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Monadnock Mountain

Monadnock Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Monadnock Mountain rises to 973 m in Vermont. Bunnell Mountain stands 1,135 m to the south-southeast, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Todd Hill, a peak 2.0 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 1.4 miles off.

The story

Monadnock Mountain, also called Mount Monadnock, is an inselberg located in the town of Lemington in the Northeast Kingdom region of the U.S. state of Vermont. The mountain overlooks the Connecticut River and the town of Colebrook, New Hampshire, to the east. At its highest point, the mountain is 3,148 ft (960 m) high. At the summit, an old fire tower offers excellent views of both Vermont and New Hampshire. On a clear day, the view extends as far east as Maine and as far north as Quebec. The Monadnock Mountain Trail ascends the eastern slope of the mountain. The trailhead is adjacent to Vermont Route 102, 7.7 miles (12.4 km) south of Canaan and 13 miles (21 km) north of Bloomfield. The hike from the trailhead to the summit is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) with a gain in elevation of 2,130 ft (650 m).

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Wikidata Q3124815, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
973 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.89735, -71.54478

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 15
  • Connecticut River Boat Access: 2.5 mi
  • Fish Pond Boat Launch Facility: 4.2 mi
  • Beaver Brook Falls State Wayside: 4.3 mi
  • Ethan Allen Park: 6.8 mi
  • Fletcher Park: 6.8 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Beaver Brook Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Huntington Cascades: 12.8 mi
  • Baby Flume: 13.0 mi
  • Pond Brook Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Little Hellgate: 20.3 mi
Historic sites: 6
Cliffs: 6
Museums: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Sandy Beach: 8.7 mi
  • Back Lake Beach: 16.1 mi
  • Campers' Beach: 16.6 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Cascade Brook Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
  • Flume Brook Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
Artworks: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Monadnock Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bunnell MountainSSE 156°1,135 m8.0 mi
SugarloafSSE 160°1,128 m11.2 mi
Gore MountainSSE 155°1,101 m9.4 mi
Muise MountainSE 133°1,096 m11.2 mi
Castle MountainSSE 161°1,087 m10.0 mi
West PeakSSE 166°1,072 m10.2 mi
Goback MountainS 180°1,054 m11.1 mi
Fitch MountainSSE 155°1,040 m10.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2018:59
June solstice05:0119:5220:37
September equinox06:3418:0718:46
December solstice07:2215:2016:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121424385160656356433220
Precip in2.72.02.52.94.04.74.34.23.44.43.13.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Colebrook 3SW, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1458515 — Monadnock Mountain, Essex County, Vermont.

OpenStreetMap element node/356553872

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