Hersey Mountain
Hersey Mountain rises to 608 m in New Hampshire. Forbes Mountain stands 658 m to the west, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Hersey Mountain Forest, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Lakes Region Tour passes 8.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q34921926, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 608 m
How to reach it
- 8.2 mi off the Lakes Region Tour
- 12.0 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 14.0 mi off the River Heritage Tour
- 16.2 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hersey Mountain Forest: 0.3 mi
- George Duncan State Forest: 0.8 mi
- Alfred Jenness Natural Area: 1.6 mi
- Glines Memorial Forest: 1.9 mi
- Sanbornton Town Forest: 3.8 mi
- Sanbornton Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Burleigh Mountain: 1.4 mi
- White Oak Hill: 2.9 mi
- Saddle Hill: 3.5 mi
- Leighton Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Kelley Park: 4.5 mi
- Sanbornton Town Park: 4.6 mi
- Mill Stream Park: 5.0 mi
- Eames Recreation and Wildlife Area: 5.1 mi
- Hamlin-Eames-Smyth Recreation: 5.5 mi
- Crocketts Ledge: 5.6 mi
- White Mountain Ledge: 5.7 mi
- The Ledges: 8.9 mi
- The Bulkhead: 10.8 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 17.0 mi
- Hermit Lake Town Beach: 2.2 mi
- Avery-Crouse Beach: 5.3 mi
- Griffin Beach: 6.9 mi
- Sandborn Town Beach: 7.0 mi
- Lagace Beach: 7.5 mi
- Old Hill VIllage: 3.4 mi
- Cellar Hole: 4.0 mi
- Old Well: 4.0 mi
- Foundations: 4.0 mi
- Odell Park Arch: 8.5 mi
- Franklin Firefighter's Museum: 8.5 mi
- Whipple House: 8.9 mi
- Autopac Gallery: 9.7 mi
- Squam Lakes Natural Science Center: 12.0 mi
- Museum of the White Mountains: 13.3 mi
- Turitella: 10.0 mi
- Dragon Fly: 10.0 mi
- #14 / White: 10.0 mi
- #28 / South of the Border in Koyoto: 10.0 mi
- #10 / Dog: 10.0 mi
- Profile Falls: 3.8 mi
- Welton Falls: 12.1 mi
- Elizabeth Falls: 13.2 mi
- Sculptured Rocks: 13.8 mi
- Livermore Falls: 15.1 mi
- Weirs Beach Go-Kart Track: 9.5 mi
- Monkey Trunks Weirs Beach: 9.6 mi
- Funspot: 9.6 mi
- Go-Karts: 10.6 mi
- Bumper Boats: 10.6 mi
- Peace Garden: 13.6 mi
- Botanical Garden: 16.6 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 16.7 mi
- Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 18.9 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 19.5 mi
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 5.1 mi
- Crystal Spring: 12.3 mi
- Huckins Spring: 15.4 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 6.0 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 13.7 mi
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 23.3 mi
- Hippy Hill: 10.6 mi
- Campton Day Use Area: 21.1 mi
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
- Cillryville Bridge: 14.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Hersey Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forbes Mountain | W 276° | 658 m | 8.9 mi |
| Pine Hill | W 279° | 637 m | 8.8 mi |
| The Pinnacle | W 276° | 604 m | 9.9 mi |
| Dickinson Hill | WSW 243° | 579 m | 7.3 mi |
| Peaked Hill | NNW 340° | 575 m | 6.1 mi |
| Bristol Peak | NNW 335° | 547 m | 5.0 mi |
| Bear Mountain | NW 311° | 534 m | 10.1 mi |
| Page Hill | WSW 246° | 516 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:21 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 19:48 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:27 | 16:14 |
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 | 22 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin Falls DAM, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357721892
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