Peak · New Hampshire
Melvin Mountain
Melvin Mountain rises to 660 m in New Hampshire. Mount Cardigan stands 956 m to the north-northwest, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Barber Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 19 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Hampshire, United States of America
Wikidata Q49049188, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 660 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.60202, -71.89592
- 18.6 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 13.4 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 13.4 mi off the River Heritage Tour
- 15.1 mi off the Lakes Region Tour
Overlooks nearby
- Balch Hill · 20 mi
- Indian Ridge · 20 mi
- Post Pond Overlook · 20 mi
- Norman Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Barber Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Church Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Grafton Knob: 1.1 mi
- Brown Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Shepard Hill: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Alexandria Town Forest: 2.7 mi
- Forest Legacy Tract: 3.0 mi
- Cardigan Reservation: 3.2 mi
- Welton Falls State Forest: 3.7 mi
- Blodgett Forest: 5.2 mi
Parks
- Grafton Recreation Field: 4.0 mi
- Independence Park: 5.0 mi
- Barrett Park: 5.3 mi
- Williams Field: 6.4 mi
- The Common: 6.5 mi
Cliffs: 48
- The Ledges: 6.3 mi
- The Bulkhead: 10.1 mi
- 5.8 Crag: 14.1 mi
- Slab Wall: 14.1 mi
- Small Wall: 14.1 mi
Historic sites: 41
- Canaan Veterans' Memorial: 6.5 mi
- Former Remick Place: 10.0 mi
- Former Hall Place: 11.3 mi
- Old Hill VIllage: 11.5 mi
- The Bill Farm: 13.8 mi
Beaches: 38
- Avery-Crouse Beach: 8.1 mi
- Canaan Street Lake Beach: 8.5 mi
- Springfield Town Beach: 10.8 mi
- Goose Pond Dam Beach: 11.3 mi
- North Cove Beach: 11.8 mi
Artworks: 35
- Local Boyscout Harold A. Webster Jr.: 14.9 mi
- The Wrecker: 18.5 mi
- #14 / White: 20.1 mi
- #28 / South of the Border in Koyoto: 20.1 mi
- Turitella: 20.1 mi
Museums: 21
- Canaan Historical Museum: 8.5 mi
- Potter Place Depot: 11.6 mi
- Shaker Museum: 12.6 mi
- Whipple House: 14.6 mi
- Museum of the White Mountains: 14.9 mi
Attractions: 13
- Cardigan Mountain State Park: 3.5 mi
- Tipping Rock: 19.0 mi
- Lyme-East Thetford Bridge: 20.4 mi
- Weirs Beach Go-Kart Track: 20.9 mi
- Monkey Trunks Weirs Beach: 20.9 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Elizabeth Falls: 3.0 mi
- Welton Falls: 4.1 mi
- Sculptured Rocks: 7.6 mi
- Profile Falls: 8.4 mi
- Big Dog Falls: 11.9 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Hippy Hill: 5.6 mi
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
- Campton Day Use Area: 22.9 mi
- Area 1: 23.0 mi
- Area 2: 23.3 mi
Covered bridges: 5
- Cillryville Bridge: 11.9 mi
- Union Village Covered Bridge: 22.1 mi
- Willard Twin Covered Bridge: 22.7 mi
- Edgell Covered Bridge: 22.7 mi
- Sayre Bridge: 23.9 mi
Gardens: 4
- Garden at Tracy Library: 13.7 mi
- Peace Garden: 15.1 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 17.9 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 20.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 13.9 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 16.7 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 21.4 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 22.7 mi
Springs: 2
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 7.5 mi
- Crystal Spring: 14.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Melvin Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Cardigan | NNW 344° | 956 m | 3.4 mi |
| Firescrew | N 349° | 934 m | 3.8 mi |
| Cardigan South Peak | NNW 343° | 865 m | 3.1 mi |
| Cardigan Rimrock | NNW 338° | 851 m | 3.0 mi |
| Orange Mountain | NNW 341° | 782 m | 2.2 mi |
| Crane Mountain | N 349° | 727 m | 1.4 mi |
| Mowglis Mountain | N 3° | 720 m | 5.1 mi |
| Mount Tug | NNW 334° | 713 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:22 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:49 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 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 | 18 | 20 | 29 | 41 | 53 | 62 | 67 | 66 | 58 | 45 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grafton, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 868374 — Melvin Mountain, Grafton County, New Hampshire.
OpenStreetMap element node/357724030
Day trips start here
- Orange · 5 mi
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 14 mi
- New London · 14 mi
- Ashland · 15 mi
- Franklin · 17 mi
- Lebanon · 18 mi
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