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South Carter Mountain

South Carter Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

South Carter Mountain rises to 1,344 m in New Hampshire. Mount Washington stands 1,917 m to the west-southwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Middle Carter Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Presidential Range Tour passes 2.4 miles off.

The story

South Carter 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. South Carter is flanked to the northeast by Middle Carter Mountain and to the southeast Mount Hight.

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Wikidata Q7566729, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1344 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.28987, -71.17642

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Prospect Farm: 5.3 mi
  • Gorham Common: 6.8 mi
  • William H. Peek Memorial Park: 7.4 mi
  • Moose Brook State Park: 7.4 mi
  • Moose Brook Park: 7.7 mi
Nature reserves
Waterfalls: 42
Attractions: 35
  • ZipRider Wildcat Mountain: 3.6 mi
  • Mount Washington Observatory: 6.4 mi
  • Eggs-traordinary Farm Tractors: 11.9 mi
  • Roar-o-Saurus: 12.0 mi
  • Nor'Easter Mountain Coaster: 14.6 mi
Cliffs: 28
Picnic sites: 19
Historic sites: 19
Museums: 14
  • Gorham Historical Society & Railroad Museum: 6.7 mi
  • Museum of White Mountain Art / Jackson Historical Society: 9.8 mi
  • Moffett House Museum: 12.7 mi
  • MWOBs Admin Office: 16.4 mi
  • Conway Railroad Museum: 16.6 mi
Beaches: 12
  • Pleasant Point Town Beach: 15.4 mi
  • Fiddlehead Campground: 19.8 mi
  • Beach Area #1: 20.6 mi
  • Beach Area #2: 20.8 mi
  • Conway Lake Public Beach: 21.9 mi
Springs: 6
  • Peabody Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Gulfside Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Spaulding Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Deer Hill Spring: 10.4 mi
  • lower falls: 19.3 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 12.2 mi
  • Lancaster Community Garden: 23.8 mi
Artworks: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 24.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of South Carter Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WashingtonWSW 258°1,917 m6.4 mi
Ball CragW 260°1,843 m6.2 mi
Agiocochook CragW 263°1,748 m5.7 mi
Mount AdamsWNW 290°1,748 m6.1 mi
Mount JeffersonW 278°1,725 m7.0 mi
Nelson CragW 263°1,708 m5.5 mi
Mount ClayW 268°1,684 m6.9 mi
Mount Sam AdamsWNW 290°1,682 m6.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
June solstice05:0219:4820:33
September equinox06:3218:0618:44
December solstice07:1815:2116:09

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161826385059646356453323
Precip in5.34.34.95.75.55.95.55.15.07.85.86.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pinkham Notch, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357730765

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