Peak · New Hampshire
Mount Deception
Mount Deception rises to 1,108 m in New Hampshire. Mount Washington stands 1,917 m to the east-southeast, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Mount Deception, a peak 1.7 miles away. Presidential Range Tour passes 2.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Hampshire, United States of America.
Wikidata Q34880956, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,108 m
How to reach it
Coordinates44.29245, -71.42848
- 2.5 mi off the Presidential Range Tour
- 2.5 mi off the White Mountain Trail, National
- 5.3 mi off the Woodland Heritage Trail
- 13.6 mi off the Moose Path Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Idlewilde View · 5 mi
- Elephant Head · 6 mi
- Bugle Cliff · 6 mi
- Willey Brook Bridge Overlook · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Little Mount Deception: 1.7 mi
- Appleby Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Mount Dartmouth: 2.3 mi
- Currier Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Mount Mitten: 2.9 mi
Cliffs
- Elephant Head: 5.6 mi
- Bugle Cliff: 5.7 mi
- Zeacliff: 8.2 mi
- Frankenstein Cliff: 9.9 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 14.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Agnew State Forest: 4.1 mi
- Gibbs Brook Scenic Area: 5.2 mi
- Randolph Community Forest: 8.0 mi
- Ammonoosuc River Forest: 8.3 mi
- Snyder Brook Scenic Area: 8.7 mi
Parks: 57
- Twin Mountain Fish Hatchery: 5.9 mi
- Randolf Springs Town Park: 7.3 mi
- Durand Lake: 8.9 mi
- Mossy Glen: 9.4 mi
- William H. Peek Memorial Park: 9.9 mi
Waterfalls: 54
- Upper Falls: 1.9 mi
- Middle Falls: 2.0 mi
- Lower Ammonoosuc Falls: 3.1 mi
- Gibbs Falls: 5.1 mi
- Flume Cascade: 5.9 mi
Attractions: 41
- Cog Railway Display: 5.7 mi
- Mount Washington Observatory: 6.4 mi
- ZipRider Wildcat Mountain: 9.6 mi
- Ho Ho Ho H20: 9.7 mi
- Antique Cars: 9.8 mi
Picnic sites: 21
- Eisenhower Memorial Area: 3.7 mi
- Zealand Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
- Glen Ellis Scenic Area: 9.2 mi
- Beaver Brook Recreation Area: 9.8 mi
- Dolly Copp Picnic Ground: 10.7 mi
Museums: 21
- Jefferson Historical Museum: 8.5 mi
- John Wingate Weeks Historic Museum: 13.1 mi
- Gorham Historical Society & Railroad Museum: 14.1 mi
- Old Man of the Mountain Museum: 15.3 mi
- New England Ski Museum: 15.4 mi
Historic sites: 14
- Jarhead Motorcycle Memorial: 5.6 mi
- Willey House: 7.8 mi
- Ravine House Site: 8.9 mi
- Caddy Camp Alumni Memorial: 11.4 mi
- Mine Shaft: 12.6 mi
Springs: 7
- Gulfside Spring: 5.9 mi
- Spaulding Spring: 5.9 mi
- Peabody Spring: 6.5 mi
- Liberty Spring: 16.2 mi
- lower falls: 21.2 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Boise Rock: 15.7 mi
- The Basin, West: 17.2 mi
- The Basin, East: 17.3 mi
- Littleton Rest Area: 22.1 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center: 23.7 mi
Artworks: 4
- Pollyanna Statue: 17.1 mi
- Tree Harp: 17.1 mi
- Sunflowers: 17.2 mi
- Hannes Schneider: 22.7 mi
Gardens: 3
- Lancaster Community Garden: 15.2 mi
- Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 17.1 mi
- Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Livermore: 15.3 mi
Beaches: 1
- Echo Lake Beach: 15.4 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Mount Orne Covered Bridge: 16.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Mount Deception. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Washington | ESE 104° | 1,917 m | 6.4 mi |
| Ball Crag | E 101° | 1,843 m | 6.5 mi |
| Agiocochook Crag | E 98° | 1,748 m | 6.8 mi |
| Mount Adams | ENE 74° | 1,748 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mount Jefferson | E 82° | 1,725 m | 5.6 mi |
| Nelson Crag | E 97° | 1,708 m | 7.1 mi |
| Mount Clay | E 95° | 1,684 m | 5.6 mi |
| Mount Sam Adams | ENE 72° | 1,682 m | 6.7 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 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:22 | 16:10 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 6 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 36 | 46 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 31 | 21 | 12 |
| Precip in | 5.7 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 10.0 | 8.1 | 7.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Washington, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 866523 — Mount Deception, Coos County, New Hampshire.
OpenStreetMap element node/357719769
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