Temple Mountain
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Temple Mountain rises to 596 m in New Hampshire. North Pack Monadnock Mountain stands 694 m to the north-northeast, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Temple Mountain State Reservation, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
The story
Temple Mountain is a 2,045-foot (623 m) mountain in the Wapack Range in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The mountain lies within the towns of Sharon, Temple and Peterborough. The 22-mile (35 km) Wapack Trail traverses the mountain. The northern face includes the state-owned 350-acre (1.4 km2) Temple Mountain Reservation Area, formerly Temple Mountain Ski Area. The mountain is 3.5 miles (5.6 km) long and has several summits; three of them are named: Burton Peak 2,010 feet (610 m), Whitcomb Peak 1,710 feet (520 m), and Holt Peak, the high point. Pack Monadnock Mountain is located directly to the north along the Wapack ridgeline; Kidder Mountain to the south. Scattered ledges along the ridgeline offer long vistas west to Mount Monadnock and south along the spine of the Wapack Range; the abandoned ski area on the north side of the mountain offers 270-degree views. The east side of the mountain drains into the Souhegan River watershed, thence into the Merrimack River and Atlantic Ocean; the west side drains into the Contoocook River, thence into the Merrimack River.
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Wikidata Q7698619, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 596 m
How to reach it
- 13.5 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 18.9 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 23.7 mi off the Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway
- 23.7 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Beal's Knob Vista · 26 mi
- Kiwanis Point · 29 mi
- Hubbard Hill Vista · 29 mi
- Dort Knob Vista · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Temple Mountain State Reservation: 0.3 mi
- West Highlands Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Goyette Natural Area: 1.1 mi
- Cabot Memorial Forest: 1.3 mi
- Cunningham Pond Conservation Area: 1.4 mi
- Holt Peak: 0.9 mi
- Whitcomb Peak: 1.2 mi
- Pack Monadnock Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Burton Peak: 1.8 mi
- Howard Hill: 2.1 mi
- Miller State Park: 1.2 mi
- Marshall-Thomas Recreation Area: 1.6 mi
- Depot Park: 4.0 mi
- Boccelli Garden: 4.1 mi
- Nubanusit Terrace: 4.1 mi
- New England Glassworks: 3.0 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 11.4 mi
- Clifford Nyquist Memorial: 11.5 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 11.8 mi
- Police Memorial: 11.8 mi
- Cultural Cocoon: 4.1 mi
- Armillary: 9.9 mi
- Phoenix: 13.4 mi
- Inside: 13.4 mi
- Cuerpo Diafano: 13.4 mi
- Mariposa Museum: 4.1 mi
- Aquarius No. 1 Fire Museum: 4.1 mi
- Rindge Historcal Museum: 8.8 mi
- Ashby Historical Society: 11.8 mi
- Milford Historical Society: 11.9 mi
- Barrett House: 6.1 mi
- Barrett House: 6.2 mi
- Nutting Ledges: 9.5 mi
- Frog Rock: 10.4 mi
- Painted Rock: 18.2 mi
- Contoocook Lake Public Beach: 6.9 mi
- Picnickers Beach: 8.0 mi
- Jowder's Cove Beach: 8.0 mi
- Campers Beach: 8.0 mi
- Ranger Beach: 8.7 mi
- Bonner Falls: 4.3 mi
- Middle Falls: 9.5 mi
- Purgatory Lower Falls: 9.5 mi
- Upper Falls: 9.6 mi
- Senter Falls: 9.7 mi
- Noahs Ark: 9.4 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 10.0 mi
- Maple Hill Gardens: 16.4 mi
- Sundial Community Garden: 18.0 mi
- Merrimack Community Garden: 18.0 mi
- Billings Fold: 11.4 mi
- Black Precipice: 11.4 mi
- Troy Cliffs: 17.8 mi
- Jacob Hill: 19.0 mi
- Raymond Cliff: 20.9 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 12.3 mi
- Trap Falls: 12.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
- Wright Grove: 24.9 mi
- Falcon Spring: 10.5 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 13.8 mi
- River Road Spring: 14.6 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Temple Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pack Monadnock Mountain | NNE 18° | 694 m | 3.3 mi |
| Pack Monadnock Mountain | NNE 15° | 692 m | 1.5 mi |
| Holt Peak | S 177° | 623 m | 0.9 mi |
| Burton Peak | S 190° | 605 m | 1.8 mi |
| New Ipswich Mountain | SSW 193° | 563 m | 6.8 mi |
| Barrett Mountain | SSW 195° | 561 m | 5.6 mi |
| Mount Watatic | S 182° | 555 m | 10.0 mi |
| Pratt Mountain | SSW 193° | 551 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:47 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:31 | 16:17 |
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 | 22 | 25 | 32 | 44 | 54 | 63 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenville 1 NNE, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357728153
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