Peak · New Hampshire
Smith Mountain
Smith Mountain rises to 501 m in New Hampshire. Orange Mountain stands 782 m to the north-northeast, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Fogg Hill, a peak 1.1 miles away. Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway passes 8.0 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q34908462, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 501 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.53075, -71.93898
- 8.0 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 19.9 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 14.9 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 18.8 mi off the River Heritage Tour
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 15 mi
- Indian Ridge · 20 mi
- Balch Hill · 20 mi
- Norman Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Fogg Hill: 1.1 mi
- Stewart Hill: 1.1 mi
- Rollins Hill: 1.2 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 1.8 mi
- Severance Hill: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Springfield Town Forest: 1.1 mi
- Rosemary's Woods: 1.9 mi
- Woods Without Gile: 1.9 mi
- Bog Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 3.8 mi
- Carter Brook Wildlife Management Area: 4.5 mi
Parks
- Grafton Recreation Field: 2.0 mi
- Gardner Memorial Wayside Park: 3.7 mi
- Independence Park: 4.0 mi
- Eagle Pond Boat Access: 5.6 mi
- West Peak: 6.4 mi
Cliffs: 46
- The Bulkhead: 7.4 mi
- The Ledges: 11.2 mi
- Baker Ledge: 11.7 mi
- Winslow Ledge: 18.4 mi
- Bouldering: 18.4 mi
Historic sites: 46
- Canaan Veterans' Memorial: 8.8 mi
- Old Hill VIllage: 12.3 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 14.7 mi
- Former Remick Place: 15.3 mi
- The Bill Farm: 15.4 mi
Artworks: 35
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 16.5 mi
- The Wrecker: 18.2 mi
- Local Boyscout Harold A. Webster Jr.: 20.1 mi
- Refuge: 21.0 mi
- Dartmouth Panels: 21.0 mi
Beaches: 31
- Springfield Town Beach: 6.1 mi
- Bucklin Beach: 7.4 mi
- Elkins Beach: 7.7 mi
- North Cove Beach: 8.7 mi
- East Lake Beach: 8.8 mi
Museums: 24
- Potter Place Depot: 7.7 mi
- Canaan Historical Museum: 10.6 mi
- Shaker Museum: 12.1 mi
- Flanders-Osborne Museum: 12.3 mi
- Sunapee Historical Society: 12.4 mi
Attractions: 11
- Cardigan Mountain State Park: 7.9 mi
- Tipping Rock: 18.5 mi
- Lyman Point: 20.6 mi
- Train: Boston & Maine Engine 494: 20.6 mi
- Willard Covered Bridge: 21.0 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Elizabeth Falls: 8.2 mi
- Welton Falls: 9.5 mi
- Profile Falls: 10.6 mi
- Big Dog Falls: 10.7 mi
- Litte Dog Falls: 10.9 mi
Gardens: 4
- Garden at Tracy Library: 8.4 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 17.5 mi
- Peace Garden: 20.2 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 21.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 9.2 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 17.3 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 19.9 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 21.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Hippy Hill: 3.8 mi
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
- Area 1: 24.9 mi
Covered bridges: 3
- Cillryville Bridge: 7.8 mi
- Willard Twin Covered Bridge: 21.0 mi
- Union Village Covered Bridge: 23.8 mi
Springs: 3
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 10.9 mi
- Crystal Spring: 19.6 mi
- (seasonal): 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Smith Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange Mountain | NNE 12° | 782 m | 7.2 mi |
| Crane Mountain | NNE 17° | 727 m | 6.6 mi |
| Melvin Hill | WSW 251° | 698 m | 3.3 mi |
| Tinkham Hill | NE 44° | 692 m | 5.7 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | SE 131° | 689 m | 6.2 mi |
| The Pinnacle | SE 128° | 689 m | 7.0 mi |
| Grafton Knob | NNE 18° | 671 m | 6.3 mi |
| Church Mountain | NNE 21° | 671 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:22 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:49 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:09 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:28 | 16:15 |
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 | 66 | 58 | 45 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grafton, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 869978 — Smith Mountain, Grafton County, New Hampshire.
OpenStreetMap element node/357727553
Day trips start here
- New London · 8 mi
- Orange · 9 mi
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 10 mi
- Franklin · 16 mi
- Lebanon · 17 mi
- Ashland · 19 mi
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