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Mount Paugus

Mount Paugus, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Paugus rises to 946 m in New Hampshire. North Tripyramid stands 1,274 m to the west-northwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Paugus, South Peak, a peak 0.3 miles away. Kancamagus Scenic Byway passes 2.7 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34882904, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
946 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.95112, -71.32907

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
  • Overhang: 0.7 mi
  • Nickerson Ledge: 4.3 mi
  • Crack in the Woods: 5.7 mi
  • Rainbow Slabs: 6.0 mi
  • Main Cliff: 6.2 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Madison Boulder Natural Area: 8.1 mi
  • Remick Park: 8.4 mi
  • Kennett Park: 9.1 mi
  • Bartlett Village Gazebo Park: 9.1 mi
  • Morrell Family Community Complex: 9.2 mi
Waterfalls: 54
  • Champney Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Pitcher Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Sabbaday Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Great Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Lower Falls: 7.6 mi
Attractions: 32
Beaches: 26
  • Nichols Beach: 9.2 mi
  • Bearcamp Beach: 9.4 mi
  • Boulder Beach: 9.6 mi
  • Geneva Beach: 9.7 mi
  • Eidelweiss Beach: 10.0 mi
Historic sites: 23
Museums: 21
  • Curious George Cottage: 8.6 mi
  • Madison Historical Society and Museum: 9.8 mi
  • Salyards Museum: 10.4 mi
  • Sandwich Historical Society: 11.3 mi
  • Conway Railroad Museum: 12.2 mi
Artworks: 21
  • Hannes Schneider: 13.1 mi
  • Frog Rock: 16.5 mi
  • #20 / Nova: 21.8 mi
  • #23 / Red Wing: 21.9 mi
  • #27 / Black Sail: 21.9 mi
Picnic sites: 8
Springs: 6
  • lower falls: 6.1 mi
  • Elliott Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Liberty Spring: 19.5 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 22.6 mi
  • Gulfside Spring: 24.8 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 8.6 mi
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 13.7 mi
  • Peace Garden: 22.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Mount Paugus. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North TripyramidWNW 285°1,274 m5.9 mi
Middle TripyramidW 280°1,262 m5.6 mi
South TripyramidW 277°1,250 m5.6 mi
Mount PassaconawayW 276°1,225 m2.6 mi
Mount WhitefaceWSW 256°1,217 m4.0 mi
West SleeperW 272°1,183 m5.3 mi
East SleeperW 266°1,170 m4.8 mi
Scaur PeakWNW 291°1,087 m6.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2018:58
June solstice05:0319:4820:32
September equinox06:3318:0718:45
December solstice07:1715:2316:11

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182029415362676557453525
Precip in3.73.34.04.63.84.64.84.04.35.74.64.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tamworth 4, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 872465 — Mount Paugus, Carroll County, New Hampshire.

OpenStreetMap element node/357730537

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