Does Belknap Mountain have skiing? No lift-served ski area on this mountain. Nearest ski area: Gunstock , about 1.6 miles (straight line).
Altitude at a glance Mountain range Belknap Mountains (Wikidata) County Belknap County Town / township Gilford Tower Fire tower Belknap Fire Tower. State fire tower run by the NH Division of Forests and Lands; open to visitors when staffed (staffed weekends April–October and on high fire-danger days) (NH Division of Forests and Lands ) Summit 2,382 ft / 726 m
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Who manages this mountain Belknap Mountain State Forest , managed by NH Department of Resources & Economic Development.
Land unit from the USGS PAD-US database at the summit point; ranger district from USDA Forest Service boundaries. Office address and phone from the Forest Service offices page.
How it got its name Named, like Belknap County and the Belknap Mountains, for Jeremy Belknap (1744–1798), preacher and author of The History of New Hampshire.
Source: Wikipedia, “Belknap Mountain” .
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Safety Consider a hikeSafe card . It's sold by NH Fish and Game and helps cover the cost of a search and rescue if you need one, under NH rules. Carry the ten essentials, tell someone your plan and know when to turn back.
Huts, shelters & campgrounds nearby Camp Bell (Campground / campsite, Daniel Webster Council, Inc.) — 2.6 miHidden Valley (Campground / campsite, Daniel Webster Council, Inc.) — 3.4 miCamp Kabeyun (Campground / campsite) — 5.9 miGreen Tops Campground (Campground / campsite) — 7.8 miCamp Belknap (Campground / campsite) — 9.4 miCamp Maranatha (Campground / campsite) — 10.5 miWithin 15 miles, straight line. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Check with the operator for reservations, fees and seasons.
Real estate nearby Town Typical home value Median household income Population Gilford $544,656 (Zillow, 2026-09; +2.4% in a year) $116,635 7,830 Laconia $437,800 (Zillow, 2026-09; +2.3% in a year) $73,218 17,085 Gilmanton $473,348 (Zillow, 2026-09; +6.9% in a year) $117,088 4,026 Belmont $460,326 (Zillow, 2026-09; +1.5% in a year) $69,063 7,392
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) , typical home, as of the month shown; when Zillow has no figure for a town, we show the Census ACS 5-year median home value (table B25077). Income: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year 2020–2024 (via Census Reporter), table B19013. Population: same ACS 5-year release, table B01003.
Nearby peaks & ski areas Show more Straight-line distance.
Closest lakes & ponds 344 named lakes and ponds within 30 miles: 105 with a public boat launch, 45 with a public swimming beach.
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1.5 mi Round Pond , Gilford Hand-carry launch 1.7 mi Gunstock Mtn Recreation Pond , Gilford 2.7 mi Saltmarsh Pond , Gilford Boat ramp Swimming beach 3.1 mi Manning Lake , Gilmanton Boat ramp 3.4 mi Round Pond , Gilmanton 3.4 mi Farm Pond , Gilford 4.0 mi Hills Pond , Alton 4.0 mi Gillan Pond , Gilmanton 4.5 mi Sunset Lake (Places Pond) , Alton 4.8 mi Lily Pond , Gilford Hand-carry launch 5.0 mi Sawyer Lake , Gilmanton 5.7 mi Opechee Bay , Laconia Boat ramp Swimming beach 5.9 mi Crystal Lake , Gilmanton Hand-carry launch Swimming