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Perkins Mountain

Perkins Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Perkins Mountain rises to 353 m in New Hampshire. East Quarry Mountain stands 580 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Jesse, a peak 0.8 miles away. Branch River Valley Trail passes 4.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q34890532, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
353 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.50457, -71.10630

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • King's Park: 2.6 mi
  • Middleton Park: 2.7 mi
  • New Durham Town Beach: 4.0 mi
  • Merrymeeting Lake Dam: 4.1 mi
  • Wakefield Ballfields: 4.7 mi
Beaches: 35
Historic sites: 27
Artworks: 22
  • Fairy Village: 15.9 mi
  • Frog Rock: 18.8 mi
  • #16 ~ Hand: 22.3 mi
  • Turitella: 22.3 mi
  • #18 \ Toe Dancer: 22.3 mi
Museums: 21
Attractions: 13
  • Mount Washington Boat Terminal: 7.6 mi
  • Willowbrook Museum Village: 16.4 mi
  • Rock Tripe Boulder: 17.0 mi
  • Daytona Fun Park: 18.5 mi
  • Bumper Boats: 18.5 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Falls of Song: 18.6 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 18.6 mi
  • Emerald Pool Falls: 18.7 mi
  • The Cascades: 18.8 mi
  • Whittier Falls: 18.9 mi
Cliffs: 8
Gardens: 6
  • Sanford Community Garden: 13.5 mi
  • Botanical Garden: 21.6 mi
  • Vegetable Garden: 21.6 mi
  • Somersworth Community Garden: 22.1 mi
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 22.3 mi
Springs: 2
  • Huckins Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Two Sisters Spring: 23.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Sanbornton Rest Area: 24.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Perkins Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East Quarry MountainW 275°580 m10.0 mi
North Straightback MountainW 273°578 m9.9 mi
Straightback MountainW 271°570 m9.7 mi
Copple Crown MountainNNW 347°534 m2.1 mi
Mount MajorW 274°528 m9.1 mi
Moose MountainsNE 43°527 m1.7 mi
Rocky MountainWSW 247°428 m9.0 mi
Pine MountainWSW 257°426 m8.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
June solstice05:0419:4620:30
September equinox06:3218:0618:44
December solstice07:1515:2516:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212332445463696760483827
Precip in3.73.64.74.63.84.64.03.93.85.34.54.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sanford 2 NNW, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357725497

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