Pratt Mountain
Pratt Mountain rises to 551 m in New Hampshire. Pack Monadnock Mountain stands 692 m to the north-northeast, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Stony Top, a peak 0.4 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.
The story
Pratt Mountain is a 1,817 feet (554 m) summit within the Wapack Range of mountains in south-central New Hampshire, United States. It is situated within the town of New Ipswich, and is traversed by the 22 mi (35 km) Wapack Trail. The subordinate peak, Stony Top, with an elevation of 1,760 feet (540 m), forms the mountain's northern shoulder. Pratt Mountain offers expansive views which can be enjoyed from rocky ledges along its ridgeline. New Ipswich Mountain is located directly to the north along the Wapack ridgeline; to the southeast rise Binney Hill 1,441 feet (439 m), Emerson Hill 1,551 feet (473 m), Nutting Hill 1,620 feet (490 m), and Mount Watatic, the southern terminus of the Wapack Range. The east side of the mountain drains into the Souhegan River watershed, to the Merrimack River thence the Atlantic Ocean; the west and south sides drain into the Millers River watershed, to the Connecticut River, thence into Long Island Sound. Binney Pond, located in Binney Pond State Forest along the Wapack ridgecrest between Pratt Mountain and Binney Hill, is known for a biodiversity of rare plants and salamanders.
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Wikidata Q7238770, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 551 m
How to reach it
- 20.3 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 21.5 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 21.7 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 26.4 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Kiwanis Point · 23 mi
- Beal's Knob Vista · 26 mi
- Overlook · 27 mi
- Waterfall · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Stony Top: 0.4 mi
- Binney Hill: 0.7 mi
- New Ipswich Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Emerson Hill: 1.5 mi
- Swallow Hill: 1.9 mi
- Binney Pond Natural Area: 0.6 mi
- Wapack Wilderness: 0.9 mi
- Nottingham Property: 1.0 mi
- New Ipswich Town Forest: 1.2 mi
- Ford Family Nature Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Wellington Park: 3.4 mi
- Wellington Park: 3.5 mi
- Memorial Park: 3.9 mi
- Ridge Common: 4.8 mi
- Rindge Veteran's Memorial Park: 4.8 mi
- New England Glassworks: 4.7 mi
- Old Winchendon Pump House Site: 6.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 7.5 mi
- World War 2 Honor Roll: 7.5 mi
- Civil War Monument: 7.5 mi
- Schoolboy of 1850: 6.7 mi
- Clyde II: 7.7 mi
- Cultural Cocoon: 10.1 mi
- Phoenix: 12.5 mi
- CAVA: 12.5 mi
- Rindge Historcal Museum: 4.7 mi
- Ashby Historical Society: 6.3 mi
- Frederick Historic Piano Collection: 6.7 mi
- Winchendon Historical Society: 7.6 mi
- Mariposa Museum: 10.1 mi
- Ripple Beach Cove: 4.3 mi
- Holiday Cove: 4.9 mi
- Jowder's Cove Beach: 6.2 mi
- Contoocook Lake Public Beach: 6.3 mi
- Sandy Beach: 8.9 mi
- Nutting Ledges: 2.2 mi
- Barrett House: 3.4 mi
- Barrett House: 3.6 mi
- Bicentennial Giant Chair: 11.3 mi
- Painted Rock: 11.7 mi
- Trap Falls: 8.3 mi
- Bonner Falls: 11.9 mi
- Emerson Falls: 13.0 mi
- Cascades: 13.6 mi
- Purgatory Lower Falls: 14.1 mi
- St. Paul's Community Garden: 11.4 mi
- Sundial Community Garden: 11.7 mi
- Prichard Street Community Garden: 11.8 mi
- Noahs Ark: 12.7 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 14.0 mi
- Black Precipice: 13.0 mi
- Billings Fold: 13.1 mi
- Jacob Hill: 14.7 mi
- Ice Fall (in winter): 16.6 mi
- Ice Fall: 16.7 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 6.3 mi
- Falcon Spring: 12.2 mi
- River Road Spring: 21.3 mi
- Trap Falls: 8.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 19.6 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 18.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Pratt Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pack Monadnock Mountain | NNE 13° | 692 m | 9.1 mi |
| Holt Peak | NNE 15° | 623 m | 6.7 mi |
| Burton Peak | NNE 14° | 605 m | 5.8 mi |
| Temple Mountain | NNE 13° | 596 m | 7.6 mi |
| New Ipswich Mountain | N 9° | 563 m | 0.9 mi |
| Barrett Mountain | N 6° | 561 m | 2.0 mi |
| Mount Watatic | SSE 152° | 555 m | 2.8 mi |
| Kidder Mountain | NNE 28° | 549 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:47 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:32 | 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 | 21 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ashburnham N, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 869342 — Pratt Mountain, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.
OpenStreetMap element node/357726155
Day trips start here
- Rindge · 5 mi
- Fitchburg · 12 mi
- Gardner · 12 mi
- Ashburnham · 13 mi
- Westminster · 13 mi
- Brookline · 15 mi
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