Mount Agassiz
Mount Agassiz rises to 719 m in New Hampshire. Mount Lafayette stands 1,600 m to the south-southeast, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Cleveland Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Presidential Range Tour passes 1.0 miles off.
The story
Mount Agassiz is a peak in the White Mountains of New Hampshire with an elevation of 2,378 feet (725 m). It is located in the town of Bethlehem in Grafton County. Originally named Peaked Hill, it is named in honor of Louis Agassiz. An observation tower was built at the summit by 1877, and an auto road was opened circa 1932. Prior to construction of the auto road, an automobile first reached the summit in 1926, via a carriage road, due to a misunderstanding by the driver. A ski trail was cut in 1936–37, with a rope tow added three seasons later; the rope tow operated into the 1980s. In the mid-1950s, the auto road was rebuilt and a snack bar was added at the summit area. Plans during the early 1960s to greatly expand the ski area, including construction of a monorail, never materialized. The property is privately owned; the current owner does not prohibit hikers.
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Wikidata Q34880353, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 719 m
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Presidential Range Tour
- 2.0 mi off the White Mountain Trail, National
- 7.5 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 14.2 mi off the Woodland Heritage Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Profiler Plaza · 7 mi
- Idlewilde View · 14 mi
- Elephant Head · 14 mi
- North Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cleveland Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Lewis Hill: 0.8 mi
- Abbot Hill: 2.2 mi
- Garnet Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Priest Hill: 2.8 mi
- Johnson-Clark Nature Reserve: 1.0 mi
- Cushman State Forest: 1.4 mi
- Marilyn's Woods: 1.7 mi
- Bethlehem Town Forest: 1.8 mi
- Bethlehem Town Forest: 2.2 mi
- Artists Bluff: 6.0 mi
- Square Inch Wall: 6.1 mi
- Profile Cliff: 6.2 mi
- Maggot Buttress: 6.2 mi
- Hermit Haven: 6.2 mi
- Bethlehem Town Park and Playground: 1.2 mi
- Gazebo Park: 1.3 mi
- Dow Park: 4.4 mi
- Fox Hill Park: 4.4 mi
- Coffin Pond Conservation Area: 4.5 mi
- Bridesmaid Falls: 6.9 mi
- Bridalveil Falls: 7.7 mi
- Thirteen Falls: 8.1 mi
- Kinsman Flume: 8.8 mi
- Cloudland Falls: 8.8 mi
- Chutters: 5.5 mi
- Cog Railway Display: 6.8 mi
- Boise Rock: 7.8 mi
- The Basin: 10.0 mi
- Liberty Gorge: 11.2 mi
- Mount Cleveland Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
- Beaver Brook Recreation Area: 3.3 mi
- Zealand Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
- Moore Dam Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- Eisenhower Memorial Area: 12.6 mi
- Franconia Heritage Museum: 4.2 mi
- Stone Iron Furnace Museum: 4.6 mi
- Littleton Historical Museum: 5.4 mi
- Robert Frost Museum: 5.4 mi
- Sugar Hill Sampler: 6.5 mi
- Caddy Camp Alumni Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Governor Gallen Memorial: 5.7 mi
- Mine Shaft: 9.5 mi
- Chase cellar hole: 14.6 mi
- Willey House: 14.9 mi
- Boise Rock: 7.8 mi
- The Basin, West: 9.8 mi
- The Basin, East: 10.1 mi
- Littleton Rest Area: 10.6 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center: 12.7 mi
- Lac Littleton: 9.9 mi
- Liberty Spring: 10.4 mi
- Gulfside Spring: 18.3 mi
- Spaulding Spring: 18.3 mi
- Peabody Spring: 18.9 mi
- Tree Harp: 5.5 mi
- Pollyanna Statue: 5.6 mi
- Sunflowers: 5.6 mi
- Mount Orne Covered Bridge: 13.5 mi
- School House Covered Bridge: 23.8 mi
- Lancaster Community Garden: 16.1 mi
- Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 23.8 mi
- Echo Lake Beach: 6.2 mi
- Livermore: 19.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Mount Agassiz. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lafayette | SSE 167° | 1,600 m | 7.5 mi |
| Mount Lincoln | S 169° | 1,551.12 m | 8.3 mi |
| North Lincoln | SSE 168° | 1,524 m | 7.9 mi |
| North Lafayette | SSE 167° | 1,519 m | 7.0 mi |
| South Twin Mountain | SE 132° | 1,491 m | 8.1 mi |
| North Twin Mountain | SE 127° | 1,452 m | 7.3 mi |
| Little Haystack Mountain | S 170° | 1,440 m | 8.8 mi |
| Mount Garfield | SSE 149° | 1,345 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:21 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 19:50 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:23 | 16:11 |
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 | 16 | 17 | 27 | 40 | 53 | 62 | 66 | 65 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 22 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bethlehem 2, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357717239
Day trips start here
- Wentworth · 30 mi
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