Does Blue Job Mountain have skiing? No lift-served ski area on this mountain. Nearest ski area: Gunstock , about 19.3 miles (straight line).
Altitude at a glance County Strafford County Town / township Farmington Tower Fire tower Fire tower (OpenStreetMap ) Summit 1,357 ft / 414 m
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Huts, shelters & campgrounds nearby KOA - Stratford / Lake Winnipesaukee South (Campground / campsite) — 4.0 miAyers Lake Farm Campground & Cottages (Campground / campsite) — 6.6 miT.L. Storer Scout Reservation (Campground / campsite) — 7.1 miCamp Maranatha (Campground / campsite) — 9.1 miBoy Scouts Camp Wah-Tut-Ca (Campground / campsite) — 10.7 miBarrington Shores Campground (Campground / campsite) — 11.0 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 Farmington $423,914 (Zillow, 2026-09; +5.9% in a year) $66,943 6,795 Strafford $546,219 (Zillow, 2026-09; +3.0% in a year) $122,105 4,306 Barnstead $452,828 (Zillow, 2026-09; +1.9% in a year) $111,660 4,994 Rochester $406,606 (Zillow, 2026-09; +3.7% in a year) $80,836 33,144
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 277 named lakes and ponds within 30 miles: 89 with a public boat launch, 34 with a public swimming beach.
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1.0 mi Oxbow Pond , Farmington 1.5 mi Nubble Pond , Farmington 1.9 mi Berrys River Pond , Farmington 2.4 mi Rattlesnake Pond , Farmington 3.6 mi Baxter Lake , Farmington Boat ramp 3.7 mi Kenneth Hill Pond , Strafford 4.2 mi Willey Pond, Little , Strafford 4.5 mi Rochester Res , Rochester 4.5 mi Wildlife Pond Dam , Strafford 4.6 mi Willey Pond, Big , Strafford 4.7 mi Unnamed Pond , Strafford 5.0 mi Berrys River Reservoir , Barrington 5.1 mi Round Pond , Barrington 5.8 mi Long Pond , Barrington 5.9 mi Preston Pond , Barrington 6.3 mi Long Pond, Little , Barrington 6.4 mi Ayers Pond , Barrington 6.9 mi Locke Lake , Barnstead 6.9 mi Brindle Pond , Barnstead Boat ramp 6.9 mi Adams Pond , Barnstead 7.0 mi Farm Pond , Barrington 7.1 mi Halfmoon Lake , Barnstead Boat ramp 7.2 mi Currier Pond , Middleton 7.3 mi Wild Goose Pond , Pittsfield 7.4 mi Spaulding Pond , Rochester 7.4 mi Club Pond , New Durham 7.6 mi Bow Lake , Northwood Boat ramp Swimming beach 7.7 mi Nippo Pond , Barrington 7.7 mi Scruton Pond , Barrington 8.0 mi Downing Pond , New Durham 8.2 mi Suncook Pond, Lower , Barnstead Hand-carry launch 8.2 mi Huntress Pond , Barnstead 8.5 mi Jenness Pond , Northwood Boat ramp 8.5 mi Long Pond , Northwood 8.5 mi Coldrain Pond , New Durham 8.6 mi Little Bow Pond , Northwood 8.7 mi Sunrise Lake , Middleton Boat ramp Swimming beach 8.7 mi Acorn Pond, Big , Northwood 8.7 mi Acorn Pond, Little , Northwood 9.0 mi Jones Dam Pond , New Durham 9.1 mi Durgin Pond , Northwood 9.1 mi Stonehouse Pond , Barrington Hand-carry