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North Carter Mountain

North Carter Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

North Carter Mountain rises to 1,359 m in New Hampshire. Mount Washington stands 1,917 m to the west-southwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Lethe, a peak 0.4 miles away. Presidential Range Tour passes 2.6 miles off.

The story

North Carter Mountain is a mountain located in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States. The mountain is part of the Carter-Moriah Range of the White Mountains, which runs along the northern east side of Pinkham Notch. North Carter is flanked to the northeast by Imp Mountain, and to the southwest by Middle Carter Mountain. Although well over 4,000 feet (1,200 m) in height, the Appalachian Mountain Club does not consider North Carter a "four-thousand footer" because the col on the ridge from Middle Carter only descends 60 feet (18 m), making it a secondary summit of that peak.

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Wikidata Q7054703, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1359 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.31327, -71.16496

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Gorham Common: 5.2 mi
  • Moose Brook State Park: 6.2 mi
  • Moose Brook Park: 6.2 mi
  • William H. Peek Memorial Park: 6.6 mi
  • Prospect Farm: 7.0 mi
Nature reserves
Waterfalls: 42
  • Thompson Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Triple Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Crystal Cascades Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Hitchcock Fall: 6.1 mi
  • Salmacis Fall: 6.2 mi
Attractions: 34
  • ZipRider Wildcat Mountain: 5.0 mi
  • Mount Washington Observatory: 7.5 mi
  • Eggs-traordinary Farm Tractors: 13.5 mi
  • Roar-o-Saurus: 13.6 mi
  • Nor'Easter Mountain Coaster: 16.2 mi
Cliffs: 28
Picnic sites: 19
Historic sites: 18
Museums: 14
  • Gorham Historical Society & Railroad Museum: 5.2 mi
  • Moffett House Museum: 11.1 mi
  • Museum of White Mountain Art / Jackson Historical Society: 11.5 mi
  • Jefferson Historical Museum: 16.3 mi
  • MWOBs Admin Office: 17.9 mi
Beaches: 8
  • Pleasant Point Town Beach: 15.8 mi
  • Fiddlehead Campground: 20.8 mi
  • Beach Area #1: 22.1 mi
  • Beach Area #2: 22.4 mi
  • Conway Lake Public Beach: 23.3 mi
Springs: 6
  • Peabody Spring: 6.8 mi
  • Gulfside Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Spaulding Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Deer Hill Spring: 10.7 mi
  • lower falls: 21.0 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 10.6 mi
  • Lancaster Community Garden: 23.4 mi
Artworks: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 24.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of North Carter Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WashingtonWSW 247°1,917 m7.5 mi
Ball CragWSW 248°1,843 m7.2 mi
Mount AdamsW 275°1,748 m6.3 mi
Agiocochook CragWSW 249°1,748 m6.7 mi
Mount JeffersonW 265°1,725 m7.5 mi
Nelson CragWSW 249°1,708 m6.4 mi
Mount ClayWSW 256°1,684 m7.7 mi
Mount Sam AdamsW 275°1,682 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
June solstice05:0119:4820:33
September equinox06:3218:0618:44
December solstice07:1815:2116:09

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F171928415462676557463524
Precip in3.12.52.93.53.64.24.24.03.54.93.53.3

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 872392 — North Carter Mountain, Coos County, New Hampshire.

OpenStreetMap element node/357730457

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