beach 5.9 mi Sargent Lake , Belmont 6.3 mi Paugus Bay , Laconia Hand-carry launch 6.8 mi Railroad Pond , Belmont 7.3 mi Meetinghouse Pond (Smith) , Gilmanton 7.4 mi Meadow Dam Pond , Alton 7.5 mi Winnisquam Lake , Sanbornton Hand-carry launch Swimming beach 8.1 mi Shellcamp Pond , Gilmanton Boat ramp 8.2 mi Winnipesaukee Lake , Moultonborough Boat ramp Swimming beach 8.2 mi Pout Pond , Belmont 8.3 mi Loon Pond , Gilmanton Boat ramp 8.3 mi Basin, The , Tuftonboro 8.3 mi Mill Pond , Alton 8.4 mi Gilman Pond , Alton Hand-carry launch 8.7 mi Clough Pond , Belmont 8.8 mi Foote Pond , Laconia 9.0 mi Mirror Lake , Tuftonboro Boat ramp 9.0 mi Bear Pond , Alton 9.1 mi Silver Lake , Tilton Hand-carry launch Swimming beach 9.1 mi Pickerel Pond , Laconia 9.2 mi Rocky Pond , Loudon 9.5 mi Hunkins Pond , Sanbornton Hand-carry launch 9.6 mi Knights Pond , Alton 9.8 mi Suncook Pond, Upper , Barnstead Boat ramp Swimming beach 9.8 mi New Pond (Stump Pond) , Canterbury 10.0 mi Crescent Lake , Wolfeboro Boat ramp 10.1 mi Lyford Pond , Canterbury 10.2 mi Marsh Pond , New Durham Hand-carry launch 10.4 mi Harts Pond , Meredith 10.5 mi Rust Pond , Wolfeboro 10.5 mi Knowles Pond , Northfield 10.5 mi Rollins Pond , Gilmanton Boat ramp 10.6 mi Trapper Pond , Wolfeboro 10.7 mi Jones Dam Pond , New Durham 10.9 mi Merrymeeting Lake , New Durham Boat ramp Swimming beach 10.9 mi Randlett Pond , Meredith 11.2 mi Suncook Pond, Lower , Barnstead Hand-carry launch 11.2 mi Halfmoon Lake , Barnstead Boat ramp 11.2 mi Sargents Pond , Wolfeboro 11.3 mi Wicwas Lake , Meredith 11.3 mi Lougee Pond , Barnstead Boat ramp 11.4 mi Shaws Pond , New Durham Hand-carry launch Swimming beach 11.4 mi Downing Pond , New Durham 11.5 mi Wentworth Lake , Wolfeboro Hand-carry launch Swimming beach 11.5 mi Page Pond (Little Pond) , Meredith 11.6 mi Locke Lake , Barnstead 11.6 mi Runaway Pond , Canterbury 11.8 mi Rollins Pond , Sanbornton 11.8 mi Long Pond , Canterbury 11.9 mi Cawley Pond , Sanbornton 12.0 mi Copps Pond , Tuftonboro Hand-carry launch 12.1 mi Brindle Pond , Barnstead Boat ramp 12.1 mi Coldrain Pond , New Durham 12.3 mi Beech Pond, Upper , Wolfeboro 12.3 mi Chalk Pond , New Durham Hand-carry launch 12.3 mi Wildlife Pond Dam , Meredith 12.3 mi Factory Pond , Canterbury 12.4 mi Hermit Lake , Sanbornton Swimming beach 12.4 mi Huntress Pond , Barnstead 12.4 mi Club Pond , New Durham 12.4 mi Turning Mill Pond East , Canterbury 12.5 mi Waukewan Lake , Meredith Boat ramp Swimming beach 12.5 mi Sanborn Pond , Loudon 12.5 mi Sawmill Pond , Canterbury 12.7 mi Marchs Pond , New Durham 12.8 mi Lily Lake , Barnstead Boat ramp 12.8 mi Forest Pond , Meredith 13.1 mi Pemigewasset Lake , Meredith Boat ramp 13.1 mi Carding Mill Pond , Canterbury 13.2 mi Pickering Pond , Moultonborough 13.3 mi Beech Pond, Lower , Tuftonboro 13.3 mi Forest Pond , Canterbury 13.6 mi Holt Pond , Loudon 13.6 mi Meadow Brook Pond , Moultonborough 13.8 mi Spectacle Pond , Meredith Boat ramp 13.8 mi Mountain Lake , Brookfield 13.9 mi Otter Pond , Center Harbor 14.1 mi Giles Pond , Sanbornton Boat ramp 14.1 mi Mountain Pond , Sanbornton 14.4 mi Cooks Pond (Kingswood Lake) , Brookfield 14.5 mi Bear Pond , Center Harbor 14.8 mi Clough Pond , Loudon Boat ramp Swimming beach 14.8 mi Morrill Pond (Hayward Brook) , Canterbury 14.9 mi Winona Lake , Center