs: 4
- Two Sisters Spring: 16.0 mi
- Huckins Spring: 17.8 mi
- River Road Spring: 22.7 mi
- Jailhouse Spring: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Hooksett Rest Area: 9.4 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 9.5 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 19.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Fort Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Mountain | ESE 116° | 411 m | 1.0 mi |
| Catamount Mountain | N 11° | 403 m | 6.4 mi |
| Parker Mountain | NE 49° | 401 m | 10.1 mi |
| McCoy Mountain | NNW 329° | 384 m | 1.1 mi |
| Evans Mountain | NE 43° | 370 m | 9.0 mi |
| Neville Peak | E 83° | 363 m | 0.9 mi |
| Nats Mountain | SSW 205° | 356 m | 0.8 mi |
| Saddleback Mountain | E 93° | 347 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:20 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 19:46 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:27 | 16:14 |
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 | 25 | 33 | 45 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 70 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Concord Asos, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 866930 — Fort Mountain, Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
OpenStreetMap element node/357720585
Day trips start here
- Deerfield · 6 mi
- Barnstead · 10 mi
- Hooksett · 10 mi
- Concord · 12 mi
- Merrimack Valley · 13 mi
- Manchester · 15 mi
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