Peak · New Hampshire
Grantham Mountain
Grantham Mountain rises to 800 m in New Hampshire. Croydon Mountain stands 842 m to the south-southwest, 1.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Stowell Hill, a peak 1.3 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 7.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Hampshire, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49032949, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 800 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.50010, -72.20351
- 7.9 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 8.2 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 13.4 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 23.4 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Martin's Mill Covered Bridge · 10 mi
- Indian Ridge · 13 mi
- Beacon Hill Vista · 13 mi
- Norman Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Grantham Recreation Park: 3.1 mi
- Brookside Park: 3.6 mi
- Pat Sawyer Memorial Park: 4.0 mi
- Cornish Recreation and Education Area: 6.9 mi
- Robert C. Haserlat Memorial Park: 7.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Corbin Park: 1.4 mi
- William B. Ruger, Jr. Wildlife Management Area - North: 2.3 mi
- Grantham Town Forest: 2.7 mi
- Fisher Lot: 3.0 mi
- Donas J. & Margaret Reney Memorial Forest: 3.7 mi
Peaks
- Stowell Hill: 1.3 mi
- Hyde Hill: 1.4 mi
- Croydon Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Croydon Peak: 1.5 mi
- Dunbar Hill: 2.8 mi
Historic sites: 31
- Abraham Lincoln: The Man: 8.2 mi
- Robert Gould Shaw and Fifty-fourth Regiment Memorial: 8.3 mi
- American Precision Museum: 9.5 mi
- Pest House: 9.5 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 9.7 mi
Museums: 26
- Shaker Museum: 8.8 mi
- Cornish Colony Museum: 9.3 mi
- Newport Historical Society Museum: 9.5 mi
- Sunapee Historical Society: 9.7 mi
- Flanders-Osborne Museum: 10.0 mi
Beaches: 24
- West Cove A Beach: 4.3 mi
- West Cove B Beach: 4.5 mi
- South Cove Beach: 4.6 mi
- East Lake Beach: 4.7 mi
- East Cove Beach: 4.8 mi
Artworks: 18
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 9.6 mi
- The Wrecker: 11.4 mi
- Refuge: 14.5 mi
- Dartmouth Panels: 14.5 mi
- Fountain Figure: 14.6 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Litte Dog Falls: 7.1 mi
- Big Dog Falls: 7.3 mi
- Sumner Falls: 9.9 mi
- Pollard Mills Falls: 11.3 mi
- Gerry's Falls: 12.0 mi
Covered bridges: 10
- Willard Twin Covered Bridge: 9.8 mi
- Salmond Covered Bridge: 15.1 mi
- Best's Covered Bridge: 16.0 mi
- Cillryville Bridge: 17.5 mi
- Upper Falls Covered Bridge: 17.5 mi
Attractions: 7
- Willard Covered Bridge: 9.8 mi
- Tipping Rock: 11.0 mi
- Train: Boston & Maine Engine 494: 11.7 mi
- Lyman Point: 11.8 mi
- Cardigan Mountain State Park: 16.7 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Bouldering: 12.9 mi
- Baker Ledge: 18.3 mi
- The Bulkhead: 19.2 mi
- Holt's Ledge: 19.9 mi
- Winslow Ledge: 20.1 mi
Gardens: 5
- Canillas Community Garden: 10.4 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 12.4 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 15.0 mi
- Blue Star Garden: 19.7 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 23.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
- Hippy Hill: 17.2 mi
- Area 1: 21.3 mi
- Area 2: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 5.5 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 11.1 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 19.2 mi
Springs: 2
- (seasonal): 21.8 mi
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Grantham Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croydon Mountain | SSW 212° | 842 m | 1.5 mi |
| Croydon Peak | SSW 212° | 841 m | 1.5 mi |
| Prospect Hill | NE 37° | 641 m | 6.4 mi |
| Stowell Hill | W 280° | 620 m | 1.3 mi |
| Snow Mountain | NNE 12° | 570 m | 4.9 mi |
| Hoyt Hill | E 98° | 554 m | 7.9 mi |
| Methodist Hill | N 7° | 552 m | 6.1 mi |
| Hyde Hill | NNW 337° | 549 m | 1.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:23 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:50 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:10 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:29 | 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 | 19 | 21 | 30 | 42 | 54 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newport, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357721223
Day trips start here
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 3 mi
- Cornish · 9 mi
- Windsor · 9 mi
- Lebanon · 10 mi
- Claremont · 11 mi
- New London · 12 mi
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