Harbor Boat ramp 14.9 mi Sky Pond , New Hampton Hand-carry launch 15.0 mi Kanasatka Lake , Moultonborough Boat ramp 15.1 mi Hawkins Pond , Center Harbor Boat ramp 15.1 mi Sondogardy Pond , Northfield Swimming beach 15.1 mi Shannon Brook , Moultonborough 15.2 mi Crane Neck Pond , Canterbury 15.2 mi Whites Pond , Pittsfield 15.2 mi Batson Pond , Wolfeboro 15.4 mi Lees Pond , Moultonborough Boat ramp 15.4 mi Melvin Pond , Tuftonboro 15.4 mi Unnamed Pond , Canterbury 15.5 mi Garland Pond , Ossipee Hand-carry launch 15.6 mi Sunrise Lake , Middleton Boat ramp Swimming beach 15.6 mi Jackson Pond , New Hampton 15.6 mi Currier Pond , Middleton 15.7 mi Crooked Pond , Loudon Boat ramp 15.7 mi Morrill Pond , Canterbury Hand-carry launch 15.9 mi Wakondah Pond , Moultonborough 16.1 mi Garland Pond , Moultonborough 16.1 mi Hole Brook Pond , Loudon 16.2 mi Webster Lake , Franklin Boat ramp Swimming beach 16.2 mi Dan Hole Pond , Tuftonboro Hand-carry launch 16.2 mi Horseshoe Pond , Canterbury 16.4 mi Kimball Pond , Canterbury 16.5 mi White Oak Pond , Holderness Hand-carry launch 16.8 mi Berry Pond , Pittsfield 17.1 mi Berry Pond , Moultonborough Boat ramp 17.1 mi Dan Hole Pond, Little , Ossipee 17.1 mi Shaw Pond , Franklin 17.2 mi Union Meadows , Wakefield 17.2 mi Hoit Road Marsh , Concord Boat ramp 17.2 mi Adams Pond , Barnstead 17.4 mi Lynxfield Pond , Chichester 17.5 mi Wild Goose Pond , Pittsfield 17.5 mi Hot Hole Pond , Loudon Boat ramp 17.7 mi Eaton Pond , Pittsfield Hand-carry launch 17.8 mi Nubble Pond , Farmington 18.1 mi Squam Lake , Moultonborough Boat ramp Swimming beach 18.1 mi Blake Pond , Pittsfield 18.1 mi Archers Pond , Ossipee 18.1 mi Bean Pond , Ossipee 18.2 mi Lovell Lake , Wakefield Boat ramp Swimming beach 18.2 mi The Channel , Canterbury 18.2 mi Webster Pond , Bridgewater 18.3 mi Willey Pond, Little , Strafford 18.3 mi Oxbow Pond , Farmington 18.3 mi Rattlesnake Pond , Farmington 18.4 mi Squam Lake, Little , Ashland Boat ramp Swimming beach 18.4 mi Willey Pond, Big , Strafford 18.5 mi Duncan Lake , Ossipee Boat ramp Swimming beach 18.5 mi Odiorne Pond , Epsom 18.7 mi Moody Pond , Ossipee 18.8 mi Pine River Pond , Wakefield Hand-carry launch 18.8 mi Deer Meadow Pond , Epsom Boat ramp 18.8 mi Weeks Pond , Andover 18.9 mi Chestnut Pond , Epsom Boat ramp 18.9 mi Marsh Pond , Chichester 19.0 mi White Pond , Ossipee Boat ramp Swimming beach 19.0 mi Snow Pond , Concord 19.2 mi Jenness Pond , Northwood Boat ramp 19.2 mi Conner Pond , Ossipee Boat ramp 19.2 mi Little Pond , Sandwich Boat ramp 19.4 mi Barville Pond , Sandwich 19.6 mi Kusumpe Pond , Sandwich 19.7 mi Turtletown Pond , Concord Boat ramp 19.8 mi Highland Lake , Andover Boat ramp Swimming beach 19.9 mi Ivanhoe Lake , Wakefield Boat ramp Swimming beach 19.9 mi Berrys River Pond , Farmington 20.0 mi Intervale Pond , Sandwich 20.0 mi Goodwin Cove, Upper , Concord 20.0 mi Goodwin Cove, Lower , Concord 20.1 mi Red Hill Pond , Sandwich 20.2 mi Townhouse Pond , Milton Boat ramp Swimming beach 20.2 mi Long Pond , Northwood 20.5 mi Durgin Pond , Northwood 20.5 mi Dick Brown Pond , Bridgewater 20.6 mi Little Bow Pond , Northwood 20.6 mi Unnamed Pond , Strafford 20.6 mi Beaver Pond , Tamworth 20.6 mi Hutchins Pond , Effingham 20.7 mi Milton Pond , Milton 20.7 mi Horn Pond , Wakefield 20.7 mi Bearcamp Pond , Sandwich 