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Turtleback Mountain

Turtleback Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Turtleback Mountain rises to 668 m in New Hampshire. Mount Shaw stands 911 m to the northeast, 1.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Knob, a peak 0.4 miles away. Lakes Region Tour passes 2.4 miles off.

About

The story

Turtleback Mountain is a 2,203-foot (671 m) mountain in the Ossipee Mountains located in Carroll County, New Hampshire, standing above Bald Knob. The summit features columnar jointing and was once home to an observation tower.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q7856465, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
668 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.72950, -71.29552

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Castle in the Clouds: 1.4 mi
  • State's Landing: 3.9 mi
  • James D. Sutherland Memorial Park: 5.2 mi
  • The Point at Long Island: 5.2 mi
  • 19 Mile Beach: 5.7 mi
Peaks
  • Bald Knob: 0.4 mi
  • Black Snout: 1.2 mi
  • Big Ball Mountain: 1.3 mi
  • Mount Shaw: 1.5 mi
  • Little Ball Mountain: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 39
Cliffs: 32
Historic sites: 25
Artworks: 21
  • Frog Rock: 2.9 mi
  • #20 / Nova: 11.2 mi
  • #23 / Red Wing: 11.2 mi
  • #27 / Black Sail: 11.2 mi
  • #26 / Stone Sail: 11.3 mi
Museums: 20
Attractions: 19
  • Lucknow Mansion: 1.3 mi
  • The Old Country Store: 5.3 mi
  • Mount Washington Boat Terminal: 10.9 mi
  • Daytona Fun Park: 11.7 mi
  • Bumper Boats: 11.7 mi
Waterfalls: 18
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Falls of Song: 1.1 mi
  • Emerald Pool Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Whittier Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Twin Falls: 1.2 mi
Springs: 5
  • Elliott Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 19.2 mi
  • lower falls: 19.9 mi
  • Huckins Spring: 21.2 mi
  • Breck-Plankey Spring: 24.1 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 4.9 mi
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 18.1 mi
  • Peace Garden: 19.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Sabbaday Falls Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
  • Campton Day Use Area: 19.2 mi
  • Sawyer Rock Picnic Ground: 24.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Sanbornton Rest Area: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Turtleback Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ShawNE911 m1.5 mi
Black SnoutENE854 m1.2 mi
Faraway MountainNNW848 m2.3 mi
Black Snout MountainNNW812 m4.0 mi
Mount RobertsNW782 m2.4 mi
Bald MountainNNE742 m5.1 mi
Mount FlaggENE728 m2.4 mi
Mount WhittierNNE676 m5.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:58
June solstice05:0419:4720:31
September equinox06:3318:0718:45
December solstice07:1715:2416:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202231435564696760473626
Precip in3.93.34.25.03.95.04.94.04.76.04.74.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Sandwich, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357717516

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