Mount Moriah (New Hampshire)
Appearance
Mount Moriah | |
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Mt. Moriah (center) from Gorham | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,049 ft (1,234 m)[1] |
Prominence | 922 ft (281 m)[1] |
Parent peak | North Carter Mountain[1] |
Listing | AMC New England Hundred Highest[2] |
Coordinates | 44°20′25″N 71°07′53″W / 44.3403408°N 71.1314634°W[3] |
Geography | |
Location | Coös County, N.H., U.S. |
Parent range | Carter-Moriah Range |
Topo map | USGS Carter Dome |
Mount Moriah is a mountain located in Coos County, New Hampshire. The mountain is part of the Carter-Moriah Range of the White Mountains, which runs along the northern east side of Pinkham Notch. The summit is approximately 5 miles (8 km) southeast of the center of the town of Gorham. Mount Moriah is flanked to the northeast by Middle Moriah Mountain and to the southwest by Imp Mountain. The summit is located on the Appalachian Trail and affords views in all directions.[4]
Climate
[edit]Climate data for Mount Moriah (NH) 44.3345 N, 71.1262 W, Elevation: 3,684 ft (1,123 m) (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 19.7 (−6.8) |
22.2 (−5.4) |
28.9 (−1.7) |
41.6 (5.3) |
54.7 (12.6) |
63.0 (17.2) |
67.7 (19.8) |
66.4 (19.1) |
60.7 (15.9) |
48.3 (9.1) |
35.6 (2.0) |
25.3 (−3.7) |
44.5 (7.0) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 11.9 (−11.2) |
13.6 (−10.2) |
20.1 (−6.6) |
32.6 (0.3) |
45.5 (7.5) |
54.4 (12.4) |
59.3 (15.2) |
58.1 (14.5) |
52.0 (11.1) |
40.2 (4.6) |
28.7 (−1.8) |
18.4 (−7.6) |
36.2 (2.4) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 4.0 (−15.6) |
5.0 (−15.0) |
11.3 (−11.5) |
23.6 (−4.7) |
36.3 (2.4) |
45.7 (7.6) |
50.9 (10.5) |
49.7 (9.8) |
43.3 (6.3) |
32.1 (0.1) |
21.9 (−5.6) |
11.6 (−11.3) |
28.0 (−2.3) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 4.69 (119) |
4.23 (107) |
4.70 (119) |
5.75 (146) |
5.58 (142) |
6.16 (156) |
5.88 (149) |
4.98 (126) |
4.85 (123) |
7.64 (194) |
5.68 (144) |
5.83 (148) |
65.97 (1,673) |
Source: PRISM Climate Group[5] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Mount Moriah". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
- ^ "Northeast USA 4000-foot Peaks". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
- ^ "Mount Moriah". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
- ^ "Mount Moriah". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
- ^ "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University". PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking Coordinates (under Location); copy Latitude and Longitude figures from top of table; click Zoom to location; click Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click 30-year normals, 1991-2020; click 800m; click Retrieve Time Series button.
External links
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