Kearsarge North
Kearsarge North rises to 991 m in New Hampshire. South Baldface stands 1,081 m to the north, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Rickers Knoll, a peak 0.9 miles away. White Mountain Trail passes 2.9 miles off.
The story
Kearsarge North is a mountain located about 4 miles (6 km) northeast of North Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The U.S. Board on Geographic Names accepted the name "Pequawket Mountain" in 1915 but it was renamed Kearsarge North in 1957. The Pequawket are a subdivision of the Abenaki people who formerly lived in the area. It is sometimes referred to as Mount Kearsarge, a name officially assigned to a mountain in Merrimack County.
Kearsarge North is located on the eastern fringe of the White Mountains. It is drained by various brooks into the Saco River. There are two hiking routes up Kearsarge. The first, and most popular, is the 3.1-mile (5.0 km) Mount Kearsarge North Trail, which ascends 2,600 feet (790 m) from the North Conway side of Hurricane Mountain Road, near Intervale. The Weeks Brook Trail, a much less-used 4.7-mile (7.6 km) route, approaches Kearsarge from the east, from a trailhead on Forest Road 317 in Chatham. It has a slightly higher vertical gain at approximately 2,740 feet. An inn was built on the summit, only to be twice destroyed by storms. In 1909, the Appalachian Mountain Club granted the New Hampshire Forestry Commission use of the destroyed hotel for a fire lookout.
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Wikidata Q6382249, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 991 m
How to reach it
- 2.9 mi off the White Mountain Trail, National
- 4.3 mi off the Presidential Range Tour
- 5.8 mi off the PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY
- 8.6 mi off the Kancamagus Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Square. Ledge · 13 mi
- Ladies’ Lookout · 13 mi
- Lila's Ledge · 13 mi
- Evans Notch Scenic Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rickers Knoll: 0.9 mi
- Bartlett Mountain: 1.0 mi
- The Twins (South peak): 1.8 mi
- Pine Hill: 1.9 mi
- The Twins (North peak): 2.0 mi
- Merriman State Forest: 1.7 mi
- Burnell Conservation Easement: 2.0 mi
- Green Hills Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Osgood Conservation Easement: 2.1 mi
- Cranmore Conservation Easement: 2.2 mi
- First River Bridge Park: 4.0 mi
- Hussey Field: 4.0 mi
- Schouler Park: 4.1 mi
- First Church of Christ Congregational Park: 4.3 mi
- PUMP TRACK: 4.5 mi
- Diana's Baths: 4.5 mi
- Jackson Falls: 5.3 mi
- Chandler Gorge: 9.2 mi
- Emerald Pool: 9.7 mi
- Brickett Falls: 10.5 mi
- Thin Air Face: 4.6 mi
- Barber Wall: 4.7 mi
- The Slabs: 5.1 mi
- Echo Roof: 5.1 mi
- South Buttress: 5.3 mi
- Jimmy Mersereau: 3.5 mi
- First Church of Christ Congregational Park: 4.3 mi
- Memorial Boulders: 4.5 mi
- Honor Roll: 7.8 mi
- Stevens Monument: 8.3 mi
- Cranmore Mountain Coaster: 3.6 mi
- Giant Swing: 3.6 mi
- Diana's Baths - Parking: 4.1 mi
- Roar-o-Saurus: 4.2 mi
- Eggs-traordinary Farm Tractors: 4.3 mi
- Beach Area #1: 7.8 mi
- Beach Area #2: 8.0 mi
- Fiddlehead Campground: 8.4 mi
- Conway Lake Public Beach: 8.6 mi
- Pleasant Point Town Beach: 10.4 mi
- Sawyer Rock Picnic Ground: 11.8 mi
- Glen Ellis Scenic Area: 12.5 mi
- Dolly Copp Picnic Ground: 16.3 mi
- Sabbaday Falls Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
- Eisenhower Memorial Area: 18.9 mi
- MWOBs Admin Office: 3.9 mi
- Conway Railroad Museum: 4.1 mi
- New England Ski Museum: 4.1 mi
- Museum of White Mountain Art / Jackson Historical Society: 5.2 mi
- Fryeburg Fair Farm Museum: 8.0 mi
- lower falls: 9.8 mi
- Deer Hill Spring: 10.0 mi
- Gulfside Spring: 17.8 mi
- Spaulding Spring: 17.9 mi
- Peabody Spring: 17.9 mi
- Hannes Schneider: 3.5 mi
- Loon Mural: 19.5 mi
- Bridgton and Saco River R.R.: 19.7 mi
- Mary's Garden: 19.2 mi
- Bridgton Community Gardens: 19.5 mi
- Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 23.0 mi
- Livermore: 14.2 mi
- Sabatis Island Rest Area: 14.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Kearsarge North. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Baldface | N 5° | 1,081 m | 8.7 mi |
| Sable Mountain | N 359° | 1,069 m | 7.5 mi |
| Black Mountain | NNW 340° | 1,010 m | 8.8 mi |
| Chandler Mountain | N 355° | 1,000 m | 6.7 mi |
| North Moat Mountain | SW 234° | 956 m | 7.4 mi |
| North Doublehead | NNW 337° | 922 m | 4.6 mi |
| West Baldface | N 355° | 896.4 m | 9.1 mi |
| Eastman Mountain | NNE 12° | 893 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:19 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:02 | 19:48 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:22 | 16:09 |
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 | 20 | 22 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Conway, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 872126 — Kearsarge North, Carroll County, New Hampshire.
OpenStreetMap element node/357730220
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