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North Bald Cap

North Bald Cap, seen from above at true elevation

North Bald Cap rises to 874 m in New Hampshire. Mount Moriah stands 1,234 m to the south-southwest, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Appalachian National Scenic Trail, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. Moose Path Trail passes 4.5 miles off. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

North Bald Cap, formerly known as Mount Success, is a mountain located in Coos County, New Hampshire. The mountain has an elevation of 2,893 feet (882 m) and is a part of the Mahoosuc Range of the White Mountains.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q34886077, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
874 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.46602, -71.07360

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 60
Nature reserves
Parks: 44
  • Chester Hayes Memorial Park: 4.5 mi
  • Hutchins Street Park: 4.7 mi
  • Northern Forest Heritage Park: 4.8 mi
  • Kelly Park: 5.2 mi
  • Bickford Place: 5.3 mi
Waterfalls: 27
  • Kees Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Screw Auger Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Triple Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Coosauk Fall: 12.1 mi
  • Hitchcock Fall: 12.2 mi
Attractions: 25
Picnic sites: 14
  • Gilead Picnic Ground: 7.1 mi
  • P10: 8.8 mi
  • P6: 8.8 mi
  • P9: 8.8 mi
  • P5: 8.8 mi
Historic sites: 12
Museums: 10
Cliffs: 10
Springs: 5
  • Mountain fountain: 10.6 mi
  • Peabody Spring: 15.2 mi
  • Spaulding Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Gulfside Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Deer Hill Spring: 17.0 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 5.3 mi
  • Lancaster Community Garden: 24.6 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 20.1 mi
  • Pleasant Point Town Beach: 21.6 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Artworks: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of North Bald Cap. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MoriahSSW1,234 m9.1 mi
Middle Moriah MountainSSW1,143 m8.4 mi
Shelburne Moriah MountainS1,135 m7.9 mi
Goose Eye MountainNE1,132 m4.5 mi
Mahoosuc ArmNE1,128 m8.1 mi
North PeakNE1,111 m5.4 mi
Mount SuccessENE1,086 m1.7 mi
Mount CarloENE1,086 m3.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1818:57
June solstice05:0019:4920:33
September equinox06:3218:0518:44
December solstice07:1815:2016:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161827415362676557463523
Precip in2.72.43.03.43.64.24.13.83.44.93.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Berlin, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357730450

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