Straightback Mountain
Straightback Mountain rises to 570 m in New Hampshire. Belknap Mountain stands 726 m to the west-northwest, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is North Straightback Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Lakes Region Tour passes 1.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q34931990, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 570 m
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the Lakes Region Tour
- 13.6 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
- 13.7 mi off the Branch River Valley Trail
- 21.0 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- North Straightback Mountain: 0.4 mi
- West Quarry Mountain: 0.7 mi
- East Quarry Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Mount Major: 0.8 mi
- Mount Anna: 0.9 mi
- Mount Major State Forest: 0.8 mi
- Quarry Mountain Forest: 1.2 mi
- Alton Town Forest: 2.0 mi
- Westen / Frohok Conservation Area: 2.4 mi
- Belknap Mountain State Forest: 2.8 mi
- Gunstock Mountain Resort: 3.6 mi
- Harmony Park: 4.1 mi
- Levy Park: 4.4 mi
- Jones Field Recreation Area: 4.6 mi
- Liberty Tree Park: 5.2 mi
- Alton Town Beach: 4.1 mi
- Wolfeboro Town Beach: 5.9 mi
- Brewster Beach: 6.7 mi
- Brewster Beach: 6.9 mi
- Gilford Beach: 7.2 mi
- Lakes Region Airport: 5.9 mi
- Kimball Castle: 6.6 mi
- Keewakwa Abenaki Keenahbeh: 9.0 mi
- World War Monument: 11.7 mi
- Old Train Trestle: 11.9 mi
- Turitella: 14.3 mi
- #10 / Dog: 14.4 mi
- Dragon Fly: 14.4 mi
- #16 ~ Hand: 14.4 mi
- #18 \ Toe Dancer: 14.4 mi
- Gilman Museum: 5.3 mi
- Gilmanton Historical Society Museum: 6.1 mi
- Clark Museum Complex: 7.1 mi
- Wright Museum: 7.4 mi
- Libby Museum: 7.7 mi
- Mount Washington Boat Terminal: 6.9 mi
- Bumper Boats: 10.1 mi
- Daytona Fun Park: 10.1 mi
- Go-Karts: 10.1 mi
- Funspot: 11.6 mi
- Falls of Song: 15.2 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 15.2 mi
- Emerald Pool Falls: 15.3 mi
- The Cascades: 15.4 mi
- Whittier Falls: 15.5 mi
- Carbonneau Cave: 0.9 mi
- Crocketts Ledge: 14.7 mi
- White Mountain Ledge: 14.9 mi
- Watson Ledge: 18.9 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 20.3 mi
- Botanical Garden: 13.8 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 13.9 mi
- Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 17.8 mi
- Sanford Community Garden: 23.1 mi
- Huckins Spring: 7.5 mi
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 23.3 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 15.0 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 18.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Straightback Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belknap Mountain | WNW 283° | 726 m | 3.5 mi |
| Gunstock Mountain | WNW 289° | 674 m | 4.1 mi |
| Piper Mountain | W 267° | 617 m | 3.9 mi |
| Mount Klem | WNW 284° | 610 m | 1.8 mi |
| Mount Mack | W 266° | 590 m | 1.7 mi |
| East Quarry Mountain | NNW 337° | 580 m | 0.7 mi |
| North Straightback Mountain | NNW 338° | 578 m | 0.4 mi |
| West Quarry Mountain | WNW 299° | 570 m | 0.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 19:47 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:25 | 16:12 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 23 | 32 | 44 | 56 | 66 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lakeport 2, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 870217 — Straightback Mountain, Belknap County, New Hampshire.
OpenStreetMap element node/357727947
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