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Rattlesnake Mountain

Rattlesnake Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Rattlesnake Mountain rises to 388 m in New Hampshire. Little Monadnock Mountain stands 571 m to the east-southeast, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Corliss Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 7.0 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States.

Wikidata Q34900843, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
388 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.81413, -72.34362

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Winchester Town Beach: 1.8 mi
  • Richardson Park: 2.8 mi
  • Ellen Lambert Murphy Memorial Community Center: 3.6 mi
  • Loring Field: 4.4 mi
  • Town of Swanzey Ball Fields: 4.5 mi
Historic sites
  • Eliza Ballou Monument: 7.5 mi
  • Cheshire Railroad Depot Monument: 8.1 mi
  • Troy WW1 Memorial: 8.2 mi
  • Troy Veterans Memorial: 8.2 mi
  • Troy's Hero Memorial: 8.2 mi
Museums: 32
Cliffs: 17
  • Troy Cliffs: 5.4 mi
  • Mine Ledge: 10.2 mi
  • Jacob Hill: 10.8 mi
  • Table Rock: 11.3 mi
  • Black Precipice: 12.2 mi
Beaches: 16
  • Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 6.3 mi
  • Fitzwilliam Town Beach on Laurel Lake: 11.3 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 14.6 mi
  • Ranger Beach: 15.0 mi
  • Sunset Beach: 15.7 mi
Attractions: 15
  • Stone Bridge: 8.1 mi
  • Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 8.9 mi
  • Hermit's Castle: 14.5 mi
  • Path Continues: 16.3 mi
  • Greenfield Energy Park: 20.5 mi
Artworks: 12
  • Reaching: 8.3 mi
  • Aurora: 8.4 mi
  • Trinity Bicycle Shop: 8.7 mi
  • Jennie B. Powers: 8.7 mi
  • Baseball: 8.8 mi
Waterfalls: 8
Gardens: 6
Covered bridges: 4
Springs: 1
  • Falcon Spring: 13.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Rattlesnake Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Monadnock MountainESE571 m7.2 mi
Grassy HillESE446 m6.1 mi
Franklin MountainN434 m1.1 mi
Brennan HillE433 m6.0 mi
Davis HillWNW432 m7.2 mi
Attleboro MountainSE427 m3.0 mi
Hubbard HillWNW419 m6.8 mi
Mayo HillSSE418 m7.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2419:02
June solstice05:1219:4920:32
September equinox06:3718:1118:49
December solstice07:1815:3316:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202331435564696860483727
Precip in3.12.83.43.43.84.44.54.34.34.93.53.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Keene, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 869450 — Rattlesnake Mountain, Cheshire County, New Hampshire.

OpenStreetMap element node/357726443

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