Perkins Mountain
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
- 4.0 mi off the Branch River Valley Trail
- 5.1 mi off the Lakes Region Tour
- 21.5 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
- 27.4 mi off the Pequawket Trail Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Jesse: 0.8 mi
- Rand Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Moose Mountains: 1.7 mi
- Copple Crown Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Caverly Mountain: 2.2 mi
- 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
- Ellis R. Hatch Jr. Wildlife Management Area: 1.7 mi
- Birch Ridge Community Forest: 3.1 mi
- Copple Crown Conservation Area: 3.1 mi
- Middleton Town Forest: 3.4 mi
- Beaver Brook Wildlife Management Area: 3.5 mi
- Lovell Lake Beach: 5.3 mi
- Alton Town Beach: 6.8 mi
- Brewster Beach: 7.2 mi
- Clows Beach: 7.7 mi
- Allen Albee Beach: 7.9 mi
- Governor's Road: 4.3 mi
- Lakes Region Airport: 9.8 mi
- Belleau Lake Memorial: 11.9 mi
- World War Monument: 13.8 mi
- Old Train Trestle: 14.5 mi
- 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
- Heritage Park Railroad Museum: 4.2 mi
- New Hampshire Farm Museum: 6.4 mi
- Gilman Museum: 6.7 mi
- Clark Museum Complex: 7.1 mi
- Wright Museum: 7.7 mi
- 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
- Falls of Song: 18.6 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 18.6 mi
- Emerald Pool Falls: 18.7 mi
- Whittier Falls: 18.9 mi
- Twin Falls: 18.9 mi
- Carbonneau Cave: 10.3 mi
- Crocketts Ledge: 23.8 mi
- White Mountain Ledge: 23.9 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 24.1 mi
- Watson Ledge: 24.3 mi
- Sanford Community Garden: 13.5 mi
- Botanical Garden: 21.6 mi
- Somersworth Community Garden: 22.1 mi
- Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 22.3 mi
- South Berwick Community Garden: 24.4 mi
- Huckins Spring: 16.0 mi
- Two Sisters Spring: 23.0 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Perkins Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Quarry Mountain | W 275° | 580 m | 10.0 mi |
| North Straightback Mountain | W 273° | 578 m | 9.9 mi |
| Straightback Mountain | W 271° | 570 m | 9.7 mi |
| West Quarry Mountain | W 273° | 570 m | 10.4 mi |
| Copple Crown Mountain | NNW 347° | 534 m | 2.1 mi |
| Mount Major | W 274° | 528 m | 9.1 mi |
| Moose Mountains | NE 43° | 527 m | 1.7 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | WSW 247° | 428 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:19 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 19:46 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:25 | 16:12 |
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 | 21 | 23 | 32 | 44 | 54 | 63 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sanford 2 NNW, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357725497
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