Mount Whiteface
Mount Whiteface rises to 1,217 m in New Hampshire. Mount Osceola stands 1,315 m to the northwest, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is The Bowl Research Natural Area, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Kancamagus Scenic Byway passes 4.3 miles off.
The story
Mount Whiteface is a 4,019 ft (1,225 m) mountain located in Grafton County, New Hampshire. The mountain is part of the Sandwich Range of the White Mountains. Whiteface is flanked to the northwest by Mount Tripyramid, and to the northeast by Mount Passaconaway. Whiteface is on the eastern border of the Sandwich Range Wilderness. To the east, between Whiteface, Passaconaway, and Mt. Wonalancet, lies The Bowl natural area, an unlogged cirque. Mt. Whiteface lies within the watershed of the Saco River, which reaches the Gulf of Maine at Saco, Maine. The south side of Whiteface is drained by the Whiteface River, thence into the Cold River, Bearcamp River, Ossipee River, and the Saco River. The east side is drained by the Wonalancet River, thence into Swift River, and Bearcamp River. The north side is drained by Downes Brook, thence into another Swift River, and the Saco River. The summit of Mt. Whiteface is in a wooded area along the Rollins Trail, approximately .3 miles (0.5 km) north of the top of the massive granite cliff for which the mountain is named. Many hikers reach the open area at the top of the cliff and do not realize the true summit is farther to the north. The summit is popular among winter climbers, favoring the Blueberry Ledge trail for ascent.
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Wikidata Q6924572, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1217 m
How to reach it
- 4.3 mi off the Kancamagus Scenic Byway, National
- 5.5 mi off the White Mountain Trail, National
- 8.4 mi off the Lakes Region Tour
- 10.2 mi off the Presidential Range Tour
Overlooks nearby
- Sugar Hill Overlook · 5 mi
- Lily Pond Vista · 6 mi
- Beaver Brook Overlook · 7 mi
- CL Graham Wangan Overlook · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Bowl Research Natural Area: 0.6 mi
- Rich Memorial Forest: 2.9 mi
- Tewksbury Brook Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Mill Brook Preserve: 5.0 mi
- Sandwich Town Forest: 5.0 mi
- West Spur Whiteface: 0.7 mi
- East Sleeper: 1.1 mi
- Mount Wonalancet: 1.7 mi
- Hibbard Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Mount Passaconaway: 1.8 mi
- Overhang: 3.4 mi
- K1 Cliff: 6.3 mi
- Greens Cliff: 6.7 mi
- Greens Cliff: 6.8 mi
- K2 Cliff: 7.0 mi
- Remick Park: 6.6 mi
- Sandwich Notch Park: 8.8 mi
- Sunshine Park: 8.8 mi
- Quimby Field: 9.2 mi
- Everrett Field: 9.3 mi
- Great Falls: 3.8 mi
- Lower Falls: 3.9 mi
- Fletcher Cascades: 4.0 mi
- Sabbaday Falls: 4.0 mi
- Norway Rapids: 4.5 mi
- Lower Pool: 4.0 mi
- Albany Covered Bridge: 9.6 mi
- Madison Boulder: 11.9 mi
- The Old Country Store: 12.5 mi
- Attitash Alpine Slide: 13.2 mi
- Nancy Pfannenstiehl: 4.9 mi
- Jim Liberty Cabin: 6.9 mi
- First Church of Christ Congregational Park: 16.0 mi
- Piper Homestead: 16.7 mi
- Willey House: 17.0 mi
- Bearcamp Beach: 8.5 mi
- Sandwich Town Beach: 11.2 mi
- Nichols Beach: 12.2 mi
- Boulder Beach: 13.4 mi
- Geneva Beach: 13.6 mi
- Frog Rock: 15.8 mi
- Hannes Schneider: 16.9 mi
- Local Boyscout Harold A. Webster Jr.: 18.7 mi
- #20 / Nova: 19.7 mi
- #23 / Red Wing: 19.7 mi
- Curious George Cottage: 4.7 mi
- Sandwich Historical Society: 9.1 mi
- Madison Historical Society and Museum: 13.3 mi
- Loon Center: 13.8 mi
- Salyards Museum: 14.5 mi
- Sabbaday Falls Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
- Sawyer Rock Picnic Ground: 10.4 mi
- Campton Day Use Area: 11.8 mi
- Fay Waside Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
- Eisenhower Memorial Area: 21.0 mi
- Elliott Spring: 4.1 mi
- lower falls: 9.7 mi
- Liberty Spring: 17.2 mi
- Crystal Spring: 19.0 mi
- Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 4.7 mi
- Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 12.4 mi
- Peace Garden: 18.5 mi
- The Basin, East: 18.6 mi
- The Basin, West: 18.8 mi
- Boise Rock: 20.1 mi
- Livermore: 9.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Mount Whiteface. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Osceola | NW 305° | 1,315 m | 7.8 mi |
| Middle Peak | NW 305° | 1,280 m | 8.2 mi |
| North Tripyramid | NW 325° | 1,274 m | 3.1 mi |
| Middle Tripyramid | NW 320° | 1,262 m | 2.5 mi |
| East Peak | NW 311° | 1,260 m | 7.4 mi |
| South Tripyramid | NW 314° | 1,250 m | 2.3 mi |
| Mount Passaconaway | NE 47° | 1,225 m | 1.8 mi |
| Mount Tecumseh | WNW 286° | 1,218.3 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:20 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 19:48 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:24 | 16:11 |
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 | 18 | 27 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 24 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waterville Valley Nepp, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 872920 — Mount Whiteface, Grafton County, New Hampshire.
OpenStreetMap element node/3283228471
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