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The Fool Killer

The Fool Killer, seen from above at true elevation

The Fool Killer rises to 1,064 m in New Hampshire. Mount Carrigain stands 1,422 m to the north, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is North Tripyramid, a peak 0.7 miles away. Kancamagus Scenic Byway passes 1.9 miles off.

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q34812277, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,064 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.97641, -71.42862

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Remick Park: 9.5 mi
  • Bartlett Village Gazebo Park: 10.1 mi
  • Morrell Family Community Complex: 10.5 mi
  • Sandwich Notch Park: 10.9 mi
  • Sunshine Park: 11.4 mi
Cliffs
  • K1 Cliff: 3.7 mi
  • Greens Cliff: 4.1 mi
  • K2 Cliff: 4.4 mi
  • Overhang: 4.9 mi
  • Split Cliff: 5.6 mi
Nature reserves
Waterfalls: 52
  • Sabbaday Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Norway Rapids: 2.9 mi
  • Fletcher Cascades: 4.4 mi
  • Great Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Lower Falls: 5.9 mi
Attractions: 25
Museums: 22
Historic sites: 22
Artworks: 21
  • Hannes Schneider: 16.7 mi
  • Frog Rock: 18.7 mi
  • Local Boyscout Harold A. Webster Jr.: 19.9 mi
  • #20 / Nova: 22.2 mi
  • #23 / Red Wing: 22.2 mi
Beaches: 19
Picnic sites: 9
Springs: 7
  • Elliott Spring: 7.0 mi
  • lower falls: 9.5 mi
  • Liberty Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 20.4 mi
  • Gulfside Spring: 23.7 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 15.3 mi
  • Peace Garden: 19.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of The Fool Killer. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount CarrigainN1,422 m8.1 mi
Mount HancockNNW1,343 m8.1 mi
South HancockNNW1,316 m7.3 mi
Mount OsceolaWNW1,315 m5.6 mi
Middle HancockNNW1,304 m7.5 mi
Middle PeakWNW1,280 m6.0 mi
North TripyramidWSW1,274 m0.7 mi
Middle TripyramidSW1,262 m1.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2018:58
June solstice05:0419:4920:33
September equinox06:3418:0718:45
December solstice07:1815:2416:11

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F171827405161666457453424
Precip in3.93.24.34.64.25.24.84.44.25.64.55.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waterville Valley Nepp, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357730902

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