Peak · New Hampshire
Mount Tug
Mount Tug rises to 713 m in New Hampshire. Mount Cardigan stands 956 m to the southeast, 3.0 miles off. The nearest named place is The Pinnacle, a peak 1.0 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 13 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Hampshire, United States of America
Wikidata Q34928037, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 713 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.68324, -71.95116
- 13.2 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 9.3 mi off the River Heritage Tour
- 14.2 mi off the Lakes Region Tour
- 18.0 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Post Pond Overlook · 14 mi
- Balch Hill · 16 mi
- Norman Overlook · 17 mi
- Indian Ridge · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- The Pinnacle: 1.0 mi
- Kimball Hill: 2.0 mi
- Firescrew: 2.8 mi
- Mount Cardigan: 3.0 mi
- Mowglis Mountain: 3.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Crowell Woodlands: 3.6 mi
- Cross Reservation: 4.0 mi
- Cardigan Reservation: 4.4 mi
- Welton Falls State Forest: 4.5 mi
- Melody Wildlife Area: 4.9 mi
Parks
- The Common: 3.9 mi
- Williams Field: 3.9 mi
- Sculptured Rocks Geologic Site: 5.1 mi
- Everett Hobart Memorial Park: 5.5 mi
- Goose Pond Park: 7.6 mi
Cliffs: 59
- The Ledges: 8.3 mi
- Winslow Ledge: 9.1 mi
- Slab Wall: 9.7 mi
- Small Wall: 9.7 mi
- Buffalo Pit: 9.7 mi
Historic sites: 40
- Canaan Veterans' Memorial: 3.9 mi
- Former Hall Place: 6.2 mi
- Former Remick Place: 7.0 mi
- The Bill Farm: 9.3 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 12.3 mi
Beaches: 36
- Canaan Street Lake Beach: 4.7 mi
- Goose Pond Dam Beach: 6.9 mi
- Goose Pond Park Beach: 7.6 mi
- Shakoma Beach: 10.9 mi
- Avery-Crouse Beach: 11.6 mi
Artworks: 36
- Local Boyscout Harold A. Webster Jr.: 14.1 mi
- The Wrecker: 15.4 mi
- Feral Seed: 16.7 mi
- Robert Frost: 16.7 mi
- Perdido: 16.8 mi
Museums: 19
- Canaan Historical Museum: 4.7 mi
- Shaker Museum: 10.7 mi
- Museum of the White Mountains: 14.0 mi
- Whipple House: 16.0 mi
- Hughes Barn Museum: 16.5 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Elizabeth Falls: 3.7 mi
- Welton Falls: 4.7 mi
- Sculptured Rocks: 5.1 mi
- Big Dog Falls: 11.0 mi
- Litte Dog Falls: 11.3 mi
Attractions: 10
- Cardigan Mountain State Park: 2.8 mi
- Lyme-East Thetford Bridge: 14.6 mi
- Tipping Rock: 16.0 mi
- Redstone Rocket: 17.0 mi
- Lyman Point: 18.4 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
- Hippy Hill: 11.8 mi
- Area 1: 17.6 mi
- Area 2: 17.8 mi
- Campton Day Use Area: 20.7 mi
Covered bridges: 5
- Edgell Covered Bridge: 16.6 mi
- Union Village Covered Bridge: 16.8 mi
- Cillryville Bridge: 17.9 mi
- Sayre Bridge: 18.2 mi
- Willard Twin Covered Bridge: 20.9 mi
Gardens: 4
- Peace Garden: 14.1 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 15.1 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 16.7 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 18.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 16.7 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 20.3 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 22.0 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 23.9 mi
Springs: 2
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 11.7 mi
- Crystal Spring: 14.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Mount Tug. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Cardigan | SE 142° | 956 m | 3.0 mi |
| Firescrew | SE 133° | 934 m | 2.8 mi |
| Cardigan South Peak | SE 145° | 865 m | 3.2 mi |
| Cardigan Rimrock | SSE 150° | 851 m | 3.3 mi |
| Orange Mountain | SSE 150° | 782 m | 4.1 mi |
| Crane Mountain | SSE 150° | 727 m | 4.9 mi |
| Mowglis Mountain | E 100° | 720 m | 3.1 mi |
| Thompson Hill | NNW 337° | 709 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:22 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:50 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:09 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:27 | 16:14 |
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 | 18 | 20 | 29 | 41 | 53 | 62 | 67 | 66 | 58 | 45 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grafton, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 870530 — Mount Tug, Grafton County, New Hampshire.
OpenStreetMap element node/357728428
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