launch 9.2 mi Marchs Pond , New Durham 9.3 mi North River Pond , Nottingham 9.3 mi Mallego (Richardson) Pond , Barrington 9.4 mi Milton Pond , Milton 9.4 mi Harvey Lake , Northwood Hand-carry launch 9.4 mi Eaton Pond , Pittsfield Hand-carry launch 9.5 mi Suncook Pond, Upper , Barnstead Boat ramp Swimming beach 9.5 mi Chalk Pond , New Durham Hand-carry launch 9.6 mi Marsh Pond , New Durham Hand-carry launch 9.7 mi Townhouse Pond , Milton Boat ramp Swimming beach 9.9 mi Meadow Pond , Northwood Hand-carry launch 10.0 mi Berry Pond , Pittsfield 10.0 mi Whites Pond , Pittsfield 10.0 mi Blake Pond , Pittsfield 10.0 mi Tudor Wildlife Pond , Northwood 10.0 mi Unnamed Pond , Barrington 10.2 mi Lougee Pond , Barnstead Boat ramp 10.4 mi Chestnut Pond , Epsom Boat ramp 10.4 mi Mill Pond , Alton 10.5 mi Swains Lake , Barrington Boat ramp 10.6 mi Lily Lake , Barnstead Boat ramp 10.8 mi Lucas Pond , Northwood Hand-carry launch Swimming beach 10.9 mi Northwood Lake , Northwood Boat ramp Swimming beach 11.0 mi Meadow Dam Pond , Alton 11.1 mi Merrymeeting Lake , New Durham Boat ramp Swimming beach 11.2 mi Mendums Pond , Barrington Hand-carry launch Swimming beach 11.2 mi Demeritt Pond , Nottingham 11.2 mi Conservation Pond , Northwood 11.4 mi Winkley Pond , Barrington 11.6 mi Northeast Pond , Milton 11.6 mi Bear Pond , Alton 11.6 mi Kenison Pond , Nottingham 11.7 mi Odiorne Pond , Epsom 11.8 mi Lily Pond , Somersworth 12.2 mi Pleasant Lake , Deerfield Boat ramp Swimming beach 12.5 mi Crystal Lake , Gilmanton Hand-carry launch Swimming beach 12.5 mi Marston Pond , Nottingham 12.8 mi Rollins Pond , Gilmanton Boat ramp 12.9 mi Bellamy Reservoir , Madbury Hand-carry launch 12.9 mi Union Meadows , Wakefield 13.1 mi Gilman Pond , Alton Hand-carry launch 13.3 mi Cyrus Pond , Nottingham 13.4 mi Willand Pond , Somersworth Boat ramp 13.4 mi Freeses Pond, Upper , Deerfield 13.4 mi Barbadoes Pond , Madbury 13.5 mi Quincy Pond , Nottingham 13.5 mi Meetinghouse Pond (Smith) , Gilmanton 13.5 mi Mountain Lake , Brookfield 13.6 mi Sunset Lake (Places Pond) , Alton 13.6 mi Langley Pond , Nottingham 13.7 mi Sanborn Pond , Loudon 13.8 mi Freeses Pond, Lower , Deerfield Hand-carry launch 14.1 mi Hills Pond , Alton 14.1 mi Shaws Pond , New Durham Hand-carry launch Swimming beach 14.2 mi Loon Pond , Gilmanton Boat ramp 14.3 mi Cedar Waters , Nottingham 14.3 mi Deer Meadow Pond , Epsom Boat ramp 14.4 mi Wheelwright Pond , Lee 14.5 mi Gillan Pond , Gilmanton 14.6 mi Nottingham Lake , Nottingham 14.7 mi Round Pond , Gilmanton 15.1 mi Manning Lake , Gilmanton Boat ramp 15.1 mi Knights Pond , Alton 15.2 mi Unnamed Pond , Epsom 15.3 mi Marsh Pond , Chichester 15.3 mi Lynxfield Pond , Chichester 15.4 mi Round Pond , Nottingham 15.5 mi Durham Reservoir , Durham 15.5 mi Trapper Pond , Wolfeboro 15.7 mi Lovell