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Mount Isolation

Mount Isolation, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Isolation rises to 1,220 m in New Hampshire. Mount Washington stands 1,917 m to the north, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Davis, a peak 0.8 miles away. Presidential Range Tour passes 2.8 miles off.

The story

Mount Isolation is a mountain located in Coos County, New Hampshire. The mountain is part of the Presidential Range of the White Mountains. Mount Isolation is the highest peak on the Montalban Ridge which extends south from Boott Spur. Isolation is in the Presidential Range–Dry River Wilderness, and as its name implies, is one of the most remote White Mountain peaks. Isolation just qualifies as one of the Appalachian Mountain Club's "Four-thousand footers", having the requisite 4,000 feet (1,219 m) of elevation and 200 feet (61 m) of prominence.

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Wikidata Q6921446, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1220 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.21483, -71.30926

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Cliffs
Parks
  • Prospect Farm: 5.3 mi
  • Bartlett Village Gazebo Park: 9.5 mi
  • Morrell Family Community Complex: 9.7 mi
  • Randolf Springs Town Park: 10.5 mi
  • Durand Lake: 11.0 mi
Waterfalls: 55
Attractions: 43
  • Mount Washington Observatory: 3.9 mi
  • ZipRider Wildcat Mountain: 4.9 mi
  • Eggs-traordinary Farm Tractors: 9.3 mi
  • Roar-o-Saurus: 9.4 mi
  • Nor'Easter Mountain Coaster: 10.0 mi
Museums: 24
  • Museum of White Mountain Art / Jackson Historical Society: 7.9 mi
  • Gorham Historical Society & Railroad Museum: 13.6 mi
  • MWOBs Admin Office: 14.2 mi
  • Conway Railroad Museum: 14.4 mi
  • New England Ski Museum: 14.5 mi
Picnic sites: 20
Historic sites: 17
Beaches: 12
  • Beach Area #1: 17.9 mi
  • Beach Area #2: 18.2 mi
  • Echo Lake Beach: 19.3 mi
  • Pleasant Point Town Beach: 20.0 mi
  • Conway Lake Public Beach: 20.4 mi
Springs: 7
  • Gulfside Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Spaulding Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Peabody Spring: 7.1 mi
  • lower falls: 14.2 mi
  • Deer Hill Spring: 16.1 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Hannes Schneider: 14.7 mi
  • Pollyanna Statue: 23.8 mi
  • Tree Harp: 23.9 mi
  • Sunflowers: 23.9 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 18.5 mi
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 20.9 mi
  • Lancaster Community Garden: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Mount Isolation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WashingtonN 4°1,917 m3.9 mi
Ball CragN 7°1,843 m4.1 mi
Agiocochook CragN 11°1,748 m4.5 mi
Mount AdamsN 7°1,748 m7.4 mi
Mount JeffersonN 357°1,725 m6.2 mi
Nelson CragNNE 14°1,708 m4.6 mi
Mount ClayN 356°1,684 m4.9 mi
Mount Sam AdamsN 4°1,682 m7.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:58
June solstice05:0219:4920:33
September equinox06:3318:0618:45
December solstice07:1815:2216:10

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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357730186

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