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Whiteface Mountain

Whiteface Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Whiteface Mountain rises to 400 m in New Hampshire. Big Ball Mountain stands 620 m to the west-northwest, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Whiteface Mountain Hiking Trail, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Branch River Valley Trail passes 7.0 miles off.

The story

Mountain in the United States of America.

Wikidata Q34820399, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
400 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.65207, -71.10790

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Y-Field: 2.5 mi
  • Wentworth State Park: 3.3 mi
  • Cleveland Beach: 3.7 mi
  • Governor Wentworth Historic Site: 3.8 mi
  • Nicholas J. Pernokas Recreation Park: 5.0 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Beaches: 42
Artworks: 20
  • Frog Rock: 12.8 mi
  • #20 / Nova: 19.5 mi
  • #23 / Red Wing: 19.5 mi
  • #27 / Black Sail: 19.5 mi
  • #26 / Stone Sail: 19.5 mi
Museums: 19
Historic sites: 19
Attractions: 13
  • Mount Washington Boat Terminal: 7.1 mi
  • Rock Tripe Boulder: 9.4 mi
  • Lucknow Mansion: 11.9 mi
  • Willowbrook Museum Village: 12.8 mi
  • The Old Country Store: 16.1 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Falls of Song: 11.6 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Emerald Pool Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Whittier Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Twin Falls: 11.9 mi
Cliffs: 9
Springs: 3
  • Elliott Spring: 21.3 mi
  • Huckins Spring: 21.4 mi
  • Cold Bowling Spring: 24.1 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 15.6 mi
  • Sanford Community Garden: 18.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Limington Rapids Rest Area: 23.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Whiteface Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Ball MountainWNW620 m9.5 mi
Canaan MountainNW597 m8.9 mi
Green MountainNNE566 m8.7 mi
Hanson TopNNE550 m8.6 mi
Copple Crown MountainS534 m8.1 mi
Moose MountainsS527 m9.0 mi
Little Ball MountainWNW520 m9.0 mi
Thurley MountainNW503 m9.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
June solstice05:0419:4620:30
September equinox06:3218:0618:44
December solstice07:1615:2416:11

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, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357728927

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