Lake , Wakefield Boat ramp Swimming beach 15.7 mi Shellcamp Pond , Gilmanton Boat ramp 16.0 mi Cooks Pond (Kingswood Lake) , Brookfield 16.0 mi Crooked Pond , Loudon Boat ramp 16.0 mi Hoyt Pond , Madbury 16.2 mi Thurston Pond , Deerfield 16.3 mi Rust Pond , Wolfeboro 16.5 mi Hole Brook Pond , Loudon 16.5 mi Holt Pond , Loudon 16.6 mi Fresh Creek Pond , Dover 16.7 mi Pawtuckaway Lake , Nottingham Hand-carry launch Swimming beach 16.7 mi Sawyer Lake , Gilmanton 16.8 mi Round Pond , Gilford Hand-carry launch 17.3 mi Deer Pond , Nottingham 17.7 mi Horn Pond , Wakefield 17.7 mi Rocky Pond , Loudon 17.8 mi Catamount Pond , Allenstown Hand-carry launch Swimming beach 17.9 mi Recreation Pond , Lee 18.0 mi Sargent Lake , Belmont 18.3 mi Crescent Lake , Wolfeboro Boat ramp 18.5 mi Wentworth Lake , Wolfeboro Hand-carry launch Swimming beach 18.6 mi Runaway Pond , Canterbury 18.6 mi Turning Mill Pond East , Canterbury 18.7 mi Beaver Pond (Shingle Pond) , Deerfield 18.7 mi Spruce Pond , Deerfield Boat ramp Swimming beach 18.7 mi Carding Mill Pond , Canterbury 18.7 mi Factory Pond , Canterbury 18.7 mi Sawmill Pond , Canterbury 18.8 mi Great East Lake , Wakefield Boat ramp Swimming beach 18.8 mi Long Pond , Canterbury 19.0 mi New Pond (Stump Pond) , Canterbury 19.0 mi Clough Pond , Belmont 19.2 mi Clough Pond , Loudon Boat ramp Swimming beach 19.2 mi Lyford Pond , Canterbury 19.2 mi Gunstock Mtn Recreation Pond , Gilford 19.5 mi Governors Lake , Raymond Hand-carry launch Swimming beach 19.6 mi Hoar Pond , Epping 19.7 mi Ivanhoe Lake , Wakefield Boat ramp Swimming beach 19.7 mi Bear Hill Pond , Allenstown 20.2 mi Hot Hole Pond , Loudon Boat ramp 20.2 mi Pout Pond , Belmont 20.3 mi Bunker Pond , Epping 20.5 mi Saltmarsh Pond , Gilford Boat ramp Swimming beach 20.6 mi Sargents Pond , Wolfeboro 20.8 mi Hoit Road Marsh , Concord Boat ramp 20.9 mi Balch Pond , Wakefield 20.9 mi Onway Lake , Raymond Boat ramp 20.9 mi Turtletown Pond , Concord Boat ramp 20.9 mi Unnamed Pond , Canterbury 21.1 mi Pine River Pond , Wakefield Hand-carry launch 21.2 mi Farm Pond , Gilford 21.3 mi Morrill Pond , Canterbury Hand-carry launch 21.5 mi Mirror Lake , Tuftonboro Boat ramp 21.5 mi Crane Neck Pond , Canterbury 21.6 mi Basin, The , Tuftonboro 21.6 mi Sand Pond (Round Pond) , Wakefield 21.6 mi Snow Pond , Concord 21.8 mi Horseshoe Pond , Canterbury 21.8 mi Loon Pond , Fremont 21.9 mi Piscassic Ice Pond , Newfields 22.1 mi Clay Pond , Hooksett 22.1 mi Ice Pond Dam , Brentwood 22.2 mi Fort Eddy Pond , Concord 22.4 mi Beech Pond, Upper , Wolfeboro 22.4 mi Knowles Pond , Northfield 22.5 mi Forest Pond , Canterbury 22.5 mi Morrill Pond (Hayward Brook) , Canterbury 22.6 mi Kimball Pond , Canterbury 22.8 mi Heads (Lakins) Pond , Hooksett 22.8 mi Horseshoe Pond , Concord 22.9 mi Lily Pond , Gilford Hand-carry