20.7 mi Hirst Marsh Dam , Boscawen 20.7 mi Sand Pond (Round Pond) , Wakefield 20.9 mi Great East Lake , Wakefield Boat ramp Swimming beach 20.9 mi Northeast Pond , Milton 20.9 mi Belleau Lake , Wakefield 20.9 mi Wildlife Pond Dam , Strafford 21.0 mi Baxter Lake , Farmington Boat ramp 21.1 mi Balch Pond , Wakefield 21.1 mi Flaghole Pond , Boscawen 21.1 mi Little Pond , Webster 21.2 mi Bow Lake , Northwood Boat ramp Swimming beach 21.2 mi Walker Pond , Boscawen Boat ramp 21.2 mi Dinsmore Pond , Sandwich 21.3 mi Kenneth Hill Pond , Strafford 21.3 mi Unnamed Pond , Epsom 21.4 mi Spaulding Pond , Rochester 21.5 mi Northwood Lake , Northwood Boat ramp Swimming beach 21.6 mi Ossipee Lake , Ossipee Boat ramp Swimming beach 21.6 mi Poverty Pond , Hill Hand-carry launch 21.6 mi Heath Pond , Ossipee 21.7 mi Foster Pond , Alexandria 21.9 mi March Pond , Hill 22.0 mi Elbow Pond , Andover 22.0 mi Little Pond , Boscawen 22.1 mi Province Lake , Wakefield Boat ramp Swimming beach 22.1 mi Jackman Pond , Tamworth 22.1 mi Fort Eddy Pond , Concord 22.2 mi Horseshoe Pond , Andover 22.2 mi Miles Pond , Sandwich 22.3 mi Newfound Lake , Bristol Boat ramp Swimming beach 22.3 mi Horseshoe Pond , Concord 22.3 mi Perch Pond, Little , Campton 22.3 mi Greenough Pond , Salisbury 22.4 mi Harvey Lake , Northwood Hand-carry launch 22.4 mi Pillsbury Lake , Webster Boat ramp 22.4 mi Perch Pond , Campton 22.6 mi Hopkins Pond , Andover 22.7 mi Rochester Res , Rochester 22.7 mi Goose Pond , Alexandria 22.8 mi Conservation Pond , Northwood 22.9 mi Penacook Lake , Concord 23.0 mi Berrys River Reservoir , Barrington 23.2 mi Round Pond , Barrington 23.3 mi Pleasant Lake , Deerfield Boat ramp Swimming beach 23.3 mi Dug Pond , Concord 23.3 mi Meadow Pond , Northwood Hand-carry launch 23.4 mi White Lake , Tamworth Hand-carry launch Swimming beach 23.5 mi Broad Bay , Freedom 23.5 mi Winnepocket Lake , Webster 23.5 mi Long Pond , Barrington 23.6 mi Duck Pond , Freedom 23.6 mi Acorn Pond, Little , Northwood 23.7 mi Tea Cup Lake Dam , Sandwich 23.8 mi Acorn Pond, Big , Northwood 23.8 mi Lily Pond , Madison 24.0 mi Leavitt Bay , Ossipee 24.0 mi Preston Pond , Barrington 24.1 mi Bradley Lake , Andover Hand-carry launch Swimming beach 24.3 mi Tudor Wildlife Pond , Northwood 24.4 mi Ayers Pond , Barrington 24.4 mi Long Pond, Little , Barrington 24.5 mi Catamount Pond , Allenstown Hand-carry launch Swimming beach 24.5 mi Cold Pond , Andover 24.5 mi Guinea Pond , Sandwich 24.5 mi Kiah Pond , Sandwich 24.6 mi Berry Bay , Freedom Hand-carry launch 24.7 mi Trumbull Pond , Webster 24.8 mi School Pond, Lower , Concord 24.8 mi Shaw Pond (Shawtown) , Freedom 24.9 mi Moores Pond , Tamworth 24.9 mi Hall Pond, Lower , Sandwich 25.0 mi Danforth Ponds , Freedom 25.0 mi Nippo Pond , Barrington 25.0 mi Tucker Pond , Salisbury 25.0 mi School Pond , Danbury Boat ramp 25.0 mi Farm Pond , Barrington 25.2 mi Ox Pond , Webster 25.2 mi Hall Pond, Middle , Sandwich 25.3 mi North River Pond , Nottingham 25.3 mi Duck Pond (Great Hill School) , Tamworth 25.4 mi Bagley Pond , Warner 25.4 mi Trout Pond (Stacy Pond) , Freedom 25.5 mi Lucas Pond , Northwood Hand-carry launch Swimming beach 25.7 mi Turkey Pond , Concord Hand-carry launch 25.7 mi Great Hill Pond , Tamworth 25.7 mi Freeses Pond, Upper , Deerfield 25.7 mi Hall Pond, Upper , Sandwich