Mount Monadnock (NH): elevation, trails, skiing nearby

Does Mount Monadnock have skiing?

No lift-served ski area on this mountain. Nearest ski area: Granite Gorge, about 9.2 miles (straight line).

Altitude at a glance

Mountain range	Appalachian Mountains (Wikidata)
County	Cheshire County
Town / township	Jaffrey
Summit	3,166 ft / 965 m

Mount Monadnock — Photo: Jonwmcinenrey, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Topo map

Base map: USGS The National Map (public domain). Switch to OpenTopoMap with the layer button. Use for orientation only; carry a proper map and compass.

Summit weather

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Full NWS point forecast for Mount Monadnock

Forecast: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov), for the 2.5 km forecast grid cell at the summit coordinates, which accounts for elevation. Mountain weather changes fast; check again before you go.

Who manages this mountain

Monadnock Reservation.

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.

Views & popular hike

Views: Bare, rocky summit with expansive views.

Source: Wikipedia, “Mount Monadnock”.

How it got its name

Thought to come from the Abenaki menonadenak ("smooth mountain") or menadena ("isolated mountain"); sources differ on which.

Source: Wikipedia, “Mount Monadnock”.

Fun facts

It's often called Grand Monadnock, to tell it apart from other Vermont and New Hampshire peaks with Monadnock in their names. (Wikipedia)
Geologists use the word monadnock for any isolated mountain rising above a plain. (Wikipedia)

Sunrise & sunset today

Calculating…

Calculated in your browser for the summit coordinates (standard sunrise equation, Eastern Time). From a high summit with an open horizon, the sun appears a few minutes earlier and sets a few minutes later than the sea-level times shown here; the extra minutes are estimated from the summit's height.

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

Mt Monadnock State Park Campground (Campground / campsite) — 2.3 mi
CIT Village (Campground / campsite, Heart of New England Council) — 2.6 mi
Camp Wanocksett (Campground / campsite, Heart of New England Council) — 2.8 mi
Woodmere Campground (Campground / campsite, Woodmere) — 7.0 mi
Main Lodge (Hut) — 9.2 mi
Woodland Camp (Campground / campsite, Mass Audubon) — 9.4 mi

Within 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
Jaffrey	$406,364 (Zillow, 2026-09; +2.5% in a year)	$92,330	5,448
Dublin	$546,719 (Zillow, 2026-09; +8.2% in a year)	$104,659	1,688
Troy	$346,822 (Zillow, 2026-09; +9.9% in a year)	$88,871	2,005
Marlborough	$374,874 (Zillow, 2026-09; +2.2% in a year)	$69,032	2,207

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.

In the news

Find solitude on Mount Monadnock’s quiet side — Brattleboro Reformer, Oct 13, 2026
Mass. hiker rescued from Mount Monadnock — New Hampshire Public Radio, Sep 21, 2026
Injured Hiker Carried Off Mount Monadnock After Trail Rescue — My Keene Now, Sep 21, 2026
Hiker Rescued After Serious Injury on Mount Monadnock — My Keene Now, Sep 8, 2026
Injured Hiker Rescued on Mount Monadnock — NH Fish and Game Department, Sep 8, 2026

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Nearby peaks & ski areas

Straight-line distance.

Closest lakes & ponds

269 named lakes and ponds within 30 miles: 101 with a public boat launch, 35 with a public swimming beach.

