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Middle Carter Mountain

Middle Carter Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Middle Carter Mountain rises to 1,384 m in New Hampshire. Mount Washington stands 1,917 m to the west-southwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Lethe, a peak 0.3 miles away. Presidential Range Tour passes 2.6 miles off.

About

The story

Middle Carter Mountain is a mountain located in Coos County, New Hampshire. The mountain is part of the Carter-Moriah Range of the White Mountains, which runs along the northern east side of Pinkham Notch. Middle Carter is flanked to the north by North Carter Mountain and to the southwest by South Carter Mountain. The summit of Middle Carter is wooded, but there are views from the ridgecrest not far from the summit.

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Wikidata Q6841258, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1384 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.30308, -71.16771

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Gorham Common: 5.9 mi
  • Prospect Farm: 6.3 mi
  • Moose Brook State Park: 6.7 mi
  • Moose Brook Park: 6.8 mi
  • William H. Peek Memorial Park: 7.0 mi
Nature reserves
Waterfalls: 42
Attractions: 34
  • ZipRider Wildcat Mountain: 4.5 mi
  • Mount Washington Observatory: 7.1 mi
  • Eggs-traordinary Farm Tractors: 12.8 mi
  • Roar-o-Saurus: 12.9 mi
  • Nor'Easter Mountain Coaster: 15.5 mi
Cliffs: 30
Picnic sites: 19
Historic sites: 19
Museums: 14
  • Gorham Historical Society & Railroad Museum: 5.8 mi
  • Museum of White Mountain Art / Jackson Historical Society: 10.8 mi
  • Moffett House Museum: 11.8 mi
  • Jefferson Historical Museum: 16.5 mi
  • MWOBs Admin Office: 17.2 mi
Beaches: 8
  • Pleasant Point Town Beach: 15.5 mi
  • Fiddlehead Campground: 20.3 mi
  • Beach Area #1: 21.4 mi
  • Beach Area #2: 21.7 mi
  • Conway Lake Public Beach: 22.7 mi
Springs: 6
  • Peabody Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Gulfside Spring: 7.2 mi
  • Spaulding Spring: 7.2 mi
  • Deer Hill Spring: 10.4 mi
  • lower falls: 20.3 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 11.3 mi
  • Lancaster Community Garden: 23.6 mi
Artworks: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 24.3 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Middle Carter Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WashingtonWSW 251°1,917 m7.1 mi
Ball CragWSW 253°1,843 m6.8 mi
Mount AdamsW 281°1,748 m6.2 mi
Agiocochook CragWSW 255°1,748 m6.3 mi
Mount JeffersonW 271°1,725 m7.4 mi
Nelson CragWSW 255°1,708 m6.1 mi
Mount ClayW 261°1,684 m7.4 mi
Mount Sam AdamsW 281°1,682 m6.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
June solstice05:0119:4820:33
September equinox06:3218:0618:44
December solstice07:1815:2116:09

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161826385059646356453323
Precip in5.34.34.95.75.55.95.55.15.07.85.86.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pinkham Notch, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357730372

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