Mount Moriah
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Mount Moriah rises to 1,234 m in New Hampshire. Mount Adams stands 1,748 m to the west, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Middle Moriah Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Presidential Range Tour passes 2.7 miles off.
The story
Mount Moriah is a mountain located in Coos County, New Hampshire. The mountain is part of the Carter-Moriah Range of the White Mountains, which runs along the northern east side of Pinkham Notch. The summit is approximately 5 miles (8 km) southeast of the center of the town of Gorham. Mount Moriah is flanked to the northeast by Middle Moriah Mountain and to the southwest by Imp Mountain. The summit is located on the Appalachian Trail and affords views in all directions.
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Wikidata Q6922268, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,234 m
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the Presidential Range Tour
- 3.9 mi off the Moose Path Trail
- 5.0 mi off the Woodland Heritage Trail
- 6.9 mi off the Pequawket Trail Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Cold River Overlook · 7 mi
- Evans Notch Scenic Overlook · 7 mi
- Evans Notch Overlook · 7 mi
- Lila's Ledge · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Middle Moriah Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Imp Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Mount Surprise: 1.8 mi
- Shelburne Moriah Mountain: 1.8 mi
- North Carter Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Gorham Common: 3.9 mi
- Chester Hayes Memorial Park: 5.1 mi
- Moose Brook Park: 5.2 mi
- Moose Brook State Park: 5.8 mi
- William H. Peek Memorial Park: 7.0 mi
- Shelburne Valley Forest: 3.8 mi
- Lead Mine State Forest: 4.4 mi
- Androscoggin Wildlife Management Area: 4.5 mi
- Mascot Mine Natural Area: 4.8 mi
- Peabody Forest: 5.6 mi
- Triple Falls: 5.8 mi
- Hermit Falls: 6.3 mi
- Hitchcock Fall: 7.0 mi
- Coosauk Fall: 7.0 mi
- Thompson Falls: 7.1 mi
- ZipRider Wildcat Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Mount Washington Observatory: 9.8 mi
- Eggs-traordinary Farm Tractors: 15.6 mi
- Roar-o-Saurus: 15.6 mi
- Nor'Easter Mountain Coaster: 18.5 mi
- Wild River Crag: 5.2 mi
- Browns Ledge: 15.1 mi
- Bugle Cliff: 16.0 mi
- Elephant Head: 16.2 mi
- Frankenstein Cliff: 17.3 mi
- Dolly Copp Picnic Ground: 4.3 mi
- P6: 6.3 mi
- P5: 6.3 mi
- P4: 6.3 mi
- P10: 6.3 mi
- Ravine House Site: 8.1 mi
- Jarhead Motorcycle Memorial: 11.6 mi
- Memorial Boulders: 13.3 mi
- Willey House: 17.2 mi
- Bethel War Memorial: 17.6 mi
- Gorham Historical Society & Railroad Museum: 3.9 mi
- Moffett House Museum: 9.5 mi
- Museum of White Mountain Art / Jackson Historical Society: 13.6 mi
- Jefferson Historical Museum: 17.2 mi
- Moses Mason House Museum: 17.4 mi
- Peabody Spring: 8.5 mi
- Spaulding Spring: 9.2 mi
- Gulfside Spring: 9.2 mi
- Deer Hill Spring: 10.6 mi
- Mountain fountain: 19.7 mi
- Pleasant Point Town Beach: 15.8 mi
- Fiddlehead Campground: 21.7 mi
- Greenwood Town Beach: 22.2 mi
- Keoka Lake Beach: 23.4 mi
- Gage Rice Beach: 23.5 mi
- Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 9.0 mi
- Lancaster Community Garden: 23.9 mi
- Bethel's Civil War Soldier Monument: 17.6 mi
- Hannes Schneider: 19.7 mi
- Sunday River Covered Bridge: 17.7 mi
- Livermore: 22.0 mi
- Sabatis Island Rest Area: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Mount Moriah. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Adams | W 260° | 1,748 m | 8.0 mi |
| Mount Madison | W 264° | 1,636 m | 7.2 mi |
| Mount Quincy Adams | W 262° | 1,633 m | 7.8 mi |
| Carter Dome | SSW 205° | 1,471 m | 5.6 mi |
| Mount Hight | SSW 203° | 1,415 m | 4.9 mi |
| Mount Lethe | SW 217° | 1,397 m | 2.9 mi |
| Middle Carter Mountain | SW 215° | 1,384 m | 3.1 mi |
| North Carter Mountain | SW 221° | 1,359 m | 2.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:19 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:01 | 19:48 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:21 | 16:09 |
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 | 54 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 57 | 46 | 35 | 24 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gorham AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 872330 — Mount Moriah, Coos County, New Hampshire.
OpenStreetMap element node/357730423
Day trips start here
- Bridgton · 29 mi
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