launch 23.0 mi Belleau Lake , Wakefield 23.0 mi Hinman Pond , Hooksett 23.0 mi Railroad Pond , Belmont 23.1 mi Silver Lake , Tilton Hand-carry launch Swimming beach 23.1 mi Dubes Pond , Hooksett Hand-carry launch 23.3 mi Norton Pond , Raymond 23.5 mi Opechee Bay , Laconia Boat ramp Swimming beach 23.5 mi Dube Pond , Hooksett 23.6 mi Goodwin Cove, Lower , Concord 23.6 mi Batson Pond , Wolfeboro 23.8 mi Beech Pond, Lower , Tuftonboro 23.8 mi Goodwin Cove, Upper , Concord 23.9 mi Tower Hill Pond , Candia Hand-carry launch 24.0 mi Winnipesaukee Lake , Moultonborough Boat ramp Swimming beach 24.3 mi Pinnacle Pond , Hooksett 24.4 mi Paugus Bay , Laconia Hand-carry launch 24.4 mi Clark Pond , Auburn Hand-carry launch 24.5 mi Winnisquam Lake , Sanbornton Hand-carry launch Swimming beach 24.6 mi Wason Pond , Chester 24.7 mi North Mill Pond , Portsmouth 24.7 mi Massabesic Lake, Little , Auburn Hand-carry launch 24.7 mi The Channel , Canterbury 24.9 mi Colcord Pond , Exeter Hand-carry launch 25.0 mi Penacook Lake , Concord 25.2 mi Turee Pond , Bow Boat ramp 25.2 mi White Pond , Ossipee Boat ramp Swimming beach 25.3 mi Copps Pond , Tuftonboro Hand-carry launch 25.3 mi Sondogardy Pond , Northfield Swimming beach 25.3 mi School Pond, Lower , Concord 25.3 mi Hunkins Pond , Sanbornton Hand-carry launch 25.5 mi Province Lake , Wakefield Boat ramp Swimming beach 25.6 mi Garland Pond , Ossipee Hand-carry launch 25.6 mi Dug Pond , Concord 25.8 mi Hirst Marsh Dam , Boscawen 25.9 mi Duncan Lake , Ossipee Boat ramp Swimming beach 26.0 mi Turkey Pond , Concord Hand-carry launch 26.5 mi Calef Pond , Auburn 26.6 mi Flaghole Pond , Boscawen 26.6 mi Melvin Pond , Tuftonboro 26.9 mi Foote Pond , Laconia 26.9 mi Archers Pond , Ossipee 26.9 mi Little Pond , Boscawen 27.0 mi Hunt Pond , Sandown 27.1 mi Hutchins Pond , Effingham 27.2 mi Pickerel Pond , Laconia 27.2 mi Goldfish Pond , Hooksett 27.3 mi Lily Pond , Sandown 27.4 mi Massabesic Lake , Auburn Boat ramp 27.4 mi Greenwood Pond , Kingston Boat ramp Swimming beach 27.5 mi Putney Meadow Pond , Bow 27.7 mi Dorrs Pond , Manchester Boat ramp 27.8 mi Dan Hole Pond , Tuftonboro Hand-carry launch 27.9 mi Purgatory Pond , Dunbarton Boat ramp 27.9 mi Whittier Pond , Hopkinton 27.9 mi Stevens Pond , Manchester Boat ramp 28.2 mi Long Pond , Danville Boat ramp 28.2 mi Rollins Pond , Sanbornton 28.3 mi Cub Pond , Sandown 28.3 mi Philbrick Pond , Kensington 28.4 mi Great Pond , Kingston Boat ramp Swimming beach 28.4 mi Dan Hole Pond, Little , Ossipee 28.5 mi Pillsbury Lake , Webster Boat ramp 28.5 mi Randlett Pond , Meredith 28.5 mi Cawley Pond , Sanbornton 28.5 mi Halfmoon Pond , Kingston 28.5 mi Cub Pond, Little , Danville 28.5 mi Harts Pond , Meredith 28.6 mi Walker Pond , Boscawen Boat ramp 28.6 mi Harantis Lake (Houston P.) , Chester 28.6 mi Punch