Mount Crescent
Mount Crescent rises to 986 m in New Hampshire. Mount Washington stands 1,917 m to the south, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Randolph, a peak 1.6 miles away. Presidential Range Tour passes 2.3 miles off.
The story
Mount Crescent is a mountain located in the Crescent Range of the White Mountains in Randolph, New Hampshire. It is 3,251 ft (991 m) high, and its summit is the second highest mountain summit in Randolph, after Black Crescent Mountain (3,264 feet, 995 m). Both mountains are in Randolph's Ice Gulch Town Forest. On the 1896 topographic map, Mount Crescent is shown as "Randolph Mtn." with an elevation of 3,280 ft, and Black Crescent is shown as "Mt. Crescent" with an elevation of 3,322 ft. The southeast side of Mount Crescent drains into Moose Brook, thence into the Androscoggin River, which drains into Merrymeeting Bay, the estuary of the Kennebec River, and thence into the Gulf of Maine. The southwest end of Mt. Crescent drains into Carlton Brook, thence into the Moose River, a different stream which is also a tributary of the Androscoggin River. The northwest side of Crescent drains into the Upper Ammonoosuc River, thence into Connecticut River, which drains into Long Island Sound in Connecticut. Mount Crescent may be reached by hiking trails from either the north, via Pond of Safety Road (sometimes shown as Stag Hollow Road) and Bog Dam Road, or from the south, via Randolph Hill Road.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q6920290, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 986 m
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the Presidential Range Tour
- 2.3 mi off the Woodland Heritage Trail
- 4.7 mi off the Moose Path Trail
- 12.7 mi off the White Mountain Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lookout Ledge · 2 mi
- Alpine Cascade · 6 mi
- Lila's Ledge · 10 mi
- Ladies’ Lookout · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Randolph: 1.6 mi
- Mount Lowe: 2.6 mi
- Black Crescent Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Pond Hill: 3.2 mi
- Kelton Crag: 3.6 mi
- Snyder Brook Scenic Area: 2.6 mi
- Randolph Community Forest: 2.9 mi
- Cascade Hill Forest: 5.1 mi
- Mascot Mine Natural Area: 5.7 mi
- Shelburne Valley Forest: 7.5 mi
- Mossy Glen: 2.0 mi
- Durand Lake: 2.1 mi
- William H. Peek Memorial Park: 2.4 mi
- Randolf Springs Town Park: 3.0 mi
- Moose Brook State Park: 3.6 mi
- Gordon Fall: 2.4 mi
- Salroc Fall: 2.8 mi
- Tama Fall: 2.8 mi
- Coosauk Fall: 3.1 mi
- Hitchcock Fall: 3.4 mi
- Mount Washington Observatory: 9.2 mi
- Ho Ho Ho H20: 9.9 mi
- Rudys Rapid Transit: 10.0 mi
- Hot Shots Fire Brigade: 10.0 mi
- Firehouse Game: 10.0 mi
- P1: 3.3 mi
- P2: 3.3 mi
- P7: 3.3 mi
- P3: 3.3 mi
- P8: 3.3 mi
- Wild River Crag: 14.2 mi
- Elephant Head: 14.3 mi
- Bugle Cliff: 14.3 mi
- Devils Slide: 15.1 mi
- Frankenstein Cliff: 17.5 mi
- Ravine House Site: 2.1 mi
- Jarhead Motorcycle Memorial: 4.7 mi
- Dummer Veterans Memorial: 14.9 mi
- Camp Stark: 15.5 mi
- Camp Stark German Prisoner of War Camp: 15.5 mi
- Gorham Historical Society & Railroad Museum: 5.9 mi
- Moffett House Museum: 7.4 mi
- Jefferson Historical Museum: 8.5 mi
- John Wingate Weeks Historic Museum: 14.0 mi
- Lancaster Historical Society: 15.4 mi
- Peabody Spring: 6.0 mi
- Spaulding Spring: 6.5 mi
- Gulfside Spring: 6.6 mi
- Deer Hill Spring: 19.5 mi
- Mountain fountain: 20.4 mi
- Pollyanna Statue: 24.6 mi
- Tree Harp: 24.7 mi
- Sunflowers: 24.7 mi
- Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 7.0 mi
- Lancaster Community Garden: 14.8 mi
- Mount Orne Covered Bridge: 18.1 mi
- Sunday River Covered Bridge: 23.0 mi
- Livermore: 23.2 mi
- Pleasant Point Town Beach: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Mount Crescent. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Washington | S 183° | 1,917 m | 9.3 mi |
| Ball Crag | S 182° | 1,843 m | 9.0 mi |
| Mount Adams | S 179° | 1,748 m | 5.8 mi |
| Agiocochook Crag | S 179° | 1,748 m | 8.6 mi |
| Mount Jefferson | S 189° | 1,725 m | 7.0 mi |
| Nelson Crag | S 177° | 1,708 m | 8.6 mi |
| Mount Clay | S 188° | 1,684 m | 8.3 mi |
| Mount Sam Adams | S 183° | 1,682 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:19 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:02 | 19:49 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:06 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:21 | 16:09 |
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 | 19 | 28 | 41 | 54 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 57 | 46 | 35 | 24 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gorham AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357719531
Take the scenic way to Mount Crescent.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.