Pack Monadnock Mountain
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Pack Monadnock Mountain rises to 692 m in New Hampshire. North Pack Monadnock Mountain stands 694 m to the north-northeast, 1.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Miller State Park, a park 0.3 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
The story
Pack Monadnock or Pack Monadnock Mountain 2,290 feet (700 m), is the highest peak of the Wapack Range of mountains and the highest point in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. The mountain, a monadnock, is located in south-central New Hampshire within the towns of Peterborough and Temple. The 22 mi (35 km) Wapack Trail and a number of shorter trails traverse the mountain. A firetower and ledges on the summit offer long views north to the White Mountains, west to Mount Monadnock, and south into Massachusetts. North Pack Monadnock Mountain is located directly to the north along the Wapack ridgeline; Temple Mountain to the south. Much of the mountain is located within Miller State Park. A seasonal automobile road ascends from the south to a picnic area at the summit. The summit also has a staffed air-pollution monitoring station. 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. The mountain is the home of the Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory, where birdwatchers from around the region gather for the annual hawk migration. During the peak migration season in September, birdwatchers search the sky for kettles of hundreds of hawks swarming above rising thermals as they migrate south. The mountain's summit at Peterborough is also home to the transmitter of two Manchester-market radio stations: NOAA Weather Radio station WNG575 and 92.1 WDER-FM, which airs a Christian talk and preaching format.
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Wikidata Q7122868, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 692 m
How to reach it
- 12.2 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 17.5 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 22.7 mi off the Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway
- 23.4 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Beal's Knob Vista · 27 mi
- Hubbard Hill Vista · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Miller State Park: 0.3 mi
- Marshall-Thomas Recreation Area: 1.6 mi
- Depot Park: 3.7 mi
- Boccelli Garden: 3.8 mi
- Nubanusit Terrace: 3.8 mi
- Joanne Bass Bross Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Joanne Bird Kane Land: 0.8 mi
- Goyette Natural Area: 1.1 mi
- Temple Mountain State Reservation: 1.2 mi
- West Highlands Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Oak Hill: 1.4 mi
- Temple Mountain: 1.5 mi
- North Pack Monadnock Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Whitcomb Peak: 2.4 mi
- Holt Peak: 2.4 mi
- Cultural Cocoon: 3.8 mi
- Armillary: 9.7 mi
- Inside: 14.0 mi
- Phoenix: 14.0 mi
- Cuerpo Diafano: 14.0 mi
- New England Glassworks: 4.5 mi
- Clifford Nyquist Memorial: 10.2 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 10.6 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 11.5 mi
- Armed Services Memorial: 11.6 mi
- Mariposa Museum: 3.7 mi
- Aquarius No. 1 Fire Museum: 3.8 mi
- Rindge Historcal Museum: 10.2 mi
- Milford Historical Society: 11.7 mi
- The Cabinet Press Printing Museum: 11.8 mi
- Barrett House: 7.5 mi
- Barrett House: 7.5 mi
- Frog Rock: 9.3 mi
- Nutting Ledges: 10.9 mi
- Everett Dam: 19.4 mi
- Picnickers Beach: 6.6 mi
- Campers Beach: 6.6 mi
- Contoocook Lake Public Beach: 7.9 mi
- Ranger Beach: 9.0 mi
- Jowder's Cove Beach: 9.1 mi
- Bonner Falls: 2.9 mi
- Senter Falls: 8.5 mi
- Middle Falls: 8.7 mi
- Upper Falls: 8.8 mi
- Purgatory Lower Falls: 9.0 mi
- Noahs Ark: 9.4 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 9.8 mi
- Maple Hill Gardens: 16.8 mi
- Merrimack Community Garden: 17.8 mi
- Sundial Community Garden: 19.4 mi
- Billings Fold: 11.7 mi
- Black Precipice: 11.8 mi
- Troy Cliffs: 18.4 mi
- Raymond Cliff: 19.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliff: 20.1 mi
- Falcon Spring: 10.9 mi
- River Road Spring: 13.3 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 15.3 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 11.0 mi
- Trap Falls: 14.1 mi
- Wright Grove: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Pack Monadnock Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pack Monadnock Mountain | NNE 21° | 694 m | 1.8 mi |
| Crotched Mountain | N 1° | 630 m | 9.4 mi |
| Holt Peak | S 188° | 623 m | 2.4 mi |
| Burton Peak | SSW 192° | 605 m | 3.3 mi |
| Temple Mountain | SSW 195° | 596 m | 1.5 mi |
| New Ipswich Mountain | SSW 193° | 563 m | 8.3 mi |
| Barrett Mountain | SSW 195° | 561 m | 7.1 mi |
| Pratt Mountain | SSW 193° | 551 m | 9.1 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357725222
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