2.0 mi Perkins Pond, Troy Boat ramp
2.0 mi Gilson Pond, Jaffrey
2.4 mi Cummings Meadow, Jaffrey
2.7 mi Thorndike Pond, Jaffrey Boat rampSwimming beach
3.4 mi Dublin Lake, Dublin Boat rampSwimming beach
3.4 mi Stone Pond, Marlborough Boat ramp
3.5 mi Howe Reservoir, Dublin Hand-carry launch
3.5 mi Wildlife Pond, Jaffrey
3.5 mi Dark Pond, Dublin
4.0 mi Wight Pond, Dublin
4.0 mi Quarry Pond, Troy
4.1 mi Meetinghouse Pond, Marlborough Boat ramp
4.3 mi Frost Pond, Jaffrey Boat ramp
4.4 mi Gilmore Pond, Jaffrey Boat ramp
4.8 mi Hodge Pond, Jaffrey
4.8 mi Silica Pond, Troy
4.9 mi Sand Dam Pond, Troy Swimming beach
5.0 mi Scott (West) Pond, Fitzwilliam
5.0 mi Mud Pond, Dublin Hand-carry launch
5.0 mi Russell Reservoir, Harrisville Hand-carry launch
5.2 mi Mountain Brook Res, Jaffrey Hand-carry launch
5.2 mi Bowker Pond, Fitzwilliam
5.2 mi Parker Pond, Jaffrey
5.4 mi Stanford Pond, Harrisville
5.5 mi Corey Pond, Troy
5.6 mi Skatutakee Lake, Harrisville Boat ramp
5.6 mi Chesham Pond, Harrisville
5.6 mi Cheshire Pond, Jaffrey Hand-carry launch
5.6 mi Clapp Pond, Marlborough
5.8 mi West Hill Reservoir, Troy
5.9 mi Harrisville Pond, Harrisville Boat rampSwimming beach
5.9 mi Seaver Reservoir, Harrisville
5.9 mi Unnamed Pond, Marlborough
6.2 mi Pearly Lake, Rindge Hand-carry launch
6.2 mi Rockwood Pond, Fitzwilliam
6.4 mi Macdowell Reservoir, Peterborough Boat rampSwimming beach
6.5 mi Spectacle Pond, Roxbury
6.7 mi Childs Bog, Harrisville Hand-carry launch
6.8 mi Contoocook Lake, Rindge Boat rampSwimming beach
6.8 mi Collins Pond, Fitzwilliam
7.0 mi Silver Lake, Harrisville Boat ramp
7.0 mi Dinsmore Pond, Harrisville
7.1 mi Pool Pond, Rindge Boat ramp
7.2 mi Beaver Pond, Harrisville
7.2 mi Stone Pond, Fitzwilliam
7.5 mi Babbidge Reservoir, Roxbury
7.6 mi Woodward Pond, Roxbury
7.6 mi Halfmoon Pond, Hancock
7.9 mi Tolman Pond, Nelson
8.0 mi Horseshoe Pond (Boyce), Fitzwilliam
8.0 mi Rugg Pond, Rindge
8.1 mi Tenney Pond, Hancock
8.2 mi Grassy Pond, Rindge Boat ramp
8.3 mi Wilson Pond, Swanzey Boat rampSwimming beach
8.3 mi Bullet Pond, Rindge
8.3 mi Black Reservoir, Rindge
8.3 mi Juggernaut Pond, Hancock
8.3 mi Wilson Pond, Upper, Swanzey
8.6 mi Larrys Pond, Richmond
8.7 mi Laurel Lake, Fitzwilliam Boat rampSwimming beach
8.7 mi Shadrach Pond, Hancock
8.8 mi Sip Pond, Fitzwilliam
8.8 mi Center Pond, Nelson Boat ramp
9.0 mi Nubanusit Lake, Nelson Boat ramp
9.0 mi Emerson Pond, Rindge
9.1 mi Spoonwood Lake, Nelson
9.2 mi Hubbard Pond, Rindge Boat rampSwimming beach
9.2 mi Otter Brook Pool, Keene
9.2 mi Crowcroft Pond, Rindge
9.3 mi Hunts Pond, Hancock Boat ramp
9.3 mi Damon Reservoir, Lower, Rindge
9.6 mi Cranberry Meadow Pond, Peterborough
9.7 mi Sportsman Pond, Fitzwilliam
10.0 mi Swanzey Lake, Swanzey Boat rampSwimming beach
10.0 mi Cunningham Pond, Peterborough Boat rampSwimming beach
10.2 mi Norway Pond, Hancock Boat rampSwimming beach
10.3 mi Robbins Pond, Rindge
10.6 mi Sandy Pond, Richmond Hand-carry launch
11.2 mi Cass Pond, Richmond Boat rampSwimming beach
11.2 mi Rye Pond, Nelson
11.3 mi Granite Lake, Stoddard Boat ramp
11.5 mi Monomonac Lake, Rindge
11.5 mi Powder Mill Pond, Hancock
11.6 mi California Brook, Swanzey
11.8 mi Pratt Wildlife Pond, Stoddard
12.0 mi Goose Pond, Keene
12.0 mi Mountain Pond, New Ipswich
12.1 mi Willard Pond, Antrim Boat ramp
12.1 mi Robb Reservoir, Stoddard Hand-carry launch
12.1 mi Wilson Pond, Keene
12.1 mi Mill Pond, Rindge
