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Mount Nancy

Mount Nancy, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Nancy rises to 1,187 m in New Hampshire. Mount Eisenhower stands 1,449 m to the north-northeast, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Bemis, a peak 0.6 miles away. White Mountain Trail passes 2.2 miles off.

The story

Mount Nancy, formerly Mount Amorisgelu, is a mountain located in Grafton County, New Hampshire, on the eastern boundary of the Pemigewasset Wilderness of the White Mountains. The mountain is the highest point and namesake of the Nancy Range. Mt. Nancy is flanked to the northeast by Mount Bemis, to the southwest by Mount Anderson, and to the southeast by Duck Pond Mountain. Although Mount Nancy is officially trailless, a visible path climbs to the summit from Norcross Pond. With a summit elevation of 3,926 feet (1,197 m), it is one of the New England Hundred Highest peaks. The southwest face of Mount Nancy drains into Norcross Brook, thence into the East Branch of the Pemigewasset River, the Merrimack River, and into the Gulf of Maine at Newburyport, Massachusetts. The northwest side of Mt. Nancy drains into Anderson Brook, and thence into Norcross Brook. The northeast and southeast sides of Mt. Nancy drain into Nancy Brook, thence into the Saco River, and into the Gulf of Maine at Saco, Maine.

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Wikidata Q6922346, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1187 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.12236, -71.40439

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
  • Nancy Brook Research Natural Area: 0.8 mi
  • Sawyer Pond Scenic Area: 5.2 mi
  • Gibbs Brook Scenic Area: 7.1 mi
  • Bartlett Experimental Forest: 7.6 mi
  • Thorne Pond Conservation Area: 8.1 mi
Cliffs
Parks: 59
  • Bartlett Village Gazebo Park: 6.8 mi
  • Morrell Family Community Complex: 7.3 mi
  • Prospect Farm: 11.9 mi
  • Cathedral Ledge State Park: 12.7 mi
  • Echo Lake State Park: 13.2 mi
Waterfalls: 58
Attractions: 43
  • Lower Pool: 8.9 mi
  • Nor'Easter Mountain Coaster: 9.1 mi
  • Attitash Alpine Slide: 9.5 mi
  • Eggs-traordinary Farm Tractors: 11.2 mi
  • Roar-o-Saurus: 11.2 mi
Museums: 23
Picnic sites: 20
Historic sites: 16
Beaches: 14
  • Echo Lake Beach: 14.9 mi
  • Beach Area #1: 16.7 mi
  • Beach Area #2: 17.0 mi
  • Geneva Beach: 18.3 mi
  • Boulder Beach: 18.5 mi
Springs: 7
  • lower falls: 10.9 mi
  • Liberty Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Gulfside Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Spaulding Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Peabody Spring: 14.4 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Hannes Schneider: 15.3 mi
  • Tree Harp: 22.3 mi
  • Pollyanna Statue: 22.3 mi
  • Sunflowers: 22.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 13.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Mount Nancy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount EisenhowerNNE 18°1,449 m8.6 mi
Mount BondWNW 289°1,432 m6.6 mi
Mount CarrigainSW 227°1,422 m2.9 mi
Mount GuyotWNW 296°1,396 m7.2 mi
West BondWNW 288°1,358 m7.3 mi
Mount HancockWSW 239°1,343 m5.2 mi
Southwest TwinWNW 294°1,328 m8.5 mi
South HancockSW 230°1,316 m5.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2018:58
June solstice05:0319:4920:33
September equinox06:3318:0718:45
December solstice07:1815:2316:11

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, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357730441

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