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Mount Deception

Mount Deception, seen from above at true elevation

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
1108 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.29245, -71.42848

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Cliffs
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: 42
Museums: 22
Picnic sites: 21
Historic sites: 15
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
Beaches: 1
Covered bridges: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WashingtonESE 104°1,917 m6.4 mi
Ball CragE 101°1,843 m6.5 mi
Agiocochook CragE 98°1,748 m6.8 mi
Mount AdamsENE 74°1,748 m7.0 mi
Mount JeffersonE 82°1,725 m5.6 mi
Nelson CragE 97°1,708 m7.1 mi
Mount ClayE 95°1,684 m5.6 mi
Mount Sam AdamsENE 72°1,682 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2018:58
June solstice05:0319:4920:34
September equinox06:3318:0718:45
December solstice07:1915:2216:10

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F6613243646504943312112
Precip in5.75.46.77.37.78.68.97.77.710.08.17.4

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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