Hand-carry launch 25.7 mi Bog Pond , Andover Hand-carry launch Swimming beach 25.7 mi Scruton Pond , Barrington 25.8 mi Cooks Pond , Madison Swimming beach 25.8 mi Loon Pond, Little , Freedom 25.9 mi Stonehouse Pond , Barrington Hand-carry launch 26.0 mi Freeses Pond, Lower , Deerfield Hand-carry launch 26.0 mi Morey Pond , Andover 26.1 mi Eagle Pond , Wilmot Hand-carry launch 26.1 mi Whittier Pond , Hopkinton 26.1 mi Black Mountain Pond , Sandwich 26.2 mi Loon Lake , Freedom Hand-carry launch 26.2 mi Grants Pond , Grafton 26.2 mi Duck Pond , Salisbury 26.3 mi Silver Lake , Madison Boat ramp Swimming beach 26.3 mi Demeritt Pond , Nottingham 26.4 mi Waukeena Lake (Pleasant) , Danbury 26.4 mi Thurston Pond , Deerfield 26.5 mi Spectacle Pond , Groton Boat ramp Swimming beach 26.5 mi Atwood Pond , Sandwich 26.7 mi Turee Pond , Bow Boat ramp 26.7 mi Tom'S Pond (Diamond) , Warner 26.8 mi Kenison Pond , Nottingham 26.9 mi Little Lake , Tamworth 26.9 mi Chickenboro Brook , Campton 27.1 mi Loon Lake , Plymouth 27.1 mi Mallego (Richardson) Pond , Barrington 27.2 mi Pleasant Pond , Warner 27.3 mi Kimball Pond , Hopkinton Hand-carry launch Swimming beach 27.4 mi Chocorua Lake , Tamworth Hand-carry launch Swimming beach 27.4 mi Campton Pond , Campton 27.4 mi Durgin Pond , Madison 27.5 mi James Pond , Tamworth 27.6 mi Tannery Pond , Wilmot Hand-carry launch Swimming beach 27.8 mi Purity Lake , Madison Hand-carry launch 27.8 mi Flat Mountain Pond (1&2) , Waterville Valley 27.8 mi Drew Pond , Madison 27.9 mi Bear Hill Pond , Allenstown 28.0 mi Swains Lake , Barrington Boat ramp 28.0 mi Lonely Lake , Tamworth 28.1 mi Spruce Pond , Deerfield Boat ramp Swimming beach 28.1 mi Mack Pond , Madison 28.1 mi Unnamed Pond , Barrington 28.2 mi Chase Pond , Wilmot 28.2 mi White Pond , Wilmot Hand-carry launch 28.2 mi Marston Pond , Nottingham 28.2 mi Blue Pond , Madison 28.3 mi Mendums Pond , Barrington Hand-carry launch Swimming beach 28.3 mi Beaver Pond (Shingle Pond) , Deerfield 28.4 mi Beaver Pond , Sutton 28.4 mi Quincy Pond , Nottingham 28.4 mi Little Pond , Groton 28.8 mi Clement (Joe Sylvia) Pond , Hopkinton 29.1 mi Heads (Lakins) Pond , Hooksett 29.1 mi Rolf Pond , Hopkinton 29.1 mi Palmer Pond , Sutton 29.1 mi Cone Pond , Thornton 29.2 mi Grassy Pond , Hopkinton Hand-carry launch 29.3 mi Bear Pond , Warner 29.3 mi Drew Lake , Hopkinton Boat ramp 29.3 mi Lily Pond , Somersworth 29.3 mi Long Pond , Eaton 29.3 mi Winkley Pond , Barrington 29.3 mi Langenau Pond , Wilmot 29.6 mi Round Pond , Nottingham 29.6 mi Pinnacle Pond , Hooksett 29.6 mi Loud Pond , Madison 29.7 mi Currier Wildlife Pond , New London 29.8 mi Piper Pond , Wilmot 29.8 mi Cyrus Pond , Nottingham 29.9 mi Stumpfield Marsh , Hopkinton 29.9 mi Putney Meadow Pond , Bow 29.9 mi Davis Pond , Madison 29.9 mi Carr Pond , Hopkinton 29.9 mi Langley Pond , Nottingham 29.9 mi Mud Pond , Grafton 30.0 mi Pleasant Lake , New London Boat ramp Swimming beach 30.0 mi Butterfield Pond , Wilmot 30.0 mi Round Pond , Eaton Show more Straight-line distance from the summit. Lakes and towns: NH Fish and Game fishing guide data. Boat launches: NH Fish and Game public access sites . Swimming: NH Fish and Game access sites and NH DES monitored public beaches. No badge means access is unknown, not that there is none. Check local rules before you go.