12.2 mi Island Pond, New Ipswich
12.3 mi Divol Pond, Rindge
12.4 mi Pecker Pond, Rindge
12.6 mi Otter Lake, Greenfield Boat rampSwimming beach
12.6 mi Bolster Pond, Sullivan Boat ramp
12.8 mi Chapman Pond, Sullivan Boat ramp
13.2 mi Pratt Pond, New Ipswich
13.2 mi Reeds Pond, Stoddard
13.4 mi Taylor Pond, Stoddard
13.5 mi Whittemore Lake, Bennington Boat rampSwimming beach
13.5 mi Wheeler Pond, New Ipswich
13.6 mi Gregg Lake, Antrim Boat rampSwimming beach
13.7 mi Zephyr Lake, Greenfield Boat rampSwimming beach
13.7 mi Sunset Lake (Gould Pond), Greenfield
13.9 mi Forest Lake, Winchester Boat rampSwimming beach
13.9 mi Rodgers Pond, Surry
14.0 mi Center Pond, Stoddard Boat ramp
14.0 mi Upton Pond, Stoddard
14.3 mi Smithville Reservoir Site 35, New Ipswich
14.5 mi Surry Mountain Res., Surry
14.5 mi Island Pond, Stoddard Boat ramp
14.6 mi Tobey Reservoir, Temple
14.8 mi Spot Meadow Pond, Winchester
14.8 mi Barrett Pond, Stoddard
14.8 mi Deer Pond, Stoddard
14.9 mi Burton Pond Dam, Lyndeborough
15.0 mi Unnamed Pond, Surry
15.5 mi Andorra Pond, Stoddard
15.5 mi Charlies Pool Dam, Gilsum
15.7 mi Spoons Pond Dam, Gilsum
15.8 mi Water Loom Pond, New Ipswich Boat ramp
16.2 mi Fullam Pond, Chesterfield Hand-carry launch
16.2 mi Wildlife Pond, Marlow
16.7 mi Steels Pond, Antrim
16.8 mi Cold Spring Pond, Stoddard Hand-carry launch
16.8 mi Trout Pond, Stoddard
16.9 mi Wellman Pond, Alstead Hand-carry launch
17.0 mi New Wilton Res, Wilton
17.0 mi Hidden Pond, Stoddard
17.2 mi Spofford Lake, Chesterfield Boat rampSwimming beach
17.2 mi Lily Pond, Chesterfield
17.4 mi North Round Pond, Winchester Hand-carry launch
17.5 mi Highland Lake, Stoddard Boat ramp
17.5 mi Pisgah Reservoir, Winchester
17.5 mi Bagley Pond, Windsor
17.5 mi Cranberry Pond, Alstead
17.5 mi Big Pond, Marlow
17.5 mi Badger Pond, Lyndeborough
17.5 mi Bent Pond, Winchester
17.6 mi Campbell Pond, Antrim
17.7 mi Black Pond, Windsor Hand-carry launch
17.7 mi Pioneer Lake, Stoddard
17.8 mi Lily Pond, Alstead
18.0 mi Jackman Res.(Franklin Pierce), Hillsborough Boat rampSwimming beach
18.1 mi Caldwell Pond, Alstead Hand-carry launch
18.1 mi Unnamed Pond, Deering
18.1 mi Baker Pond, Winchester Hand-carry launch
18.2 mi Pratt Pond, Mason Boat ramp
18.3 mi Shattuck Pond, Francestown
18.4 mi Crane Pond, Alstead
18.5 mi Kilburn Pond, Winchester
18.6 mi White Pond, Windsor
18.6 mi Village Pond, Marlow Swimming beach
18.7 mi Unnamed Pond, Washington
19.0 mi Barden Pond, Washington
19.0 mi Tinker Pond, Marlow
19.1 mi Deering Reservoir, Deering Boat rampSwimming beach
19.1 mi Pleasant Pond, Francestown Boat ramp
19.4 mi Haunted Lake (Scobie Pond), Francestown
19.7 mi Barrett Pond, Washington
20.0 mi Warren Lake, Alstead Boat ramp
20.0 mi Graves Pond, Walpole
20.3 mi Dennison Pond, Francestown
20.5 mi Ashuelot Pond, Washington Boat ramp
20.7 mi Smith Pond, Washington Boat ramp
20.7 mi Newell Pond, Alstead
20.9 mi Ferrin Pond, Weare Boat rampSwimming beach
20.9 mi Gustin Pond, Marlow Hand-carry launch
21.1 mi Millen Pond, Washington Boat rampSwimming beach
21.1 mi Freezeland Pond, Washington
21.2 mi Indian Pond, Chesterfield
21.3 mi Stone Pond, Marlow Boat ramp
21.4 mi Hortons Pond, Mont Vernon Boat ramp
21.5 mi Mad Brook - Walpole Res, Walpole
21.7 mi Robinson Pond, Washington
21.9 mi Island Pond, Washington Boat ramp
21.9 mi Trout Pond, Marlow
22.0 mi Loon Pond, Hillsborough
22.0 mi Mud Pond, Hillsborough
