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Gun Mountain

Gun Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Gun Mountain rises to 361 m in New Hampshire. Little Monadnock Mountain stands 571 m to the east-southeast, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Corliss Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 7.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q34870893, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
361 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.81114, -72.32630

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Winchester Town Beach: 2.4 mi
  • Richardson Park: 2.4 mi
  • Town of Swanzey Ball Fields: 3.9 mi
  • Ellen Lambert Murphy Memorial Community Center: 4.0 mi
  • Mount Caesar Trails: 4.6 mi
Historic sites
  • Eliza Ballou Monument: 6.8 mi
  • Cheshire Railroad Depot Monument: 7.2 mi
  • Troy WW1 Memorial: 7.3 mi
  • Troy Veterans Memorial: 7.3 mi
  • Troy Veterans Memorial: 7.3 mi
Museums: 32
Cliffs: 22
  • Troy Cliffs: 4.6 mi
  • Jacob Hill: 10.1 mi
  • Mine Ledge: 11.1 mi
  • Black Precipice: 11.4 mi
  • Billings Fold: 11.5 mi
Attractions: 18
  • Stone Bridge: 7.4 mi
  • Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 8.8 mi
  • Hermit's Castle: 14.6 mi
  • Path Continues: 16.1 mi
  • Path Continues: 16.1 mi
Beaches: 15
  • Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 5.6 mi
  • Fitzwilliam Town Beach on Laurel Lake: 10.4 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 13.7 mi
  • Ranger Beach: 14.2 mi
  • Sunset Beach: 15.1 mi
Artworks: 13
  • Reaching: 8.2 mi
  • Aurora: 8.3 mi
  • Trinity Bicycle Shop: 8.6 mi
  • Jennie B. Powers: 8.6 mi
  • Baseball: 8.7 mi
Waterfalls: 9
Gardens: 7
Covered bridges: 4
Springs: 2
  • Falcon Spring: 12.2 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 24.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Gun Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Monadnock MountainESE 104°571 m6.3 mi
Grassy HillESE 122°446 m5.3 mi
Franklin MountainNW 320°434 m1.6 mi
Brennan HillENE 75°433 m5.2 mi
Davis HillWNW 292°432 m8.1 mi
Attleboro MountainSSE 161°427 m2.4 mi
Hubbard HillWNW 298°419 m7.6 mi
Mayo HillSSE 168°418 m6.7 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 solstice07:1715:3316:19

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, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357721461

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