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North Moat Mountain

North Moat Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

North Moat Mountain rises to 956 m in New Hampshire. Mount Chocorua stands 1,060 m to the south-southwest, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Attitash Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Kancamagus Scenic Byway passes 2.4 miles off.

About

The story

North Moat Mountain is a mountain located in Carroll County, New Hampshire. North Moat is flanked to the south by Middle Moat Mountain, and to the west by Big Attitash Mountain. North Moat Mountain stands within the watershed of the upper Saco River, which drains into the Gulf of Maine at Saco, Maine. The northwest side of North Moat Mtn. drains into Lucy Brook, thence into the Saco River. The east side of North Moat drains into Moat Brook, thence into the Saco. The southwest side of North Moat drains into Deer Brook, thence into the Swift River, a tributary of the Saco.

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Wikidata Q7056129, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
956 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.04311, -71.21463

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
  • The Painted Walls: 2.3 mi
  • South Buttress: 2.4 mi
  • The Slabs: 2.5 mi
  • Echo Roof: 2.5 mi
  • Rainbow Slabs: 2.6 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Cathedral Ledge State Park: 2.8 mi
  • Echo Lake State Park: 2.9 mi
  • Morrell Family Community Complex: 3.6 mi
  • Hussey Field: 3.8 mi
  • First River Bridge Park: 4.0 mi
Waterfalls
Attractions: 25
Picnic sites: 19
Museums: 18
  • Conway Railroad Museum: 4.3 mi
  • MWOBs Admin Office: 4.3 mi
  • New England Ski Museum: 4.4 mi
  • Salyards Museum: 6.4 mi
  • Museum of White Mountain Art / Jackson Historical Society: 7.4 mi
Beaches: 16
  • Beach Area #1: 5.8 mi
  • Beach Area #2: 6.1 mi
  • Geneva Beach: 8.1 mi
  • Porridge Shore Beach: 8.2 mi
  • Boulder Beach: 8.3 mi
Historic sites: 15
Springs: 7
  • lower falls: 2.5 mi
  • Elliott Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Deer Hill Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Gulfside Spring: 19.0 mi
  • Spaulding Spring: 19.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
Gardens: 3
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 15.7 mi
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 21.5 mi
  • Mary's Garden: 24.9 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Hannes Schneider: 5.3 mi
  • Frog Rock: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ChocoruaSSW 205°1,060 m6.8 mi
Mount TremontW 276°1,027 m7.1 mi
Middle SisterSSW 207°1,022 m6.1 mi
Kearsarge NorthNE 54°991 m7.4 mi
Bear MountainWSW 258°976 m4.4 mi
Mount ParkerNW 323°913 m6.9 mi
Bartlett HaystackW 276°906 m5.6 mi
Owls CliffW 271°890 m7.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
June solstice05:0319:4820:32
September equinox06:3318:0618:44
December solstice07:1715:2316:10

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202231435565706860483727
Precip in3.63.23.74.43.74.54.54.43.75.54.54.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Conway, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357730467

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