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Franklin Mountain

Franklin Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Franklin Mountain rises to 434 m in New Hampshire. Little Monadnock Mountain stands 571 m to the east-southeast, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Rattlesnake Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 6.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34869783, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
434 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.82935, -72.34710

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Richardson Park: 2.4 mi
  • Winchester Town Beach: 2.6 mi
  • Mount Caesar Trails: 4.2 mi
  • Town of Swanzey Ball Fields: 4.2 mi
  • Ellen Lambert Murphy Memorial Community Center: 4.5 mi
Historic sites: 57
  • Oya Hill: 7.5 mi
  • Gravity Foundation Monument: 7.6 mi
  • Keene Soldier's Monument: 8.0 mi
  • Cheshire Railroad Depot Monument: 8.2 mi
  • Troy WW1 Memorial: 8.3 mi
Museums: 30
Cliffs: 21
  • Troy Cliffs: 5.6 mi
  • Mine Ledge: 9.7 mi
  • Jacob Hill: 11.7 mi
  • Mine Ledge: 11.9 mi
  • Black Precipice: 12.1 mi
Beaches: 16
  • Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 7.3 mi
  • Fitzwilliam Town Beach on Laurel Lake: 12.0 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 14.8 mi
  • Ranger Beach: 15.0 mi
  • Sunset Beach: 15.2 mi
Attractions: 14
  • Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 8.0 mi
  • Stone Bridge: 9.0 mi
  • Hermit's Castle: 15.5 mi
  • Path Continues: 17.3 mi
  • Path Continues: 17.4 mi
Artworks: 12
  • Reaching: 7.5 mi
  • Aurora: 7.6 mi
  • Trinity Bicycle Shop: 7.8 mi
  • Jennie B. Powers: 7.9 mi
  • Baseball: 7.9 mi
Waterfalls: 9
Gardens: 6
Covered bridges: 4
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 1
  • Falcon Spring: 13.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Franklin Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Monadnock MountainESE 111°571 m7.7 mi
Grassy HillSE 127°446 m6.8 mi
Brennan HillE 89°433 m6.0 mi
Davis HillWNW 285°432 m6.7 mi
Attleboro MountainSSE 152°427 m4.0 mi
Hubbard HillWNW 293°419 m6.1 mi
Mayo HillSSE 163°418 m8.2 mi
Scott MountainSSE 168°410 m4.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2419:02
June solstice05:1219:4920:32
September equinox06:3718:1118:49
December solstice07:1815:3316:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202331435564696860483727
Precip in3.12.83.43.43.84.44.54.34.34.93.53.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Keene, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357720627

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