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Mount Cushman

Mount Cushman, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Cushman rises to 971 m in New Hampshire. Mount Moosilauke stands 1,468 m to the north-northwest, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Green Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. River Heritage Tour passes 4.6 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34880899, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
971 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.95856, -71.77872

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Green Mountain: 1.2 mi
  • Mount Kineo: 2.3 mi
  • Mt. Kirkham: 2.4 mi
  • Sayre Peak: 2.5 mi
  • Mount Kineo, East Peak: 3.0 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
Cliffs
  • The Imaginarium: 6.2 mi
  • Welcome Wall: 6.2 mi
  • Russell Crag: 6.3 mi
  • Nook: 6.3 mi
  • Forest Gardens: 6.3 mi
Waterfalls: 43
  • Dusk Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Paradise Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Waternomee Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Gordon Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Mill Brook Cascade: 8.1 mi
Historic sites: 22
Museums: 20
Attractions: 18
  • Lost River Gorge & Boulder Caves: 5.4 mi
  • Redstone Rocket: 6.1 mi
  • Ice Castles: 6.7 mi
  • Alpine Adventures Outdoor Recreation: 7.6 mi
  • Flume Gorge & Visitor Center: 10.8 mi
Beaches: 14
  • Echo Lake Beach: 15.7 mi
  • Fairlee Town Beach: 19.2 mi
  • Edna-Maude Beach: 19.3 mi
  • Birch Beach: 19.3 mi
  • South Beach: 19.4 mi
Picnic sites: 7
Artworks: 6
  • Local Boyscout Harold A. Webster Jr.: 14.6 mi
  • Vermontasaurus: 24.0 mi
  • Tree Harp: 24.0 mi
  • Sunflowers: 24.0 mi
  • Pollyanna Statue: 24.1 mi
Springs: 5
  • Liberty Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Elliott Spring: 19.7 mi
  • Breck-Plankey Spring: 24.6 mi
  • Lac Littleton: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
Gardens: 3
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 13.8 mi
  • Peace Garden: 14.3 mi
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 24.0 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Edgell Covered Bridge: 20.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Mount Cushman. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MoosilaukeNNW 330°1,468 m5.2 mi
South PeakNW 320°1,381 m4.8 mi
Mount BlueNNW 338°1,380 m5.4 mi
Mount JimNNW 343°1,270 m4.8 mi
Mount WaternomeeN 349°1,199 m4.4 mi
Mt. BraleyNNW 348°1,149 m3.4 mi
Mount CloughNW 317°1,083 m6.7 mi
Carr MountainSSW 212°1,058 m6.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2118:59
June solstice05:0519:5020:34
September equinox06:3518:0818:46
December solstice07:1915:2516:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182029425463686659473626
Precip in3.43.03.45.24.24.86.03.93.85.44.74.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lincoln Nepp, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 871756 — Mount Cushman, Grafton County, New Hampshire.

OpenStreetMap element node/357729889

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