Mount Whittier
Mount Whittier rises to 676 m in New Hampshire. Mount Shaw stands 911 m to the south, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Lakes Region Tour passes 1.5 miles off.
The story
Mount Whittier is a mountain in Carroll County, New Hampshire, in the northern Ossipee Mountains. Named after John Greenleaf Whittier, the peak is not to be confused with nearby Nickerson Mountain, which was once known as Mount Whittier. There are no hiking trails on Mount Whittier. There was once a CCC alpine ski trail on the northern face.
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Wikidata Q6924577, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 676 m
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Lakes Region Tour
- 13.2 mi off the White Mountain Trail, National
- 12.6 mi off the Kancamagus Scenic Byway, National
- 18.4 mi off the Presidential Range Tour
Overlooks nearby
- Sugar Hill Overlook · 16 mi
- Lily Pond Vista · 17 mi
- Beaver Brook Overlook · 18 mi
- CL Graham Wangan Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bald Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Bayle Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Oak Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Grant Peak: 2.2 mi
- Nickerson Mountains: 2.2 mi
- White Lake State Park: 2.7 mi
- Mill Pond Park: 5.8 mi
- Castle in the Clouds: 6.3 mi
- Kennett Park: 6.9 mi
- Remick Park: 7.3 mi
- Watson Ledge: 9.6 mi
- Nickerson Ledge: 9.8 mi
- Overhang: 10.3 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 10.9 mi
- Eagle Ledge: 13.4 mi
- Ossipee Mountains Forest Legacy Tract: 1.6 mi
- Charles & Alice Thompson Natural Area: 1.9 mi
- Earle H. Remick Natural Area: 2.3 mi
- Hackett Hill Wildlife Management Area: 2.4 mi
- Black Spruce Bogs Natural Area: 2.5 mi
- Bearcamp Beach: 5.2 mi
- Nichols Beach: 5.9 mi
- States Landing: 8.1 mi
- Boulder Beach: 10.6 mi
- Sandwich Town Beach: 10.8 mi
- Jim Liberty Cabin: 9.9 mi
- Lakes Region Airport: 15.3 mi
- Mill Falls Waterfall: 16.0 mi
- Mill Falls Marketplace and The Inn at Mill Falls: 16.0 mi
- Honor Roll: 16.2 mi
- Roaring Falls: 6.2 mi
- Twin Falls: 6.2 mi
- Whittier Falls: 6.2 mi
- Emerald Pool Falls: 6.3 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 6.4 mi
- Lucknow Mansion: 6.4 mi
- The Old Country Store: 7.8 mi
- Madison Boulder: 9.6 mi
- Albany Covered Bridge: 13.6 mi
- Lower Falls: 13.7 mi
- Frog Rock: 8.1 mi
- #20 / Nova: 15.8 mi
- #23 / Red Wing: 15.8 mi
- #27 / Black Sail: 15.8 mi
- #26 / Stone Sail: 15.9 mi
- Loon Center: 8.2 mi
- Madison Historical Society and Museum: 8.4 mi
- Sandwich Historical Society: 8.9 mi
- Libby Museum: 13.4 mi
- Salyards Museum: 13.5 mi
- Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 7.3 mi
- Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 15.4 mi
- Peace Garden: 21.8 mi
- Elliott Spring: 8.5 mi
- lower falls: 14.2 mi
- Crystal Spring: 21.5 mi
- Sabbaday Falls Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
- Sawyer Rock Picnic Ground: 18.8 mi
- Campton Day Use Area: 18.8 mi
- Livermore: 19.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Mount Whittier. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Shaw | S 190° | 911 m | 4.6 mi |
| Black Snout | S 188° | 854 m | 5.1 mi |
| Faraway Mountain | SW 219° | 848 m | 4.2 mi |
| Black Snout Mountain | WSW 243° | 812 m | 3.9 mi |
| Mount Roberts | SW 223° | 782 m | 5.0 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SW 214° | 742 m | 0.7 mi |
| Mount Flagg | S 176° | 728 m | 4.5 mi |
| Turtleback Mountain | SSW 199° | 668 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:19 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 19:47 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:06 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 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 | 18 | 20 | 29 | 41 | 53 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 57 | 45 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tamworth 4, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357728966
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