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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.

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.

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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

Nature reserves
Peaks
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 9.2 miles of North Bald Cap. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MoriahSSW 198°1,234 m9.1 mi
Middle Moriah MountainSSW 196°1,143 m8.4 mi
Shelburne Moriah MountainS 189°1,135 m7.9 mi
Goose Eye MountainNE 55°1,132 m4.5 mi
Mahoosuc ArmNE 36°1,128 m8.1 mi
North PeakNE 50°1,111 m5.4 mi
Mount SuccessENE 78°1,086 m1.7 mi
Mount CarloENE 64°1,086 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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