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Haystack Mountain

Haystack Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Haystack Mountain rises to 820 m in New Hampshire. Mount Lafayette stands 1,600 m to the southwest, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Peak Above the Nubble, a peak 1.0 miles away. White Mountain Trail passes 1.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States of America

Wikidata Q34921099, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
820 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.23331, -71.57418

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Cliffs
  • Zeacliff: 5.2 mi
  • Eagle Cliff: 6.6 mi
  • Profile Cliff: 6.8 mi
  • Square Inch Wall: 6.9 mi
  • Hermit Haven: 6.9 mi
Waterfalls: 52
Parks: 48
  • Twin Mountain Fish Hatchery: 5.2 mi
  • Bethlehem Town Park and Playground: 6.5 mi
  • Gazebo Park: 6.8 mi
  • Franconia Notch State Park: 7.4 mi
  • Fox Hill Park: 8.3 mi
Attractions: 42
  • Cog Railway Display: 3.1 mi
  • Boise Rock: 7.6 mi
  • The Basin: 9.4 mi
  • Liberty Gorge: 10.3 mi
  • Flume Gorge: 10.3 mi
Picnic sites: 20
Museums: 19
Historic sites: 14
Rest areas: 6
Springs: 6
  • Liberty Spring: 8.8 mi
  • Gulfside Spring: 14.0 mi
  • Spaulding Spring: 14.0 mi
  • Peabody Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Lac Littleton: 15.5 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Tree Harp: 11.1 mi
  • Pollyanna Statue: 11.1 mi
  • Sunflowers: 11.2 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Lancaster Community Garden: 17.5 mi
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 20.2 mi
Beaches: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LafayetteSW 215°1,600 m6.1 mi
Mount LincolnSSW 211°1,551.12 m6.8 mi
North LincolnSSW 212°1,524 m6.4 mi
North LafayetteSW 217°1,519 m5.8 mi
South Twin MountainSSE 163°1,491 m3.3 mi
North Twin MountainSSE 159°1,452 m2.3 mi
Little Haystack MountainSSW 209°1,440 m7.3 mi
Mount BondSSE 159°1,432 m5.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2018:59
June solstice05:0319:5020:34
September equinox06:3418:0818:46
December solstice07:1915:2316:11

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161727405362666557453422
Precip in2.62.02.63.13.74.24.64.23.64.03.03.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bethlehem 2, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357730109

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