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Shelburne Moriah Mountain

Shelburne Moriah Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Shelburne Moriah Mountain rises to 1,135 m in New Hampshire. Carter Dome stands 1,471 m to the southwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Middle Moriah Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Presidential Range Tour passes 3.9 miles off.

The story

Shelburne Moriah Mountain is a mountain located in Coos County, New Hampshire. The mountain is part of the Carter-Moriah Range of the White Mountains, which runs along the northern east side of Pinkham Notch. Shelburne Moriah is flanked to the southwest by Middle Moriah Mountain. It is the northernmost Moriah Range summit along the Appalachian Trail, which crosses the Androscoggin River at Shelburne, New Hampshire, and continues north into the Mahoosuc Range.

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Wikidata Q7493329, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1135 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.35317, -71.09878

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Chester Hayes Memorial Park: 3.5 mi
  • Gorham Common: 4.4 mi
  • Moose Brook Park: 5.9 mi
  • Moose Brook State Park: 6.7 mi
  • Glenside Park: 8.4 mi
Waterfalls: 37
  • Hermit Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Mad River Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Triple Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Kees Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Brickett Falls: 7.8 mi
Attractions: 30
  • ZipRider Wildcat Mountain: 9.3 mi
  • Mount Washington Observatory: 11.6 mi
  • Eggs-traordinary Farm Tractors: 16.8 mi
  • Roar-o-Saurus: 16.8 mi
  • Moose Cave: 17.9 mi
Cliffs: 27
Picnic sites: 16
  • Dolly Copp Picnic Ground: 6.2 mi
  • Gilead Picnic Ground: 6.9 mi
  • P6: 7.1 mi
  • P5: 7.1 mi
  • P10: 7.1 mi
Historic sites: 16
Museums: 12
Springs: 6
  • Deer Hill Spring: 10.3 mi
  • Peabody Spring: 10.3 mi
  • Spaulding Spring: 11.0 mi
  • Gulfside Spring: 11.0 mi
  • Mountain fountain: 18.4 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Pleasant Point Town Beach: 15.4 mi
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 20.5 mi
  • Fiddlehead Campground: 21.8 mi
  • Keoka Lake Beach: 22.4 mi
  • Gage Rice Beach: 22.5 mi
Artworks: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 8.8 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 24.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Shelburne Moriah Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carter DomeSW 214°1,471 m7.1 mi
Mount HightSSW 213°1,415 m6.4 mi
Mount LetheSW 227°1,397 m4.6 mi
Middle Carter MountainSW 225°1,384 m4.9 mi
North Carter MountainSW 230°1,359 m4.3 mi
South Carter MountainSW 221°1,344 m5.8 mi
Wildcat MountainSW 218°1,340 m8.2 mi
Wildcat BSW 217°1,319 m8.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1818:57
June solstice05:0119:4820:33
September equinox06:3218:0618:44
December solstice07:1815:2116:09

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F171928415462676557463524
Precip in3.12.52.93.53.64.24.24.03.54.93.53.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gorham AP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 872647 — Shelburne Moriah Mountain, Coos County, New Hampshire.

OpenStreetMap element node/357730751

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