Peak · New Hampshire
Gun Mountain
Gun Mountain rises to 346 m in New Hampshire. Mount Grace stands 491 m to the southeast, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Schofield Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 1.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q34870881, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 346 m
How to reach it
Coordinates42.75762, -72.42815
- 1.9 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 9.3 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- 10.3 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 14.1 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hubbard Hill Vista · 7 mi
- Dort Knob Vista · 7 mi
- Beal's Knob Vista · 8 mi
- stone post view · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Loring Field: 1.9 mi
- Ellen Lambert Murphy Memorial Community Center: 2.4 mi
- Millstream Waterfront Park: 3.4 mi
- Winchester Town Beach: 4.0 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 4.1 mi
Peaks
- Schofield Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Woods Hill: 1.3 mi
- Cat Den Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Tower Hill: 2.0 mi
- Hammond Hill: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Winchester Town Forest: 1.4 mi
- Winchester Town Forest - Snow Pond: 2.3 mi
- Pauchaug Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Winchester Town Forest - Meetinghouse Hill: 2.9 mi
- Morse Memorial Forest: 3.1 mi
Historic sites: 55
- New Hampshire/Vermont/Massachusetts Tri-State Granite Marker: 2.6 mi
- Hinsdale Raceway: 6.3 mi
- Eliza Ballou Monument: 9.4 mi
- Massachusetts-Vermont Border Monument: 12.7 mi
- Hazel's Park: 13.0 mi
Museums: 29
- The Warwick Historical Society and Museum: 6.9 mi
- Powers Institute Museum: 8.6 mi
- Brattleboro Museum & Art Center: 9.2 mi
- Antique Carriage and Sleigh Museum: 11.1 mi
- Great Falls Discovery Center: 12.1 mi
Cliffs: 17
- Table Rock: 6.4 mi
- Mine Ledge: 8.7 mi
- Troy Cliffs: 10.6 mi
- Rose Ledge Upper Tier: 10.9 mi
- Introductory Buttress: 10.9 mi
Beaches: 17
- Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 8.6 mi
- Fitzwilliam Town Beach on Laurel Lake: 14.2 mi
- Silver Lake Beach: 14.8 mi
- North Camping Area Beach: 18.8 mi
- Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area: 19.1 mi
Attractions: 15
- Stone Bridge: 9.5 mi
- Hermit's Castle: 10.0 mi
- Path Continues: 13.3 mi
- Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 14.3 mi
- Greenfield Energy Park: 14.8 mi
Artworks: 12
- Reaching: 13.8 mi
- Aurora: 13.9 mi
- Trinity Bicycle Shop: 14.1 mi
- Baseball: 14.2 mi
- Jennie B. Powers: 14.2 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Pulpit Falls: 2.4 mi
- Hobo Falls: 6.4 mi
- Old Mill Falls: 8.2 mi
- Royalston Falls: 9.7 mi
- Falls Brook Falls: 10.5 mi
Gardens: 7
- Just Roots Community Garden: 12.3 mi
- Wendell Community Garden: 14.5 mi
- Phillipston Community Garden: 18.3 mi
- Noahs Ark: 20.5 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 21.3 mi
Covered bridges: 3
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 10.2 mi
- Green River Covered Bridge: 12.2 mi
- Scott Covered Bridge: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Wright Grove: 18.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Falcon Spring: 18.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Gun Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Grace | SE 141° | 491 m | 5.9 mi |
| Bennetts Knob | SE 138° | 444 m | 5.8 mi |
| Franklin Mountain | NE 40° | 434 m | 6.4 mi |
| Attleboro Mountain | ENE 77° | 427 m | 6.1 mi |
| Scott Mountain | ENE 78° | 410 m | 5.0 mi |
| Willard Mountain | ENE 68° | 408 m | 5.3 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | NNW 345° | 402 m | 5.6 mi |
| Mallard Hill | ESE 118° | 401 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:33 | 16:19 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 34 | 47 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tully Lake, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 867290 — Gun Mountain, Cheshire County, New Hampshire.
OpenStreetMap element node/357721456
Day trips start here
- Brattleboro · 9 mi
- Swanzey · 11 mi
- Gill · 15 mi
- Greenfield · 15 mi
- Deerfield · 17 mi
- Charlemont · 18 mi
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