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Parker Mountain

Parker Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Parker Mountain rises to 401 m in New Hampshire. Prospect Mountain stands 424 m to the north, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Hills Foundation Conservation Land, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Lakes Region Tour passes 12 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States

Wikidata Q34889085, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
401 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.28007, -71.16898
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Blue Hills Foundation Conservation Land: 0.9 mi
  • Blue Hills Foundation Lands: 1.6 mi
  • Strafford Town Forest: 1.6 mi
  • Blue Hills Foundation Conservation Land: 1.8 mi
  • Blue Hills Foundation Conservation Land: 1.9 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Cellar Hole: 3.4 mi
  • Cellar Hole: 4.3 mi
  • World War Monument: 6.1 mi
  • Old Train Trestle: 6.6 mi
  • Deputy Sheriff Charles E. Smith (1843-1891) Historic Marker: 6.9 mi
Parks
  • Bow Lake Athletic Fields: 4.2 mi
  • Northwood Athlectic Fields: 5.1 mi
  • Kelsey Mill Historic Site: 5.4 mi
  • Northwood Meadows State Park: 6.0 mi
  • Baxter Lake Boat Access Facility: 7.0 mi
Museums: 49
  • Strafford Historic Society: 2.5 mi
  • Rochester Historical Society: 10.0 mi
  • Deerfield Historical Society: 10.8 mi
  • Gilmanton Historical Society Museum: 11.5 mi
  • The Van Dame Museum and Reserch Cente: 11.6 mi
Artworks: 31
Beaches: 24
  • Mary Waldron Beach: 3.0 mi
  • Bennett's Bridge Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Sandy Point: 6.1 mi
  • Northwood Lake Beach: 6.2 mi
  • Dustin Beach: 8.0 mi
Attractions: 14
  • Deerfield Fairgrounds: 13.0 mi
  • Mast Way Trails: 13.3 mi
  • Maud Jones Memorial Forest Trail (.8 mi): 13.8 mi
  • Candia Springs Adventure Park: 15.6 mi
  • Canterbury Shaker Village: 17.1 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Steeles Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Gonic Trails Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Great Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Kimballs Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Hayes Falls: 14.2 mi
Gardens: 11
Cliffs: 10
  • Devil's Den Cliff: 10.9 mi
  • Ridgeline Climbing: 11.0 mi
  • Boulder Natural: 11.1 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 11.2 mi
  • Lower Slabs: 11.2 mi
Picnic sites: 7
Springs: 3
Rest areas: 3
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 19.4 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 19.5 mi
  • Canterbury Rest Area: 23.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Parker Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prospect MountainN 353°424 m8.5 mi
Fort MountainSW 229°424 m10.1 mi
Blue Job MountainNE 37°412 m4.4 mi
Nottingham MountainSW 224°411 m9.7 mi
Catamount MountainW 267°403 m6.4 mi
Ragged MountainN 359°394 m8.0 mi
McCoy MountainSW 235°384 m9.9 mi
Little Blue JobNNE 34°377 m4.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
June solstice05:0519:4620:29
September equinox06:3318:0618:44
December solstice07:1415:2616:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465666716962503930
Precip in2.52.23.73.73.53.93.53.23.44.43.93.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rochester Skyhaven AP, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 868998 — Parker Mountain, Strafford County, New Hampshire.

OpenStreetMap element node/357725313

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