North Pack Monadnock Mountain
North Pack Monadnock Mountain rises to 694 m in New Hampshire. Pack Monadnock Mountain stands 692 m to the south-southwest, 1.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Wapack National Wildlife Refuge, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
The story
North Pack Monadnock or North Pack Monadnock Mountain is a 2,276-foot (694 m) monadnock in south-central New Hampshire, at the northern end of the Wapack Range of mountains. It lies within Greenfield and Temple, New Hampshire; the 22-mile (35 km) Wapack Trail traverses the mountain. Ledges on the summit offer long views north to the White Mountains and west to Mount Monadnock. Pack Monadnock Mountain is directly to the south along the Wapack ridgeline. The upper elevations of the mountain are within Miller State Park. The east side of the mountain drains into the Souhegan River watershed, thence into the Merrimack River and Atlantic Ocean; the west side drains into the Contoocook River, thence into the Merrimack River.
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Wikidata Q7056264, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 694 m
How to reach it
- 10.7 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 15.9 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 21.5 mi off the Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway
- 22.9 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Beal's Knob Vista · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wapack National Wildlife Refuge: 0.4 mi
- Lincoln-Davis Memorial Forest: 1.3 mi
- Joanne Bass Bross Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Temple Town Forest: 2.0 mi
- Dorothy T. Foss Forest: 2.1 mi
- Pack Monadnock Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Oak Hill: 2.4 mi
- Gould Hill: 2.9 mi
- Temple Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Winn Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Miller State Park: 2.0 mi
- Marshall-Thomas Recreation Area: 2.9 mi
- Zephyr Lake Town Beach: 3.2 mi
- Depot Park: 4.3 mi
- Boccelli Garden: 4.4 mi
- Cultural Cocoon: 4.3 mi
- Armillary: 10.0 mi
- House of Wish: 14.7 mi
- Communication: 14.7 mi
- Inside: 14.7 mi
- New England Glassworks: 6.2 mi
- Clifford Nyquist Memorial: 8.6 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 9.7 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 11.3 mi
- Armed Services Memorial: 11.3 mi
- Aquarius No. 1 Fire Museum: 4.3 mi
- Mariposa Museum: 4.3 mi
- New Boston Historical Society: 10.8 mi
- Milford Historical Society: 11.5 mi
- The Cabinet Press Printing Museum: 11.6 mi
- Frog Rock: 7.9 mi
- Barrett House: 9.1 mi
- Barrett House: 9.1 mi
- Nutting Ledges: 12.7 mi
- Everett Dam: 17.7 mi
- Picnickers Beach: 5.1 mi
- Campers Beach: 5.1 mi
- Contoocook Lake Public Beach: 9.4 mi
- Ranger Beach: 9.7 mi
- Jowder's Cove Beach: 10.7 mi
- Bonner Falls: 1.2 mi
- Senter Falls: 7.1 mi
- Brennan Falls: 7.4 mi
- Middle Falls: 7.9 mi
- Upper Falls: 8.0 mi
- Noahs Ark: 10.0 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 10.0 mi
- Maple Hill Gardens: 17.3 mi
- Merrimack Community Garden: 17.5 mi
- Litchfield Community Garden: 20.1 mi
- Billings Fold: 12.4 mi
- Black Precipice: 12.6 mi
- Raymond Cliff: 17.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliff: 18.5 mi
- Troy Cliffs: 19.3 mi
- Falcon Spring: 11.7 mi
- River Road Spring: 11.8 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 17.0 mi
- (seasonal): 24.0 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 9.6 mi
- Trap Falls: 15.4 mi
- Wright Grove: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of North Pack Monadnock Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pack Monadnock Mountain | SSW 201° | 692 m | 1.8 mi |
| Crotched Mountain | N 357° | 630 m | 7.8 mi |
| Holt Peak | SSW 194° | 623 m | 4.2 mi |
| Skatutakee Mountain | WNW 304° | 609 m | 10.3 mi |
| Burton Peak | SSW 195° | 605 m | 5.1 mi |
| Temple Mountain | SSW 198° | 596 m | 3.3 mi |
| New Ipswich Mountain | SSW 195° | 563 m | 10.0 mi |
| Barrett Mountain | SSW 196° | 561 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:22 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:47 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:31 | 16:17 |
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 | 22 | 25 | 32 | 44 | 54 | 63 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenville 1 NNE, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357724851
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