Peak · New Hampshire
Orange Mountain
Orange Mountain rises to 782 m in New Hampshire. Mount Cardigan stands 956 m to the north, 1.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Cardigan Rimrock, a peak 0.8 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 17 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q34887746, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 782 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.63255, -71.91025
- 16.8 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 11.7 mi off the River Heritage Tour
- 14.2 mi off the Lakes Region Tour
- 15.1 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Post Pond Overlook · 18 mi
- Balch Hill · 18 mi
- Indian Ridge · 19 mi
- Norman Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Cardigan Rimrock: 0.8 mi
- Crane Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Cardigan South Peak: 0.9 mi
- Mount Cardigan: 1.2 mi
- Grafton Knob: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Cardigan Reservation: 1.9 mi
- Welton Falls State Forest: 2.4 mi
- Alexandria Town Forest: 2.6 mi
- Forest Legacy Tract: 3.2 mi
- Blodgett Forest: 5.0 mi
Parks
- Williams Field: 5.1 mi
- The Common: 5.1 mi
- Grafton Recreation Field: 5.5 mi
- Sculptured Rocks Geologic Site: 6.0 mi
- Everett Hobart Memorial Park: 6.0 mi
Cliffs: 48
- The Ledges: 6.1 mi
- Slab Wall: 12.2 mi
- Small Wall: 12.2 mi
- 5.8 Crag: 12.2 mi
- Buffalo Pit: 12.2 mi
Historic sites: 41
- Canaan Veterans' Memorial: 5.1 mi
- Former Remick Place: 8.3 mi
- Former Hall Place: 9.2 mi
- The Bill Farm: 12.3 mi
- Old Hill VIllage: 13.2 mi
Beaches: 38
- Canaan Street Lake Beach: 7.0 mi
- Avery-Crouse Beach: 8.7 mi
- Goose Pond Dam Beach: 9.7 mi
- Goose Pond Park Beach: 10.9 mi
- Springfield Town Beach: 12.0 mi
Artworks: 36
- Local Boyscout Harold A. Webster Jr.: 14.1 mi
- The Wrecker: 17.4 mi
- Robert Frost: 19.4 mi
- Feral Seed: 19.4 mi
- Perdido: 19.4 mi
Museums: 22
- Canaan Historical Museum: 7.0 mi
- Shaker Museum: 11.8 mi
- Potter Place Depot: 13.8 mi
- Museum of the White Mountains: 13.9 mi
- Whipple House: 14.5 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Elizabeth Falls: 1.1 mi
- Welton Falls: 2.8 mi
- Sculptured Rocks: 5.9 mi
- Profile Falls: 9.9 mi
- Big Dog Falls: 11.5 mi
Attractions: 13
- Cardigan Mountain State Park: 1.5 mi
- Tipping Rock: 18.0 mi
- Lyme-East Thetford Bridge: 18.4 mi
- Redstone Rocket: 20.2 mi
- Lyman Point: 20.3 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Hippy Hill: 7.8 mi
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
- Area 1: 21.2 mi
- Area 2: 21.4 mi
- Campton Day Use Area: 21.7 mi
Covered bridges: 5
- Cillryville Bridge: 14.1 mi
- Union Village Covered Bridge: 20.3 mi
- Edgell Covered Bridge: 20.6 mi
- Sayre Bridge: 22.0 mi
- Willard Twin Covered Bridge: 22.2 mi
Gardens: 4
- Peace Garden: 14.2 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 15.6 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 17.0 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 19.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 14.9 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 18.4 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 21.9 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 23.5 mi
Springs: 2
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 8.5 mi
- Crystal Spring: 13.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Orange Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Cardigan | N 350° | 956 m | 1.2 mi |
| Firescrew | N 360° | 934 m | 1.6 mi |
| Cardigan South Peak | NNW 349° | 865 m | 0.9 mi |
| Cardigan Rimrock | NNW 330° | 851 m | 0.8 mi |
| Crane Mountain | SSE 149° | 727 m | 0.9 mi |
| Mowglis Mountain | NNE 19° | 720 m | 3.1 mi |
| Mount Tug | NNW 330° | 713 m | 4.1 mi |
| Tinkham Hill | SE 139° | 692 m | 3.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:22 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:49 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:27 | 16:14 |
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 | 18 | 20 | 29 | 41 | 53 | 62 | 67 | 66 | 58 | 45 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grafton, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357725129
Day trips start here
- Orange · 3 mi
- Ashland · 15 mi
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 15 mi
- New London · 16 mi
- Wentworth · 16 mi
- Lebanon · 17 mi
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