Mount Carrigain
Mount Carrigain rises to 1,422 m in New Hampshire. South Twin Mountain stands 1,491 m to the northwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Vose Spur, a peak 0.9 miles away. White Mountain Trail passes 4.6 miles off.
The story
Mount Carrigain is a mountain located in Grafton County, New Hampshire. The mountain is named after Phillip Carrigain, NH Secretary of State (1805–10), and is on the south side of the Pemigewasset Wilderness, the source of the East Branch of the Pemigewasset River in the heart of the White Mountains, between Franconia Notch and Crawford Notch. Carrigain is flanked to the northeast beyond Carrigain's Vose Spur by Mount Anderson and Mount Lowell across Carrigain Notch, and to the southwest by Mount Hancock. It has a fire tower at the summit, providing 360 degree views of the surrounding wilderness.
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Wikidata Q6920061, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1422 m
How to reach it
- 4.6 mi off the White Mountain Trail, National
- 4.6 mi off the Presidential Range Tour
- 4.7 mi off the Kancamagus Scenic Byway, National
- 12.7 mi off the River Heritage Tour
Overlooks nearby
- Beaver Brook Overlook · 5 mi
- Pemigewasset Overlook · 5 mi
- Lily Pond Vista · 5 mi
- CL Graham Wangan Overlook · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Vose Spur: 0.9 mi
- The Captain: 1.0 mi
- Mount Lowell: 1.6 mi
- Mount Anderson: 1.9 mi
- Middle Hancock: 2.2 mi
- Nancy Brook Research Natural Area: 3.1 mi
- Sawyer Pond Scenic Area: 4.6 mi
- Greeley Ponds Scenic Area: 6.4 mi
- Bartlett Experimental Forest: 8.4 mi
- Gibbs Brook Scenic Area: 9.6 mi
- Greens Cliff: 4.6 mi
- Greens Cliff: 4.7 mi
- Owl's Cliff: 5.5 mi
- Frankenstein Cliff: 5.8 mi
- K2 Cliff: 6.2 mi
- Bartlett Village Gazebo Park: 8.3 mi
- Morrell Family Community Complex: 8.8 mi
- Kanc Recreation Area: 11.1 mi
- Cascade Park: 12.6 mi
- Soldiers Park: 12.7 mi
- Upper Nancy Cascades: 3.3 mi
- Middle Nancy Cascades: 3.3 mi
- Lower Nancy Cascades: 3.4 mi
- Arethusa Falls: 4.5 mi
- Bemis Falls: 5.0 mi
- Lower Pool: 7.3 mi
- Nor'Easter Mountain Coaster: 10.8 mi
- Attitash Alpine Slide: 11.1 mi
- Flume Gorge: 11.1 mi
- Table Rock Flume Brook: 11.3 mi
- Curious George Cottage: 10.5 mi
- Americana Museum: 12.3 mi
- Pemigewasset Hook & Ladder: 12.3 mi
- Clark History Museum: 12.3 mi
- Avery's Garage: 12.3 mi
- Sawyer Rock Picnic Ground: 6.0 mi
- Sabbaday Falls Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
- Eisenhower Memorial Area: 10.1 mi
- Zealand Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
- Fay Waside Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
- Willey House: 6.6 mi
- Nancy Pfannenstiehl: 10.3 mi
- Jim Liberty Cabin: 13.2 mi
- Governor Gallen Memorial: 13.3 mi
- Memorial Boulders: 14.6 mi
- Echo Lake Beach: 13.6 mi
- Beach Area #1: 17.6 mi
- Beach Area #2: 17.9 mi
- Geneva Beach: 18.8 mi
- Boulder Beach: 18.8 mi
- Liberty Spring: 10.1 mi
- lower falls: 11.4 mi
- Elliott Spring: 15.1 mi
- Gulfside Spring: 16.3 mi
- Spaulding Spring: 16.5 mi
- Hannes Schneider: 16.9 mi
- Tree Harp: 21.9 mi
- Pollyanna Statue: 21.9 mi
- Sunflowers: 21.9 mi
- The Basin, East: 11.8 mi
- The Basin, West: 11.9 mi
- Boise Rock: 12.2 mi
- Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 10.5 mi
- Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 23.5 mi
- Livermore: 3.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Mount Carrigain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Twin Mountain | NW 321° | 1,491 m | 8.4 mi |
| Mount Bond | NW 314° | 1,432 m | 5.9 mi |
| Mount Guyot | NW 320° | 1,396 m | 6.7 mi |
| West Bond | NW 311° | 1,358 m | 6.4 mi |
| Mount Hancock | WSW 253° | 1,343 m | 2.4 mi |
| Southwest Twin | NW 314° | 1,328 m | 7.8 mi |
| South Hancock | SW 235° | 1,316 m | 2.4 mi |
| Mount Osceola | SW 215° | 1,315 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:20 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:03 | 19:49 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:07 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 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 | 17 | 18 | 27 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 24 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waterville Valley Nepp, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 871628 — Mount Carrigain, Grafton County, New Hampshire.
OpenStreetMap element node/357729772
Day trips start here
- Center Harbor · 27 mi
- Wentworth · 28 mi
- Ashland · 29 mi
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