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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 Veterans Memorial: 8.2 mi
Museums: 32
Cliffs: 22
  • 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
Attractions: 18
  • Stone Bridge: 8.1 mi
  • Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 8.9 mi
  • Hermit's Castle: 14.5 mi
  • Path Continues: 16.3 mi
  • Path Continues: 16.3 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
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: 9
Gardens: 7
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 7.9 miles of Rattlesnake Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Monadnock MountainESE 104°571 m7.2 mi
Grassy HillESE 120°446 m6.1 mi
Franklin MountainN 350°434 m1.1 mi
Brennan HillE 79°433 m6.0 mi
Davis HillWNW 293°432 m7.2 mi
Attleboro MountainSE 146°427 m3.0 mi
Hubbard HillWNW 300°419 m6.8 mi
Mayo HillSSE 162°418 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 5080 °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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