Peak Above the Nubble
Peak Above the Nubble rises to 1,162 m in New Hampshire. Mount Lafayette stands 1,600 m to the southwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Haystack Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. White Mountain Trail passes 2.5 miles off.
The story
Nubble Peak, also known as The Peak Above The Nubble, is a mountain located in Grafton County, New Hampshire. The mountain is part of the Twin Range of the White Mountains. A rock outcrop on its northwestern ridge is known as The Nubble, but topographic maps identify the formation as Haystack Mountain. Nubble Peak is flanked to the south by North Twin Mountain. The mountain is officially trailless and is one of New England's hundred highest summits. Nubble Peak stands within the watershed of the Ammonoosuc River, which drains into the upper Connecticut River, and into Long Island Sound in Connecticut. The east and southeast faces of Nubble Peak drain into the Little River, thence into the Ammonoosuc River. The northwest side of Nubble Peak drains into Haystack Brook, thence into the Ammonoosuc. The southwest end of Nubble Peak drains to the North Branch of the Gale River, another tributary of the Ammonoosuc River.
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Wikidata Q8525044, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1162 m
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the White Mountain Trail, National
- 3.5 mi off the Presidential Range Tour
- 11.0 mi off the Kancamagus Scenic Byway, National
- 13.9 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Profiler Plaza · 7 mi
- Idlewilde View · 8 mi
- Willey Brook Bridge Overlook · 8 mi
- Elephant Head · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Haystack Mountain: 1.0 mi
- North Twin Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Garfield Ridge East Peak: 2.3 mi
- Mount Hale: 2.4 mi
- South Twin Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Ammonoosuc River Forest: 3.7 mi
- Profile Recreational Trail: 4.7 mi
- Cushman State Forest: 5.3 mi
- Lafayette Brook Scenic Area: 6.0 mi
- Johnson-Clark Nature Reserve: 7.2 mi
- Zeacliff: 4.3 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 6.6 mi
- Profile Cliff: 7.0 mi
- Hone Wall: 7.1 mi
- Hermit Haven: 7.1 mi
- Zealand Falls: 3.8 mi
- Thirteen Falls: 4.4 mi
- Lower Ammonoosuc Falls: 5.1 mi
- Thoreau Falls: 5.8 mi
- Middle Falls: 7.6 mi
- Twin Mountain Fish Hatchery: 5.8 mi
- Bethlehem Town Park and Playground: 7.4 mi
- Franconia Notch State Park: 7.6 mi
- Gazebo Park: 7.7 mi
- Fox Hill Park: 8.9 mi
- Cog Railway Display: 3.5 mi
- Boise Rock: 7.5 mi
- The Basin: 9.3 mi
- Liberty Gorge: 10.0 mi
- Flume Gorge: 10.0 mi
- Beaver Brook Recreation Area: 3.1 mi
- Zealand Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
- Mount Cleveland Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
- Eisenhower Memorial Area: 6.8 mi
- Fay Waside Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- Old Man of the Mountain Museum: 7.1 mi
- New England Ski Museum: 7.3 mi
- Franconia Heritage Museum: 8.9 mi
- Stone Iron Furnace Museum: 9.6 mi
- Robert Frost Museum: 9.7 mi
- Caddy Camp Alumni Memorial: 6.3 mi
- Governor Gallen Memorial: 6.7 mi
- Willey House: 8.5 mi
- Mine Shaft: 12.8 mi
- Jarhead Motorcycle Memorial: 13.5 mi
- Boise Rock: 7.5 mi
- The Basin, West: 9.1 mi
- The Basin, East: 9.3 mi
- Littleton Rest Area: 17.0 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center: 19.2 mi
- Liberty Spring: 8.4 mi
- Gulfside Spring: 13.7 mi
- Spaulding Spring: 13.7 mi
- Peabody Spring: 14.4 mi
- Lac Littleton: 16.3 mi
- Tree Harp: 12.0 mi
- Pollyanna Statue: 12.0 mi
- Sunflowers: 12.0 mi
- Lancaster Community Garden: 18.2 mi
- Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 19.3 mi
- Echo Lake Beach: 7.3 mi
- Livermore: 13.7 mi
- Mount Orne Covered Bridge: 17.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Peak Above the Nubble. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lafayette | SW 224° | 1,600 m | 5.9 mi |
| Mount Lincoln | SW 219° | 1,551.12 m | 6.6 mi |
| North Lincoln | SW 221° | 1,524 m | 6.2 mi |
| North Lafayette | SW 227° | 1,519 m | 5.7 mi |
| South Twin Mountain | S 172° | 1,491 m | 2.5 mi |
| North Twin Mountain | S 173° | 1,452 m | 1.4 mi |
| Little Haystack Mountain | SW 216° | 1,440 m | 7.1 mi |
| Mount Bond | SSE 163° | 1,432 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:20 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:03 | 19:50 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:07 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:23 | 16:11 |
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 | 16 | 17 | 27 | 40 | 53 | 62 | 66 | 65 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 22 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bethlehem 2, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/5223828869
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- Wentworth · 30 mi
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