Scar Ridge
Scar Ridge rises to 1,153 m in New Hampshire. Mount Lincoln stands 1,551 m to the north-northwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Loon Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. White Mountain Trail passes 4.3 miles off.
The story
Scar Ridge, also known as Scar Ridge (West Peak), is a mountain located in Grafton County, New Hampshire. It is part of the White Mountains. It is officially trailless and several different routes are possible. Scar Ridge is flanked to the west by Loon Mountain, to the northwest by Black Mountain, and to the east by Mount Osceola. Scar Ridge stands within the watershed of the Pemigewasset River, which drains into the Merrimack River, and into the Gulf of Maine at Newburyport, Massachusetts. The northeast side of Scar Ridge drains into the Hancock Branch, a tributary of the East Branch of the Pemigewasset River. The southwest side of Scar Ridge drains into Telford Brook, Mack Brook, and Little East Pond Brook, all of which drain into Eastman Brook, and thence into the Pemigewasset.
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Wikidata Q7430220, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,153 m
How to reach it
- 4.3 mi off the White Mountain Trail, National
- 1.8 mi off the Kancamagus Scenic Byway, National
- 4.4 mi off the River Heritage Tour
- 12.7 mi off the Presidential Range Tour
Overlooks nearby
- Pemigewasset Overlook · 5 mi
- CL Graham Wangan Overlook · 5 mi
- Beaver Brook Overlook · 6 mi
- Lily Pond Vista · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Loon Mountain: 1.4 mi
- North Peak: 1.4 mi
- Black Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Scar Ridge East Peak: 1.6 mi
- South Peak: 2.1 mi
- Kanc Recreation Area: 3.8 mi
- Soldiers Park: 4.5 mi
- Cascade Park: 4.6 mi
- White Mountain Motorsports Park: 4.6 mi
- Staple Rock Park: 5.6 mi
- Split Cliff: 3.4 mi
- Alchemy Wall: 4.0 mi
- Bird Murder: 4.0 mi
- Jeremy's Wall: 4.0 mi
- Livermore Wall: 4.0 mi
- Rachel Adams Memorial Forest: 3.9 mi
- Merriam Woods: 4.2 mi
- Fay State Forest: 4.6 mi
- Greeley Ponds Scenic Area: 4.7 mi
- Second Presidential State Forest: 5.5 mi
- Franconia Falls: 5.4 mi
- Georgiana Falls: 6.0 mi
- Avalanche Falls: 6.2 mi
- Harvard Falls: 6.2 mi
- Norway Rapids: 6.8 mi
- Alpine Adventures Outdoor Recreation: 4.1 mi
- Ice Castles: 5.3 mi
- Flume Gorge: 6.2 mi
- Table Rock Flume Brook: 6.3 mi
- Flume Gorge & Visitor Center: 6.3 mi
- Pemigewasset Hook & Ladder: 4.7 mi
- Americana Museum: 4.7 mi
- Clark History Museum: 4.8 mi
- Avery's Garage: 4.8 mi
- Curious George Cottage: 7.3 mi
- Governor Gallen Memorial: 11.6 mi
- Willey House: 14.3 mi
- Jim Liberty Cabin: 16.9 mi
- Caddy Camp Alumni Memorial: 17.8 mi
- Draper & Maynard Co.: 19.1 mi
- Echo Lake Beach: 11.4 mi
- Sandwich Town Beach: 18.1 mi
- Bearcamp Beach: 18.6 mi
- Birch Beach: 20.0 mi
- Edna-Maude Beach: 20.0 mi
- Fay Waside Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
- Sabbaday Falls Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
- Campton Day Use Area: 11.0 mi
- Sawyer Rock Picnic Ground: 13.6 mi
- Mount Cleveland Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
- Liberty Spring: 6.6 mi
- Elliott Spring: 14.3 mi
- lower falls: 17.4 mi
- Crystal Spring: 20.1 mi
- Lac Littleton: 23.8 mi
- Local Boyscout Harold A. Webster Jr.: 19.3 mi
- Tree Harp: 21.1 mi
- Sunflowers: 21.2 mi
- Pollyanna Statue: 21.2 mi
- Hannes Schneider: 24.1 mi
- The Basin, East: 7.6 mi
- The Basin, West: 7.9 mi
- Boise Rock: 9.5 mi
- Littleton Rest Area: 24.8 mi
- Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 7.4 mi
- Peace Garden: 19.1 mi
- Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 21.5 mi
- Livermore: 11.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Scar Ridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lincoln | NNW 343° | 1,551 m | 8.6 mi |
| North Lincoln | NNW 344° | 1,524 m | 9.0 mi |
| Little Haystack Mountain | NNW 342° | 1,440 m | 8.1 mi |
| Mount Carrigain | ENE 59° | 1,422 m | 8.6 mi |
| Mount Liberty | NNW 338° | 1,353 m | 6.4 mi |
| Mount Hancock | NE 53° | 1,343 m | 6.3 mi |
| Mount Flume | NNW 343° | 1,316 m | 5.8 mi |
| South Hancock | ENE 60° | 1,316 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:21 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 19:49 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:24 | 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 | 18 | 20 | 29 | 42 | 54 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lincoln Nepp, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/5769106493
Day trips start here
- Wentworth · 19 mi
- Ashland · 23 mi
- Center Harbor · 23 mi
- Meredith · 26 mi
- Fairlee · 29 mi
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