Peak · New Hampshire
North Peak
North Peak rises to 692 m in New Hampshire. Summit stands 828 m to the south, 0.5 miles off. Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway passes 1.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States of America
Wikidata Q34886254, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 692 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.32119, -72.07314
- 1.4 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 13.7 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 15.2 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 21.7 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 1 mi
- Martin's Mill Covered Bridge · 22 mi
- View of Bellows Falls · 22 mi
- Indian Ridge · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Summit: 0.5 mi
- Sunapee Mountain: 0.9 mi
- South Peak: 1.1 mi
- Eagles Nest: 1.3 mi
- Chandler Hill: 2.5 mi
Parks
- Sunapee State Park: 1.6 mi
- Pillsbury-Sunapee Corridor: 2.6 mi
- Larsen Memorial Park: 3.1 mi
- Fishersfield Park: 3.1 mi
- Bowls of Blodgett Landing: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves
- R.H. Webb Forest Preserve (Dane Lot): 2.1 mi
- John Hay National Wildlife Refuge: 2.4 mi
- R.H. Webb Forest Preserve (V-Oz): 2.7 mi
- R.H. Webb Forest Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Hay Reservation: 2.9 mi
Historic sites: 25
- Liberty Tree Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Washington Civil War Memorial: 10.1 mi
- naval gun: 13.7 mi
- naval gun: 13.7 mi
- civil war: 13.7 mi
Museums: 23
- John Hay Estate at The Fells: 2.6 mi
- Flanders-Osborne Museum: 4.5 mi
- Sunapee Historical Society: 4.6 mi
- Little Red Schoolhouse Museum: 4.8 mi
- Newport Historical Society Museum: 5.8 mi
Beaches: 22
- State Park Beach: 1.7 mi
- Blodgett Landing Coast: 3.7 mi
- Dewey Beach: 5.1 mi
- Wadleigh State Beach: 6.8 mi
- Georges Mills Beach: 7.5 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Pollard Mills Falls: 5.2 mi
- Gleason Falls: 13.6 mi
- Litte Dog Falls: 19.0 mi
- Big Dog Falls: 19.1 mi
- Gerry's Falls: 20.2 mi
Covered bridges: 9
- Cillryville Bridge: 12.7 mi
- Salmond Covered Bridge: 22.1 mi
- Titcomb Covered Bridge: 22.5 mi
- Upper Falls Covered Bridge: 23.2 mi
- Victorian Village Covered Bridge: 23.3 mi
Gardens: 4
- Garden at Tracy Library: 7.8 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 10.0 mi
- Blue Star Garden: 20.6 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 24.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Baker Ledge: 9.6 mi
- The Bulkhead: 16.0 mi
- Table Rock: 22.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 10.3 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 23.6 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Hippy Hill: 17.6 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 22.3 mi
- Wright Grove: 24.9 mi
Attractions: 3
- Cardigan Mountain State Park: 23.4 mi
- Willard Covered Bridge: 23.4 mi
- Tipping Rock: 24.9 mi
Artworks: 2
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 5.8 mi
- Smith's clothespin: 20.6 mi
Springs: 1
- (seasonal): 8.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of North Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit | S 183° | 828 m | 0.5 mi |
| Sunapee Mountain | SSE 153° | 824 m | 0.9 mi |
| South Peak | SE 126° | 794 m | 1.1 mi |
| Lucias Lookout | S 180° | 756 m | 3.1 mi |
| Little Sunapee Mountain | S 181° | 734 m | 4.1 mi |
| Goves Mountain | SSW 201° | 721 m | 4.7 mi |
| Bean Mountain | SSW 207° | 708 m | 7.3 mi |
| Bryant Mountain | SSW 200° | 698 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:23 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:49 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:29 | 16:16 |
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 | 21 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Sunapee, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 871328 — North Peak, Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
OpenStreetMap element node/357729455
Day trips start here
- New London · 8 mi
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 12 mi
- Claremont · 14 mi
- Cornish · 18 mi
- Windsor · 19 mi
- Brownsville · 22 mi
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