Peak · New Hampshire
Sunapee Mountain
Sunapee Mountain rises to 824 m in New Hampshire. Summit stands 828 m to the northwest, 0.5 miles off. The nearest named place is South Peak, a peak 0.5 miles away. Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway passes 1.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q34932891, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 824 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.31008, -72.06536
- 1.5 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 14.3 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 14.4 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 20.9 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 1 mi
- View of Bellows Falls · 22 mi
- Martin's Mill Covered Bridge · 23 mi
- Indian Ridge · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- South Peak: 0.5 mi
- Summit: 0.5 mi
- North Peak: 0.9 mi
- Eagles Nest: 1.2 mi
- Bear Hill: 2.1 mi
Parks
- Pillsbury-Sunapee Corridor: 1.8 mi
- Sunapee State Park: 1.9 mi
- Larsen Memorial Park: 2.6 mi
- Fishersfield Park: 2.7 mi
- Bowls of Blodgett Landing: 4.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Jessie Barton Memorial Forest: 2.8 mi
- Between the Mountains Preserve: 2.8 mi
- R.H. Webb Forest Preserve (Dane Lot): 2.9 mi
- John Hay National Wildlife Refuge: 2.9 mi
- Hay Reservation: 3.2 mi
Historic sites: 23
- Liberty Tree Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Washington Civil War Memorial: 9.4 mi
- naval gun: 14.3 mi
- naval gun: 14.3 mi
- civil war: 14.3 mi
Museums: 23
- John Hay Estate at The Fells: 3.1 mi
- Flanders-Osborne Museum: 5.3 mi
- Little Red Schoolhouse Museum: 5.4 mi
- Sunapee Historical Society: 5.5 mi
- Newport Historical Society Museum: 6.5 mi
Beaches: 22
- State Park Beach: 2.3 mi
- Blodgett Landing Coast: 4.3 mi
- Dewey Beach: 5.9 mi
- Wadleigh State Beach: 6.8 mi
- Georges Mills Beach: 8.3 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Pollard Mills Falls: 5.8 mi
- Gleason Falls: 12.8 mi
- Litte Dog Falls: 19.8 mi
- Big Dog Falls: 19.9 mi
- Gerry's Falls: 20.9 mi
Covered bridges: 9
- Cillryville Bridge: 12.9 mi
- Salmond Covered Bridge: 22.7 mi
- Titcomb Covered Bridge: 23.0 mi
- Victorian Village Covered Bridge: 23.4 mi
- Upper Falls Covered Bridge: 23.7 mi
Gardens: 4
- Garden at Tracy Library: 8.2 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 9.3 mi
- Blue Star Garden: 21.0 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 25.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Baker Ledge: 9.5 mi
- The Bulkhead: 16.2 mi
- Table Rock: 22.2 mi
- Raymond Cliff: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Hippy Hill: 18.0 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 21.4 mi
- Wright Grove: 24.4 mi
Artworks: 2
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 6.5 mi
- Smith's clothespin: 21.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 11.1 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 23.4 mi
Attractions: 2
- Cardigan Mountain State Park: 24.0 mi
- Willard Covered Bridge: 24.2 mi
Springs: 1
- (seasonal): 7.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Sunapee Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit | NW 304° | 828 m | 0.5 mi |
| South Peak | ENE 76° | 794 m | 0.5 mi |
| Lucias Lookout | S 189° | 756 m | 2.3 mi |
| Lovewell Mountain | S 178° | 751 m | 7.4 mi |
| Little Sunapee Mountain | S 188° | 734 m | 3.3 mi |
| Goves Mountain | SSW 210° | 721 m | 4.2 mi |
| Bean Mountain | SSW 213° | 708 m | 6.8 mi |
| Bryant Mountain | SSW 207° | 698 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:23 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:49 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:29 | 16:16 |
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 | 21 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Sunapee, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 871341 — Sunapee Mountain, Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
OpenStreetMap element node/357729475
Day trips start here
- New London · 8 mi
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 13 mi
- Claremont · 15 mi
- Cornish · 19 mi
- Windsor · 20 mi
- Brownsville · 23 mi
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