Mount Moosilauke
Mount Moosilauke rises to 1,468 m in New Hampshire. South Peak stands 1,381 m to the south-southwest, 1.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Blue, a peak 0.8 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 10 miles off.
The story
Mount Moosilauke is a 4,802-foot-high (1,464 m) mountain at the southwestern end of the White Mountains in the town of Benton, New Hampshire, United States. It is the tenth highest and most southwesterly of the 4,000 foot summits in the White Mountains. Moosilauke is ranked 9th on the New England Fifty Finest peaks, a list of summits with the highest topographic prominence. The Appalachian Trail passes over the mountain. It is sometimes referred to as the "Gentle Giant". The site of down mountain ski races since 1927, the 1933 Moosilauke race was the first U.S. downhill skiing championship sanctioned by the National Ski Association.
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Wikidata Q3321961, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1468 m
How to reach it
- 10.4 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 7.2 mi off the River Heritage Tour
- 7.2 mi off the Kancamagus Scenic Byway, National
- 7.4 mi off the White Mountain Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Profiler Plaza · 12 mi
- Pemigewasset Overlook · 17 mi
- CL Graham Wangan Overlook · 17 mi
- Beaver Brook Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Blue: 0.8 mi
- South Peak: 1.0 mi
- Mount Jim: 1.2 mi
- Mount Waternomee: 1.8 mi
- Mount Clough: 2.1 mi
- Mount Moosilauke: 1.3 mi
- Lost River Reservation: 2.6 mi
- Davis-White State Forest: 3.9 mi
- Kingsbury Timber - Chippewa Trail Lot: 6.0 mi
- Black Mountain State Forest: 6.8 mi
- Warren Recreational Trail: 4.6 mi
- Warren Recreational Trail: 7.0 mi
- Cascade Park: 7.2 mi
- Soldiers Park: 7.2 mi
- Warren Common: 7.5 mi
- Indian Head: 8.3 mi
- Russell Crag: 8.3 mi
- The Imaginarium: 8.6 mi
- Welcome Wall: 8.7 mi
- Nook: 8.7 mi
- Paradise Falls: 2.7 mi
- Dusk Falls: 3.2 mi
- Gordon Falls: 4.9 mi
- Georgiana Falls: 7.5 mi
- Harvard Falls: 7.5 mi
- Bath New Hampshire: 11.5 mi
- Rogers Rangers: 12.3 mi
- Chase cellar hole: 12.9 mi
- Governor Gallen Memorial: 13.2 mi
- Bradford: 14.3 mi
- Avery's Garage: 7.4 mi
- Clark History Museum: 7.4 mi
- Pemigewasset Hook & Ladder: 7.4 mi
- Americana Museum: 7.4 mi
- New England Ski Museum: 12.4 mi
- Lost River Gorge & Boulder Caves: 2.6 mi
- Ice Castles: 6.6 mi
- Redstone Rocket: 7.4 mi
- Alpine Adventures Outdoor Recreation: 7.8 mi
- Flume Gorge & Visitor Center: 9.1 mi
- Echo Lake Beach: 12.6 mi
- Fairlee Town Beach: 18.0 mi
- Chase Town Beach: 20.6 mi
- Treasure Island Beach: 21.0 mi
- Sandwich Town Beach: 24.4 mi
- Fay Waside Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
- Campton Day Use Area: 14.7 mi
- Mount Cleveland Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
- Beaver Brook Recreation Area: 18.8 mi
- Moore Dam Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
- The Basin, East: 10.0 mi
- The Basin, West: 10.1 mi
- Boise Rock: 11.8 mi
- Littleton Rest Area: 21.1 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (North Bound): 22.1 mi
- Local Boyscout Harold A. Webster Jr.: 19.7 mi
- Tree Harp: 19.7 mi
- Sunflowers: 19.7 mi
- Pollyanna Statue: 19.8 mi
- Vermontasaurus: 22.9 mi
- Liberty Spring: 11.2 mi
- Lac Littleton: 20.0 mi
- Crystal Spring: 20.7 mi
- Elliott Spring: 23.7 mi
- Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 17.3 mi
- Peace Garden: 19.4 mi
- Edgell Covered Bridge: 19.8 mi
- Sayre Bridge: 24.8 mi
- Livermore: 22.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Mount Moosilauke. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Peak | SSW 208° | 1,381 m | 1.0 mi |
| Mount Blue | NE 47° | 1,380 m | 0.8 mi |
| South Kinsman Mountain | NE 34° | 1,320 m | 8.3 mi |
| North Kinsman Mountain | NNE 32° | 1,308.5 m | 8.9 mi |
| Mount Jim | E 85° | 1,270 m | 1.2 mi |
| Mount Waternomee | E 94° | 1,199 m | 1.8 mi |
| Mt. Braley | ESE 120° | 1,149 m | 2.2 mi |
| Mount Clough | WNW 282° | 1,083 m | 2.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:22 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 19:50 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:25 | 16:13 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 19 | 28 | 41 | 53 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 24 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Benton 5 SW, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 872324 — Mount Moosilauke, Grafton County, New Hampshire.
OpenStreetMap element node/357730416
Day trips start here
- Wentworth · 11 mi
- Fairlee · 17 mi
- Ashland · 25 mi
- Orange · 26 mi
- Center Harbor · 28 mi
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