Rand Mountain
Rand Mountain rises to 397 m in New Hampshire. East Quarry Mountain stands 580 m to the west, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Perkins Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Branch River Valley Trail passes 4.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q34900513, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 397 m
How to reach it
- 4.6 mi off the Branch River Valley Trail
- 4.2 mi off the Lakes Region Tour
- 21.3 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
- 27.2 mi off the Pequawket Trail Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Perkins Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Copple Crown Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Caverly Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Mount Jesse: 1.6 mi
- Moose Mountains: 1.9 mi
- King's Park: 3.6 mi
- Middleton Park: 3.6 mi
- New Durham Town Beach: 3.9 mi
- Merrymeeting Lake Dam: 4.0 mi
- Wakefield Ballfields: 5.1 mi
- Ellis R. Hatch Jr. Wildlife Management Area: 1.3 mi
- Copple Crown Conservation Area: 2.4 mi
- Beaver Brook Wildlife Management Area: 2.5 mi
- Birch Ridge Community Forest: 3.4 mi
- Mount Bet: 3.5 mi
- Lovell Lake Beach: 5.5 mi
- Brewster Beach: 6.2 mi
- Alton Town Beach: 6.5 mi
- Clows Beach: 6.8 mi
- Allen Albee Beach: 6.9 mi
- Governor's Road: 4.7 mi
- Lakes Region Airport: 8.9 mi
- Belleau Lake Memorial: 11.6 mi
- Kimball Castle: 13.8 mi
- World War Monument: 14.0 mi
- Fairy Village: 16.8 mi
- Frog Rock: 17.8 mi
- #16 ~ Hand: 21.3 mi
- #18 \ Toe Dancer: 21.4 mi
- Turitella: 21.4 mi
- Heritage Park Railroad Museum: 5.1 mi
- Clark Museum Complex: 6.1 mi
- Gilman Museum: 6.5 mi
- Wright Museum: 6.7 mi
- New Hampshire Boat Museum: 7.1 mi
- Mount Washington Boat Terminal: 6.6 mi
- Willowbrook Museum Village: 16.5 mi
- Rock Tripe Boulder: 16.6 mi
- Daytona Fun Park: 17.7 mi
- Bumper Boats: 17.7 mi
- Falls of Song: 17.6 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 17.6 mi
- Emerald Pool Falls: 17.7 mi
- Whittier Falls: 17.9 mi
- Twin Falls: 17.9 mi
- Carbonneau Cave: 9.7 mi
- Crocketts Ledge: 22.9 mi
- White Mountain Ledge: 23.1 mi
- Watson Ledge: 23.3 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 25.0 mi
- Sanford Community Garden: 14.4 mi
- Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 21.3 mi
- Botanical Garden: 21.4 mi
- Somersworth Community Garden: 23.1 mi
- Huckins Spring: 15.6 mi
- Two Sisters Spring: 23.9 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Rand Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Quarry Mountain | W 270° | 580 m | 9.4 mi |
| North Straightback Mountain | W 268° | 578 m | 9.2 mi |
| Straightback Mountain | W 266° | 570 m | 9.1 mi |
| West Quarry Mountain | W 268° | 570 m | 9.7 mi |
| Copple Crown Mountain | N 8° | 534 m | 1.3 mi |
| Mount Major | W 269° | 528 m | 8.4 mi |
| Moose Mountains | ENE 75° | 527 m | 1.9 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | WSW 240° | 428 m | 8.7 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–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 23 | 32 | 44 | 56 | 66 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lakeport 2, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 869435 — Rand Mountain, Strafford County, New Hampshire.
OpenStreetMap element node/357726401
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