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Major Mountain

Major Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Major Mountain rises to 555 m in New Hampshire. North Baldface stands 1,099 m to the north-northwest, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Robbins Ridge, a peak 0.4 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 2.6 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34926790, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
555 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.13778, -71.03069

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Schouler Park: 7.6 mi
  • PUMP TRACK: 7.7 mi
  • First River Bridge Park: 7.7 mi
  • Hussey Field: 7.8 mi
  • First Church of Christ Congregational Park: 7.8 mi
Waterfalls: 39
Cliffs: 31
  • Thin Air Face: 8.5 mi
  • Barber Wall: 8.5 mi
  • Jockey Cap West Face: 8.7 mi
  • Jockey Cap South Face: 8.7 mi
  • The Slabs: 8.9 mi
Historic sites: 17
Beaches: 17
  • Pleasant Point Town Beach: 6.6 mi
  • Fiddlehead Campground: 7.1 mi
  • Conway Lake Public Beach: 10.6 mi
  • Beach Area #1: 10.8 mi
  • Beach Area #2: 10.9 mi
Picnic sites: 17
  • Glen Ellis Scenic Area: 13.4 mi
  • Sawyer Rock Picnic Ground: 15.3 mi
  • Dolly Copp Picnic Ground: 15.9 mi
  • Gilead Picnic Ground: 18.0 mi
  • Sabbaday Falls Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
Attractions: 16
  • Cranmore Mountain Coaster: 6.9 mi
  • Giant Swing: 6.9 mi
  • Roar-o-Saurus: 7.5 mi
  • Eggs-traordinary Farm Tractors: 7.5 mi
  • Diana's Baths - Parking: 7.9 mi
Museums: 16
Springs: 5
  • Deer Hill Spring: 6.7 mi
  • lower falls: 13.6 mi
  • Peabody Spring: 18.3 mi
  • Gulfside Spring: 18.3 mi
  • Spaulding Spring: 18.4 mi
Artworks: 4
Gardens: 3
  • Mary's Garden: 16.8 mi
  • Bridgton Community Gardens: 17.1 mi
  • Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 12.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Major Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North BaldfaceNNW 339°1,099 m7.8 mi
South BaldfaceNNW 340°1,081 m6.8 mi
Sable MountainNNW 329°1,069 m6.2 mi
Chandler MountainNW 320°1,000 m5.8 mi
Kearsarge NorthSW 235°991 m3.8 mi
North DoubleheadWNW 293°922 m5.3 mi
Eagle CragNNW 346°907 m8.3 mi
West BaldfaceNNW 330°896.4 m7.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1818:57
June solstice05:0219:4720:32
September equinox06:3218:0518:44
December solstice07:1715:2116:09

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202231435565706860483727
Precip in3.63.23.74.43.74.54.54.43.75.54.54.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Conway, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 872251 — Major Mountain, Carroll County, New Hampshire.

OpenStreetMap element node/357730336

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