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Thorn Mountain

Thorn Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Thorn Mountain rises to 690 m in New Hampshire. North Baldface stands 1,099 m to the north-northeast, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Dundee Community Forest - Thorn Mountain Tract, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Presidential Range Tour passes 1.6 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34812768, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
690 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.13262, -71.15551

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Cathedral Ledge State Park: 5.0 mi
  • Hussey Field: 5.2 mi
  • First River Bridge Park: 5.3 mi
  • Echo Lake State Park: 5.7 mi
  • Schouler Park: 5.7 mi
Waterfalls: 44
Cliffs: 31
  • Whites Ledge: 4.4 mi
  • Thin Air Face: 4.8 mi
  • Barber Wall: 4.9 mi
  • The Slabs: 5.4 mi
  • Echo Roof: 5.5 mi
Picnic sites: 18
Historic sites: 17
Beaches: 17
  • Beach Area #1: 9.7 mi
  • Beach Area #2: 10.0 mi
  • Conway Lake Public Beach: 11.4 mi
  • Fiddlehead Campground: 11.9 mi
  • Pleasant Point Town Beach: 12.6 mi
Attractions: 16
  • Eggs-traordinary Farm Tractors: 1.5 mi
  • Roar-o-Saurus: 1.6 mi
  • Diana's Baths - Parking: 4.0 mi
  • Nor'Easter Mountain Coaster: 5.0 mi
  • Attitash Alpine Slide: 5.3 mi
Museums: 14
  • Museum of White Mountain Art / Jackson Historical Society: 1.6 mi
  • MWOBs Admin Office: 5.5 mi
  • Conway Railroad Museum: 5.7 mi
  • New England Ski Museum: 5.8 mi
  • Salyards Museum: 10.7 mi
Springs: 7
  • lower falls: 9.3 mi
  • Deer Hill Spring: 10.7 mi
  • Gulfside Spring: 14.5 mi
  • Spaulding Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Peabody Spring: 14.7 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 21.5 mi
  • Mary's Garden: 22.6 mi
  • Bridgton Community Gardens: 22.9 mi
  • Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 23.1 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Hannes Schneider: 5.7 mi
  • Loon Mural: 22.8 mi
  • Bridgton and Saco River R.R.: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 17.9 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Thorn Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North BaldfaceNNE 24°1,099 m8.3 mi
South BaldfaceNNE 29°1,081 m7.8 mi
Sable MountainNNE 27°1,069 m6.4 mi
Stairs MountainW 281°1,053 m8.2 mi
Mount ResolutionW 278°1,036 m7.9 mi
Black MountainN 360°1,010 m6.4 mi
Chandler MountainNNE 27°1,000 m5.4 mi
Kearsarge NorthESE 121°991 m3.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
June solstice05:0219:4820:32
September equinox06:3218:0618:44
December solstice07:1715:2216:10

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202231435565706860483727
Precip in3.63.23.74.43.74.54.54.43.75.54.54.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Conway, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 872808 — Thorn Mountain, Carroll County, New Hampshire.

OpenStreetMap element node/357730931

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