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Owlhead Mountain

Owlhead Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Owlhead Mountain rises to 874 m in New Hampshire. Bunnell Mountain stands 1,135 m to the west, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Kelsey Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. Moose Path Trail passes 3.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34888181, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
874 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.77890, -71.30552

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves: 56
Parks: 30
  • Dixville Notch State Park: 5.7 mi
  • Androscoggin Wayside Park: 6.7 mi
  • Mollidgewock State Park: 8.2 mi
  • Fish Pond Boat Launch Facility: 10.2 mi
  • Beaver Brook Falls State Wayside: 12.5 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Huntington Cascades: 5.4 mi
  • Baby Flume: 5.7 mi
  • Pond Brook Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Crystal Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Beaver Brook Falls: 12.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
Museums: 3
  • Pittsburg Historical Society Museum: 19.4 mi
  • Moffett House Museum: 22.0 mi
  • Lancaster Historical Society: 23.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Cascade Brook Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
  • Flume Brook Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
Beaches: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 22.5 mi
  • Lancaster Community Garden: 24.1 mi
Attractions: 2
Artworks: 1
Covered bridges: 1
Springs: 1
  • Mountain fountain: 19.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Owlhead Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bunnell MountainW 276°1,135 m8.5 mi
SugarloafWSW 253°1,128 m8.3 mi
Long MountainSSW 208°1,120 m7.7 mi
Long Mountain West PeakSSW 212°1,116 m8.9 mi
Gore MountainW 268°1,101 m7.8 mi
Muise MountainW 277°1,096 m3.6 mi
Castle MountainW 261°1,087 m8.6 mi
West PeakW 260°1,072 m9.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:58
June solstice05:0019:5020:35
September equinox06:3318:0618:45
December solstice07:2015:1916:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121323375160656356443220
Precip in3.02.62.83.53.64.84.14.23.75.13.53.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Errol AP, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 868954 — Owlhead Mountain, Coos County, New Hampshire.

OpenStreetMap element node/357725196

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