22.2 mi Sand Pond (Echo Lake), Marlow Boat ramp
22.3 mi Halfmoon Pond, Washington Boat ramp
22.4 mi Contention Pond, Hillsborough
22.5 mi Perkins Pond Marsh, Weare Hand-carry launch
22.5 mi Osgood Pond, Milford
22.5 mi Bailey Pond, New Boston Boat ramp
22.7 mi Dudley Pond, Deering Hand-carry launch
22.7 mi Mill Pond, Walpole Hand-carry launch
22.8 mi Long Pond, Lempster Boat ramp
22.9 mi Gould Pond (Emerald Lake), Hillsborough
22.9 mi Still Pond, New Boston
23.0 mi Dodge Pond, New Boston
23.1 mi Quarry Pond, Milford
23.3 mi Horace Lake (Weare Reservoir), Weare
23.4 mi Potanipo Lake, Brookline Boat rampSwimming beach
23.4 mi Melendy Pond (Lakin Pond), Brookline Boat ramp
23.4 mi Unnamed Pond, Mont Vernon
23.5 mi Taylor Pond, Brookline
23.5 mi Ice Pond, Mont Vernon
23.6 mi Pleasant Pond, Henniker Boat rampSwimming beach
23.6 mi Mud Pond, Henniker
23.7 mi Cold River - Vilas Pond, Alstead
23.8 mi Beaver Dam Pond, New Boston
23.9 mi Beard Pond, New Boston
24.0 mi Fletcher Pond, Washington
24.2 mi Morrill Pond, Henniker
24.3 mi Joe English Pond, Amherst
24.5 mi Mount William Pond, Weare Boat ramp
24.5 mi Frog Pond, Washington
24.6 mi Pierce Pond Dam, Brookline Swimming beach
24.9 mi Bacon Pond, Washington Hand-carry launch
25.1 mi Rocky Pond, Hollis Hand-carry launch
25.1 mi Daniels Lake, Weare
25.2 mi Craney Pond, Henniker
25.2 mi Dodge Pond, Lempster Boat rampSwimming beach
25.5 mi May Pond, Washington Hand-carry launch
25.5 mi Lincoln Pond, Amherst
25.6 mi Ayers Pond, Bradford
25.6 mi Middle Pond, Langdon
25.6 mi Dream Lake, Amherst
25.6 mi Worcesters Pond, Hollis
25.8 mi Mill Pond, Washington Hand-carry launchSwimming beach
25.9 mi Vickery Pond, Washington
26.1 mi Wildlife Pond, Hollis
26.1 mi North Pond, Charlestown
26.1 mi Bear Pond, Washington
26.2 mi Damon Pond, Amherst
26.3 mi North Pond, Washington Hand-carry launch
26.3 mi Weston Pond, Amherst
26.8 mi Silver Lake, Hollis Hand-carry launchSwimming beach
26.9 mi Baboosic Lake, Amherst Hand-carry launchSwimming beach
27.0 mi Honey Pot Pond, Amherst
27.2 mi Dunklee Pond, Hollis
27.2 mi Chatterton Pond, Acworth
27.3 mi Cold Brook Pond, Lempster
27.4 mi Day Pond, Warner
27.6 mi Parker Pond, Hollis
28.0 mi Gorham Pond, Dunbarton Boat ramp
28.0 mi Long Pond, Henniker Hand-carry launch
28.0 mi Stump Pond, Amherst
28.0 mi Keyser Pond, Henniker Hand-carry launch
28.1 mi Everett Lake, Weare Boat rampSwimming beach
28.1 mi Uncanoonuc Lake, Goffstown Boat rampSwimming beach
28.2 mi Massasecum Lake, Bradford Boat rampSwimming beach
28.2 mi Middle Pond, Henniker
28.3 mi Pennichuck Pond, Nashua Hand-carry launch
28.4 mi French Pond, Henniker
28.5 mi Upper Pond, Henniker Boat ramp
28.5 mi Hurd Pond, Lempster
28.7 mi Glen Lake, Goffstown
28.9 mi Gillingham Pond, Newbury
28.9 mi Carr Pond, Hopkinton
29.0 mi Stumpfield Marsh, Hopkinton
29.0 mi Colleague Pond, Henniker
29.1 mi Crescent Lake, Acworth Boat ramp
29.4 mi Flints Pond, Hollis Boat ramp
29.5 mi Naticook Lake, Merrimack Boat rampSwimming beach
29.5 mi Round Pond, Nashua
29.6 mi Cunningham Pond, Warner
29.7 mi Todd Lake, Newbury
29.7 mi Gunnison Lake (Gunnerson), Goshen
29.7 mi Drew Lake, Hopkinton Boat ramp
29.7 mi Grassy Pond, Hopkinton Hand-carry launch
29.7 mi Rolf Pond, Hopkinton
29.8 mi Hall Pond, Charlestown
29.9 mi Long Pond, Dunbarton Boat ramp
29.9 mi Holt Pond, Merrimack
29.9 mi Stark Pond, Dunbarton Hand-carry launch
30.0 mi Green Pond, Merrimack

