The Scaur
The Scaur rises to 680 m in New Hampshire. Mount Hancock stands 1,343 m to the north, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Flume Peak, a peak 0.9 miles away. Kancamagus Scenic Byway passes 2.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q34812583, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 680 m
How to reach it
- 2.8 mi off the Kancamagus Scenic Byway, National
- 8.3 mi off the White Mountain Trail, National
- 9.2 mi off the River Heritage Tour
- 10.1 mi off the Presidential Range Tour
Overlooks nearby
- CL Graham Wangan Overlook · 3 mi
- Pemigewasset Overlook · 3 mi
- Beaver Brook Overlook · 3 mi
- Lily Pond Vista · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Flume Peak: 0.9 mi
- The Ledges: 1.3 mi
- East Peak: 2.1 mi
- Snow's Mountain Viewpoint: 2.2 mi
- Mount Kancamagus: 2.3 mi
- K1 Cliff: 1.5 mi
- K2 Cliff: 2.2 mi
- Split Cliff: 2.6 mi
- Greens Cliff: 5.9 mi
- Greens Cliff: 6.0 mi
- Greeley Ponds Scenic Area: 2.0 mi
- The Bowl Research Natural Area: 5.9 mi
- Sawyer Pond Scenic Area: 7.5 mi
- Sandwich Town Forest: 8.3 mi
- Rich Memorial Forest: 8.3 mi
- Staple Rock Park: 9.1 mi
- White Mountain Motorsports Park: 9.4 mi
- Kanc Recreation Area: 9.7 mi
- Crawfords Memorial Field: 10.0 mi
- Soldiers Park: 10.0 mi
- Norway Rapids: 1.0 mi
- Fletcher Cascades: 3.6 mi
- Sabbaday Falls: 5.0 mi
- Great Falls: 6.2 mi
- Lower Falls: 6.3 mi
- Lower Pool: 5.0 mi
- Alpine Adventures Outdoor Recreation: 9.8 mi
- Ice Castles: 10.8 mi
- Flume Gorge: 11.9 mi
- Table Rock Flume Brook: 12.1 mi
- Curious George Cottage: 2.4 mi
- Pemigewasset Hook & Ladder: 10.5 mi
- Americana Museum: 10.5 mi
- Clark History Museum: 10.6 mi
- Avery's Garage: 10.6 mi
- Nancy Pfannenstiehl: 2.2 mi
- Jim Liberty Cabin: 11.4 mi
- Willey House: 14.7 mi
- Governor Gallen Memorial: 16.8 mi
- Piper Homestead: 17.5 mi
- Local Boyscout Harold A. Webster Jr.: 18.2 mi
- Hannes Schneider: 19.8 mi
- Frog Rock: 19.9 mi
- #20 / Nova: 22.2 mi
- #23 / Red Wing: 22.2 mi
- Bearcamp Beach: 13.1 mi
- Sandwich Town Beach: 13.8 mi
- Birch Beach: 16.5 mi
- Edna-Maude Beach: 16.6 mi
- South Beach: 16.7 mi
- Sabbaday Falls Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
- Campton Day Use Area: 10.0 mi
- Fay Waside Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
- Sawyer Rock Picnic Ground: 10.6 mi
- Eisenhower Memorial Area: 18.2 mi
- Elliott Spring: 8.6 mi
- Liberty Spring: 12.0 mi
- lower falls: 12.7 mi
- Crystal Spring: 18.8 mi
- Gulfside Spring: 24.5 mi
- Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 2.4 mi
- Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 16.4 mi
- Peace Garden: 18.0 mi
- The Basin, East: 13.3 mi
- The Basin, West: 13.5 mi
- Boise Rock: 15.0 mi
- Livermore: 8.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of The Scaur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Hancock | N 1° | 1,343 m | 7.1 mi |
| South Hancock | N 4° | 1,316 m | 6.4 mi |
| Mount Osceola | NW 306° | 1,315 m | 2.5 mi |
| Middle Hancock | N 5° | 1,304 m | 6.7 mi |
| Middle Peak | NW 305° | 1,280 m | 2.8 mi |
| North Tripyramid | ESE 101° | 1,274 m | 2.7 mi |
| Middle Tripyramid | ESE 112° | 1,262 m | 3.0 mi |
| East Peak | NW 325° | 1,260 m | 2.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:20 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 19:49 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:07 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:24 | 16:11 |
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 | 17 | 18 | 27 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 24 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waterville Valley Nepp, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357730913
Day trips start here
- Center Harbor · 19 mi
- Ashland · 21 mi
- Meredith · 22 mi
- Wentworth · 22 mi
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