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The Horn

The Horn, seen from above at true elevation

The Horn rises to 1,168 m in New Hampshire. Mount Cabot stands 1,258 m to the southwest, 1.1 miles off. The nearest named place is The Bulge, a peak 0.5 miles away. Woodland Heritage Trail passes 5.4 miles off.

The story

The Horn is a mountain located in Coos County, New Hampshire. The mountain is part of the Pilot Range of the White Mountains. The Horn is flanked to the southwest by the Bulge. The Horn stands within the watershed of the Upper Ammonoosuc River, which drains into the Connecticut River, and thence into Long Island Sound in Connecticut. The south face of the Horn drains into the headwaters of the West Branch of the Upper Ammonoosuc River. The northwest face of the Horn drains north, thence into the West Branch of Mill Brook, and into the Upper Ammonoosuc. Unknown Pond lies to the northeast of the mountain and provides an excellent view of the peak. The open ledges on the summit face west, however, so it is difficult to see the pond from the top of the mountain. Because of The Horn's location in the northern White Mountains and its distance—5 miles (8.0 km)—from the nearest road, it is much less visited than other comparable summits in the White Mountains.

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Wikidata Q7740286, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1168 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.51794, -71.40017

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • The Bulge: 0.5 mi
  • Mount Cabot: 1.1 mi
  • Unknown Pond Peak: 1.2 mi
  • Pilot Ridge Southeast Peak: 1.5 mi
  • Pilot Ridge: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves: 59
Parks: 41
  • Eames Wayside Area: 8.0 mi
  • Colonel Town Recreation Park: 8.5 mi
  • Guildhall Square: 8.6 mi
  • Soldier Park: 8.6 mi
  • Milan Hill State Park: 9.5 mi
Attractions: 25
  • Ho Ho Ho H20: 7.8 mi
  • Rudys Rapid Transit: 7.8 mi
  • Hot Shots Fire Brigade: 7.9 mi
  • Rudolph: 7.9 mi
  • play structure: 7.9 mi
Waterfalls: 25
  • Crystal Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Gordon Fall: 11.7 mi
  • Salroc Fall: 12.0 mi
  • Tama Fall: 12.0 mi
  • Coosauk Fall: 12.5 mi
Picnic sites: 19
  • P7: 11.7 mi
  • P1: 11.7 mi
  • P8: 11.7 mi
  • P2: 11.7 mi
  • P9: 11.7 mi
Historic sites: 10
Museums: 7
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 4
  • Peabody Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Spaulding Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Gulfside Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Mountain fountain: 20.9 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Pollyanna Statue: 23.5 mi
  • Tree Harp: 23.6 mi
  • Sunflowers: 23.6 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Lancaster Community Garden: 8.7 mi
  • Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 11.4 mi
Covered bridges: 2

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount CabotSW 221°1,258 m1.1 mi
Mount WaumbekS 188°1,221 m6.0 mi
The BulgeWSW 239°1,197 m0.5 mi
Mount Starr KingSSW 196°1,186 m6.0 mi
Mount WeeksSSE 167°1,185 m4.0 mi
South Weeks MountainS 174°1,183 m5.3 mi
Middle Weeks MountainSSE 168°1,128 m4.8 mi
Hutchins MountainNW 308°1,122 m3.4 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 50–80 °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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 870384 — The Horn, Coos County, New Hampshire.

OpenStreetMap element node/357728191

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