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Stairs Mountain

Stairs Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Stairs Mountain rises to 1,053 m in New Hampshire. Mount Washington stands 1,917 m to the north, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Resolution, a peak 0.6 miles away. Presidential Range Tour passes 2.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34910637, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1053 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.15507, -71.31841

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Bartlett Village Gazebo Park: 5.6 mi
  • Morrell Family Community Complex: 5.9 mi
  • Prospect Farm: 7.1 mi
  • Cathedral Ledge State Park: 10.1 mi
  • Echo Lake State Park: 10.8 mi
Waterfalls: 59
  • Fawn Pool: 2.8 mi
  • Coliseum Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Bemis Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Arethusa Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Ripley Falls: 3.7 mi
Attractions: 43
Museums: 24
  • Museum of White Mountain Art / Jackson Historical Society: 6.8 mi
  • MWOBs Admin Office: 11.6 mi
  • Conway Railroad Museum: 11.8 mi
  • New England Ski Museum: 11.9 mi
  • Salyards Museum: 15.6 mi
Picnic sites: 21
Historic sites: 16
Beaches: 13
  • Beach Area #1: 14.8 mi
  • Beach Area #2: 15.2 mi
  • Geneva Beach: 17.4 mi
  • Porridge Shore Beach: 17.5 mi
  • Boulder Beach: 17.6 mi
Springs: 7
  • lower falls: 10.4 mi
  • Gulfside Spring: 10.7 mi
  • Spaulding Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Peabody Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Liberty Spring: 16.5 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Hannes Schneider: 12.4 mi
  • Tree Harp: 24.9 mi
  • Pollyanna Statue: 24.9 mi
  • Sunflowers: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 17.0 mi
  • Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 22.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Stairs Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WashingtonN 5°1,917 m8.0 mi
Ball CragN 6°1,843 m8.3 mi
Boott SpurN 10°1,664 m6.8 mi
Mount MonroeN 359°1,617 m6.9 mi
Little MonroeN 357°1,567 m6.9 mi
Lion HeadN 10°1,534 m7.6 mi
Mount FranklinN 355°1,516 m6.5 mi
Gulf PeakNNE 13°1,455 m6.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:58
June solstice05:0319:4920:33
September equinox06:3318:0718:45
December solstice07:1815:2216:10

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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357730806

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