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The Bulge

The Bulge, seen from above at true elevation

The Bulge rises to 1,197 m in New Hampshire. Mount Cabot stands 1,258 m to the south-southwest, 0.7 miles off. The nearest named place is The Horn, a peak 0.5 miles away. Woodland Heritage Trail passes 5.6 miles off.

The story

The Bulge is a mountain located in Coos County, New Hampshire. The mountain is part of the Pilot Range of the White Mountains. The Bulge is flanked to the northeast by The Horn, and to the southwest by Mount Cabot. The Bulge stands within the watershed of the Connecticut River, which drains into Long Island Sound in Connecticut. The southeast face of The Bulge drains into the headwaters of the West Branch of the Upper Ammonoosuc River, a tributary of the Connecticut River. The north face of The Bulge drains north, thence into the West Branch of Mill Brook, and into the Upper Ammonoosuc. The west face of The Bulge drains into Fox Brook, thence into Whipple Brook, Burnside Brook, Otter Brook, and the Israel River, another tributary of the Connecticut.

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Wikidata Q7720540, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1197 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.51451, -71.40831

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • The Horn: 0.5 mi
  • Mount Cabot: 0.7 mi
  • Pilot Ridge Southeast Peak: 1.4 mi
  • Unknown Pond Peak: 1.7 mi
  • Pilot Ridge: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
Parks: 41
  • Eames Wayside Area: 7.8 mi
  • Colonel Town Recreation Park: 8.1 mi
  • Soldier Park: 8.2 mi
  • Guildhall Square: 8.3 mi
  • Weeks State Park: 9.2 mi
Attractions: 25
  • Ho Ho Ho H20: 7.4 mi
  • Rudys Rapid Transit: 7.4 mi
  • Hot Shots Fire Brigade: 7.4 mi
  • Rudolph: 7.4 mi
  • play structure: 7.4 mi
Waterfalls: 24
  • Crystal Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Gordon Fall: 11.7 mi
  • Salroc Fall: 11.9 mi
  • Tama Fall: 12.0 mi
  • Coosauk Fall: 12.5 mi
Picnic sites: 19
  • P7: 11.9 mi
  • P1: 11.9 mi
  • P8: 11.9 mi
  • P2: 11.9 mi
  • P9: 11.9 mi
Historic sites: 9
Museums: 7
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 4
  • Peabody Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Spaulding Spring: 14.8 mi
  • Gulfside Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Mountain fountain: 21.3 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Pollyanna Statue: 23.0 mi
  • Tree Harp: 23.1 mi
  • Sunflowers: 23.1 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Lancaster Community Garden: 8.3 mi
  • Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 11.7 mi
Covered bridges: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of The Bulge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount CabotSSW 208°1,258 m0.7 mi
Mount WaumbekS 185°1,221 m5.7 mi
Mount Starr KingSSW 192°1,186 m5.7 mi
Mount WeeksSSE 160°1,185 m3.9 mi
South Weeks MountainS 169°1,183 m5.1 mi
The HornENE 59°1,168 m0.5 mi
Middle Weeks MountainSSE 162°1,128 m4.7 mi
Hutchins MountainNW 316°1,122 m3.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2018:58
June solstice05:0219:5020:35
September equinox06:3318:0718:45
December solstice07:2015:2116:09

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141725385160656356443221
Precip in3.22.93.23.74.44.64.84.43.75.33.94.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — York Pond, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357728179

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