Pond , Sandown 28.8 mi Phillips Pond , Sandown Swimming beach 28.8 mi Kimball Pond , Dunbarton Boat ramp 28.9 mi Giles Pond , Sanbornton Boat ramp 29.0 mi Car Barn Pond , Hampton 29.2 mi Page Pond (Little Pond) , Meredith 29.3 mi Long Pond , Manchester 29.4 mi Wicwas Lake , Meredith 29.4 mi Kimball Pond , Hopkinton Hand-carry launch Swimming beach 29.4 mi Showell Pond , Sandown 29.5 mi Hermit Lake , Sanbornton Swimming beach 29.5 mi Little Pond , Webster 29.6 mi Powwow Pond , East Kingston Boat ramp 29.6 mi Burke Pond Dam , Rye 29.6 mi Shannon Brook , Moultonborough 29.7 mi Pickering Pond , Moultonborough 29.7 mi Adams Pond , Derry 29.8 mi Meadow Brook Pond , Moultonborough 29.8 mi Shaw Pond , Franklin 29.9 mi Angle Pond , Sandown 29.9 mi Eel Pond , Rye 29.9 mi Long Pond , Dunbarton Boat ramp 29.9 mi Muddy Pond , Kensington 29.9 mi Coffin Pond , Hampton 30.0 mi Taylor Refuge Pond , Hampton Falls 30.0 mi Cedar Swamp Pond , Kingston 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.
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 7:14 AM 4:32 PM 2:32 PM Feb 6:44 AM 5:13 PM 3:13 PM Mar 6:58 AM 6:49 PM 4:49 PM Apr 6:03 AM 7:25 PM 5:25 PM May 5:21 AM 8:00 PM 6:00 PM Jun 5:03 AM 8:25 PM 6:25 PM Jul 5:16 AM 8:23 PM 6:23 PM Aug 5:48 AM 7:49 PM 5:49 PM Sep 6:22 AM 6:57 PM 4:57 PM Oct 6:56 AM 6:03 PM 4:03 PM Nov 6:36 AM 4:21 PM 2:21 PM Dec 7:09 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 29°F 13°F 29% Feb 31°F 13°F 33% Mar 39°F 21°F 33% Apr 52°F 33°F 38% May 63°F 44°F 35% Jun 72°F 54°F 42% Jul 79°F 61°F 39% Aug 76°F 59°F 31% Sep 69°F 52°F 27% Oct 56°F 42°F 32% Nov 44°F 30°F 28% Dec 34°F 20°F 37%
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 Strafford — 4.3 mi Farmington — 4.8 mi Barnstead — 7.4 mi Closest airports with scheduled flights Portsmouth International Airport at Pease (PSM) — about 22.9 mi straight line Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT) — about 32.0 mi straight line Portland International Jetport (PWM) — about 45.9 mi straight line Campgrounds & places to stay KOA campgrounds KOA - Stratford / Lake Winnipesaukee South — 4.0 mi, Strafford · Directions Lincoln / Woodstock KOA Holiday — 51.8 mi, Woodstock · Directions Twin Mountain / Mt. Washington KOA Holiday — 70.4 mi, Carroll · Directions Nearby ski areas Gunstock — 19.3 mi 1340 vertical ft · 44 trails · 8 lifts · 227 acres McIntyre Ski Area — 27.8 mi 200 vertical ft · 11 trails · 5 lifts · 37 acres Pats Peak — 36.2 mi 770 vertical ft · 28 trails · 11 lifts · 115 acres Hike + ski pairing: hike Blue Job Mountain in summer or fall, then come back in winter to ski Gunstock, 19.3 miles away.
Hiking clubs & trail groups Sources Summit location: Wikidata Q4929295. 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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