Sheep Mountain
Sheep Mountain rises to 250 m in New Hampshire. Mount Shaw stands 911 m to the west-southwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Rattlesnake Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Lakes Region Tour passes 2.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Hampshire, United States of America
Wikidata Q34905668, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 250 m
How to reach it
- 2.6 mi off the Lakes Region Tour
- 13.5 mi off the Kancamagus Scenic Byway, National
- 13.7 mi off the White Mountain Trail, National
- 16.7 mi off the Branch River Valley Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sugar Hill Overlook · 20 mi
- Lily Pond Vista · 21 mi
- Beaver Brook Overlook · 22 mi
- CL Graham Wangan Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rattlesnake Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Raccoon Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Knox Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Grant Peak: 2.1 mi
- Nickerson Mountains: 2.3 mi
- Bearcamp Woodlands: 0.7 mi
- Bearcamp Woodlands: 0.9 mi
- Bearcamp Woodlands: 1.2 mi
- Thurley Mountain Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Ossipee Mountains Forest Legacy Tract: 3.3 mi
- Mill Pond Park: 2.2 mi
- Constitution Park: 3.6 mi
- White Lake State Park: 4.3 mi
- Window on the Ossipees: 4.9 mi
- Cleveland Beach: 6.8 mi
- Nichols Beach: 6.1 mi
- Bearcamp Beach: 9.3 mi
- States Landing: 10.5 mi
- Boulder Beach: 10.6 mi
- Eidelweiss Beach: 10.8 mi
- Nickerson Ledge: 11.8 mi
- Watson Ledge: 13.0 mi
- Overhang: 13.7 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 14.5 mi
- Eagle Ledge: 14.7 mi
- Jim Liberty Cabin: 12.3 mi
- Cellar Hole: 13.1 mi
- Belleau Lake Memorial: 13.2 mi
- Lakes Region Airport: 14.3 mi
- Honor Roll: 15.7 mi
- Madison Historical Society and Museum: 8.1 mi
- Loon Center: 11.0 mi
- New Hampshire Boat Museum: 12.4 mi
- Libby Museum: 12.4 mi
- Sandwich Historical Society: 12.9 mi
- Lucknow Mansion: 8.1 mi
- Madison Boulder: 10.1 mi
- The Old Country Store: 11.0 mi
- Rock Tripe Boulder: 12.6 mi
- Mount Washington Boat Terminal: 14.0 mi
- The Cascades: 7.9 mi
- Whittier Falls: 7.9 mi
- Emerald Pool Falls: 7.9 mi
- Twin Falls: 7.9 mi
- Roaring Falls: 7.9 mi
- Frog Rock: 9.8 mi
- #20 / Nova: 18.1 mi
- #23 / Red Wing: 18.1 mi
- #27 / Black Sail: 18.1 mi
- #26 / Stone Sail: 18.1 mi
- Sabbaday Falls Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Sawyer Rock Picnic Ground: 21.4 mi
- Campton Day Use Area: 23.0 mi
- Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 10.4 mi
- Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 19.5 mi
- Elliott Spring: 12.7 mi
- lower falls: 16.2 mi
- Livermore: 22.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Sheep Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Shaw | WSW 239° | 911 m | 5.5 mi |
| Black Snout | SW 234° | 854 m | 5.7 mi |
| Faraway Mountain | WSW 256° | 848 m | 6.7 mi |
| Black Snout Mountain | W 269° | 812 m | 7.4 mi |
| Mount Roberts | WSW 255° | 782 m | 7.5 mi |
| Bald Mountain | WNW 284° | 742 m | 4.4 mi |
| Mount Flagg | SW 231° | 728 m | 4.6 mi |
| Mount Whittier | WNW 293° | 676 m | 4.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:19 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:03 | 19:47 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:06 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:24 | 16:11 |
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 | 41 | 53 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 57 | 45 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tamworth 4, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 869894 — Sheep Mountain, Carroll County, New Hampshire.
OpenStreetMap element node/357727406
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