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Mount Cresson

Mount Cresson, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Cresson rises to 248 m in New Hampshire. Little Monadnock Mountain stands 571 m to the south-southeast, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Cresson Conservation Area, a nature reserve less than a tenth of a mile away. Connecticut River Byway passes 8.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34880865, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
248 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.89387, -72.28753

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites: 47
  • Oya Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Gravity Foundation Monument: 2.3 mi
  • Keene Soldier's Monument: 2.8 mi
  • Troy Civil War Memorial: 7.0 mi
  • Troy's Hero Memorial: 7.0 mi
Museums: 28
Cliffs: 20
  • Troy Cliffs: 5.7 mi
  • Mine Ledge: 8.0 mi
  • Black Precipice: 9.3 mi
  • Billings Fold: 9.3 mi
  • Mine Ledge: 12.8 mi
Beaches: 15
  • Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 10.3 mi
  • Sunset Beach: 10.5 mi
  • Ranger Beach: 11.9 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 13.0 mi
  • Fitzwilliam Town Beach on Laurel Lake: 13.1 mi
Waterfalls: 12
Artworks: 11
  • Reaching: 2.2 mi
  • Aurora: 2.3 mi
  • Trinity Bicycle Shop: 2.6 mi
  • Jennie B. Powers: 2.6 mi
  • Pizza Wings: 2.7 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 2.8 mi
  • Stone Bridge: 12.1 mi
  • Hermit's Castle: 20.6 mi
  • Path Continues: 21.9 mi
  • Path Continues: 21.9 mi
Gardens: 6
Covered bridges: 5
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 2
  • Falcon Spring: 10.2 mi
  • (seasonal): 24.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Mount Cresson. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Monadnock MountainSSE 150°571 m8.3 mi
Gap Mountain - North PeakESE 124°561 m9.0 mi
Spaulding HillE 84°484 m7.5 mi
Sunset HillE 88°482 m7.7 mi
Parker HillENE 57°481 m7.2 mi
Thunder HillNE 52°477 m8.3 mi
Bassett HillNE 48°472 m6.7 mi
Bigelow HillESE 115°472 m7.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1119:4920:32
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
December solstice07:1815:3216:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202331435564696860483727
Precip in3.12.83.43.43.84.44.54.34.34.93.53.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Keene, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357719537

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