Closest golf courses Straight-line distance. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Other peaks in the Belknap Mountains Trails & mileage This peak is outside USFS trail data. Check the land manager below for official trail info.
Summit sunrise & sunset by month Mid-month Sunrise Sunset Turn around by* Jan 7:15 AM 4:32 PM 2:32 PM Feb 6:45 AM 5:14 PM 3:14 PM Mar 6:59 AM 6:50 PM 4:50 PM Apr 6:04 AM 7:26 PM 5:26 PM May 5:21 AM 8:01 PM 6:01 PM Jun 5:03 AM 8:27 PM 6:27 PM Jul 5:17 AM 8:25 PM 6:25 PM Aug 5:49 AM 7:51 PM 5:51 PM Sep 6:23 AM 6:58 PM 4:58 PM Oct 6:57 AM 6:04 PM 4:04 PM Nov 6:38 AM 4:22 PM 2:22 PM Dec 7:11 AM 4:09 PM 2:09 PM
Computed for the summit coordinates with the NOAA solar formula, Eastern Time (DST applied). *Rule of thumb: be heading down at least 2 hours before sunset; start early enough to reach the summit before this time.
Best month to hike Sep — the month with the fewest wet days (≥1 mm precipitation) among months where the average summit high reaches 50°F.
Month Avg high Avg low Wet days Jan 24°F 8°F 29% Feb 26°F 9°F 33% Mar 35°F 17°F 31% Apr 47°F 29°F 38% May 59°F 40°F 35% Jun 68°F 50°F 41% Jul 74°F 57°F 36% Aug 71°F 55°F 32% Sep 65°F 49°F 26% Oct 52°F 38°F 35% Nov 39°F 27°F 28% Dec 29°F 16°F 36%
2006–2025 daily ERA5 reanalysis from the Open-Meteo archive, adjusted to summit elevation. Reanalysis smooths mountain weather; summits like Mount Washington are often colder and windier than shown.
Getting there & parking Nearest towns Laconia — 5.1 mi Gilmanton — 6.9 mi Belmont — 7.7 mi Closest airports with scheduled flights Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT) — about 40.6 mi straight line Portsmouth International Airport at Pease (PSM) — about 41.0 mi straight line Lebanon Municipal Airport (LEB) — about 47.4 mi straight line Campgrounds & places to stay KOA campgrounds KOA - Stratford / Lake Winnipesaukee South — 22.0 mi, Strafford · Directions Lincoln / Woodstock KOA Holiday — 34.2 mi, Woodstock · Directions Twin Mountain / Mt. Washington KOA Holiday — 54.9 mi, Carroll · Directions National Forest campgrounds Nearby ski areas Gunstock — 1.6 mi 1340 vertical ft · 44 trails · 8 lifts · 227 acres Ragged Mountain — 23.8 mi 1250 vertical ft · 57 trails · 5 lifts · 250 acres Tenney Mountain — 25.7 mi 1500 vertical ft · 49 trails · 4 lifts · 130 acres Hike + ski pairing: hike Belknap Mountain in summer or fall, then come back in winter to ski Gunstock, 1.6 miles away.
Hiking clubs & trail groups Peaks nearby Gunstock Mountain — 0.7 mi, 2,241 ftMount Rowe — 1.9 mi, 1,680 ftMount Major — 4.1 mi, 1,786 ftTurtleback Mountain — 15.1 mi, 2,203 ftMount Shaw — 16.3 mi, 2,990 ftSources Summit location: Wikidata Q4883048 / USGS GNIS 865525. Elevations: Wikidata/GNIS and USGS 3D Elevation Program (EPQS). Trails & trailheads: USDA Forest Service EDW datasets. Ski stats: Ski NH. Climate: Open-Meteo archive (ERA5). Airports: OurAirports. KOA locations: OpenStreetMap contributors.
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