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Halfmoon Mountain

Halfmoon Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Halfmoon Mountain rises to 771 m in New Hampshire. Stub Hill stands 1,106 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Sid Hayward Ledge, a cliff 1.7 miles away. Moose Path Trail passes 11 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34873793, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
771 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.92989, -71.06149

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks: 19
  • Birch Island Wilderness Camping: 11.6 mi
  • Dixville Notch State Park: 12.3 mi
  • Mollidgewock State Park: 13.7 mi
  • Androscoggin Wayside Park: 14.1 mi
  • Oquossoc Town Park: 14.3 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Garfield Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Little Hellgate: 8.8 mi
  • Baby Flume: 11.9 mi
  • Huntington Cascades: 12.3 mi
  • Beaver Brook Falls: 19.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
Historic sites: 5
Picnic sites: 3
  • Flume Brook Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
  • Cascade Brook Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
  • Second Connecticut Lake Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
Artworks: 2
Springs: 2
  • King Spring: 13.1 mi
  • Mountain fountain: 22.4 mi
Museums: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Back Lake Beach: 17.1 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Moose Cave: 24.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Halfmoon Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stub HillN 352°1,106 m12.3 mi
Deer MountainNE 52°1,050 m8.5 mi
Dixville PeakWSW 243°1,045 m14.1 mi
North Stub HillN 351°1,043 m13.2 mi
Magalloway MountainNNW 332°1,031 m10.5 mi
Rice MountainWSW 239°1,030 m10.2 mi
Crystal MountainW 278°988 m7.2 mi
Diamond RidgeNNW 342°985 m11.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1818:57
June solstice04:5919:5020:35
September equinox06:3218:0518:44
December solstice07:2015:1716:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121323375160656356443220
Precip in3.02.62.83.53.64.84.14.23.75.13.53.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Errol AP, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 867313 — Halfmoon Mountain, Coos County, New Hampshire.

OpenStreetMap element node/357721490

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