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

The Shattuck Golf Club, Jaffrey — 2.7 mi
Keene Country Club — 11.9 mi
Bretwood Golf Course, Keene — 13.1 mi

Straight-line distance. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Other peaks in the Appalachian Mountains

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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	7:16 AM	4:37 PM	2:37 PM
Feb	6:47 AM	5:18 PM	3:18 PM
Mar	7:02 AM	6:53 PM	4:53 PM
Apr	6:08 AM	7:29 PM	5:29 PM
May	5:26 AM	8:02 PM	6:02 PM
Jun	5:08 AM	8:28 PM	6:28 PM
Jul	5:22 AM	8:26 PM	6:26 PM
Aug	5:53 AM	7:52 PM	5:52 PM
Sep	6:26 AM	7:00 PM	5:00 PM
Oct	7:00 AM	6:07 PM	4:07 PM
Nov	6:39 AM	4:26 PM	2:26 PM
Dec	7:11 AM	4:15 PM	2:15 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	23°F	7°F	30%
Feb	26°F	8°F	35%
Mar	34°F	16°F	34%
Apr	46°F	27°F	39%
May	59°F	39°F	36%
Jun	67°F	49°F	43%
Jul	73°F	55°F	40%
Aug	70°F	53°F	35%
Sep	63°F	46°F	28%
Oct	51°F	36°F	33%
Nov	38°F	24°F	31%
Dec	28°F	14°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

Dublin — 3.9 mi
Troy — 4.6 mi
Marlborough — 5.9 mi

Closest airports with scheduled flights

Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT) — about 34.4 mi straight line
Worcester Regional Airport (ORH) — about 42.7 mi straight line
Laurence G Hanscom Field (BED) — about 49.6 mi straight line

Campgrounds & places to stay

KOA campgrounds

KOA - Stratford / Lake Winnipesaukee South — 60.1 mi, Strafford · Directions
Lincoln / Woodstock KOA Holiday — 79.1 mi, Woodstock · Directions
Littleton / Franconia Notch KOA Holiday — 96.8 mi, Lisbon · Directions

Nearby ski areas

Granite Gorge — 9.2 mi 500 vertical ft · 19 trails · 4 lifts · 130 acres
Crotched Mountain — 15.2 mi 1000 vertical ft · 25 trails · 5 lifts · 180 acres
Pats Peak — 26.2 mi 770 vertical ft · 28 trails · 11 lifts · 115 acres

Hike + ski pairing: hike Mount Monadnock in summer or fall, then come back in winter to ski Granite Gorge, 9.2 miles away.

Hiking clubs & trail groups

NH State Parks — manages the state park on this mountain.

Peaks nearby

Gap Mountain — 3.3 mi, 1,887 ft
Little Monadnock Mountain — 7.0 mi, 1,880 ft
Thumb Mountain — 8.2 mi, 1,978 ft
Skatutakee Mountain — 8.3 mi, 1,998 ft
Temple Mountain — 11.5 mi, 1,968 ft

Sources

Summit location: Wikidata Q289542 / USGS GNIS 868516. 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.