Nickerson Mountain (NH): elevation, trails, skiing nearby

Does Nickerson Mountain have skiing?

No lift-served ski area on this mountain. Nearest ski area: King Pine, about 7.9 miles (straight line).

Altitude at a glance

Mountain range	Ossipee Mountains · within the Appalachian Mountains (Wikidata)
County	Carroll County
Town / township	Ossipee
Summit	1,700 ft / 518 m

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 Nickerson Mountain

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Sunrise & sunset today

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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

White Lake State Park Campground #1 (Campground / campsite) — 2.2 mi
Camp Cody (Campground / campsite) — 3.6 mi
Camp Huckins (Campground / campsite, Carroll County YMCA) — 5.2 mi
Danforth Bay Camping & RV Resort (Campground / campsite) — 5.6 mi
Camp Robin Hood (Campground / campsite) — 6.2 mi
World Fellowship Center Campground (Campground / campsite) — 9.5 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
Ossipee	$426,957 (Zillow, 2026-09; +3.0% in a year)	$90,521	4,521
Tuftonboro	$675,674 (Zillow, 2026-09; +6.3% in a year)	$100,574	2,569
Madison	$458,870 (Zillow, 2026-09; +4.9% in a year)	$102,697	2,680

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

Straight-line distance.

Closest lakes & ponds

224 named lakes and ponds within 30 miles: 70 with a public boat launch, 34 with a public swimming beach.

1.9 mi Conner Pond, Ossipee Boat ramp
2.4 mi Moody Pond, Ossipee
2.7 mi White Lake, Tamworth Hand-carry launchSwimming beach
2.8 mi Lily Pond, Madison
2.9 mi Bean Pond, Ossipee
3.6 mi Ossipee Lake, Ossipee Boat rampSwimming beach
3.9 mi Moores Pond, Tamworth
4.4 mi Dan Hole Pond, Little, Ossipee
4.9 mi Duck Pond, Freedom
5.0 mi Cooks Pond, Madison Swimming beach
5.2 mi Dan Hole Pond, Tuftonboro Hand-carry launch
5.2 mi Trout Pond (Stacy Pond), Freedom
5.3 mi Silver Lake, Madison Boat rampSwimming beach
5.4 mi Shaw Pond (Shawtown), Freedom
5.6 mi Broad Bay, Freedom
5.6 mi Heath Pond, Ossipee
5.7 mi Danforth Ponds, Freedom
6.1 mi Beaver Pond, Tamworth
6.2 mi Jackman Pond, Tamworth
6.3 mi Melvin Pond, Tuftonboro
6.4 mi Leavitt Bay, Ossipee
6.4 mi Little Lake, Tamworth
6.5 mi Durgin Pond, Madison
6.7 mi Drew Pond, Madison
6.8 mi Archers Pond, Ossipee
7.0 mi Mack Pond, Madison
7.1 mi Chocorua Lake, Tamworth Hand-carry launchSwimming beach
7.1 mi Berry Bay, Freedom Hand-carry launch
7.1 mi Blue Pond, Madison
7.1 mi Shannon Brook, Moultonborough
7.2 mi Duck Pond (Great Hill School), Tamworth
7.3 mi Garland Pond, Ossipee Hand-carry launch
7.7 mi Purity Lake, Madison Hand-carry launch
7.7 mi Miles Pond, Sandwich
7.8 mi Bearcamp Pond, Sandwich
8.0 mi James Pond, Tamworth
8.0 mi Lonely Lake, Tamworth
8.4 mi Great Hill Pond, Tamworth
8.5 mi Duncan Lake, Ossipee Boat rampSwimming beach
8.8 mi Loud Pond, Madison
8.9 mi Davis Pond, Madison
9.0 mi Long Pond, Eaton
9.1 mi Beech Pond, Lower, Tuftonboro
9.1 mi Copps Pond, Tuftonboro Hand-carry launch
9.1 mi Hutchins Pond, Effingham
9.3 mi Berry Pond, Moultonborough Boat ramp
9.4 mi Little Pond, Sandwich Boat ramp
9.4 mi Loon Pond, Little, Freedom
9.5 mi Loon Lake, Freedom Hand-carry launch
9.5 mi Batson Pond, Wolfeboro
9.7 mi Whitton Pond, Albany
9.7 mi Round Pond, Eaton
9.9 mi Hatch Pond, Eaton Hand-carry launch
10.0 mi Red Hill Pond, Sandwich
10.0 mi White Pond, Ossipee Boat rampSwimming beach
10.2 mi Lees Pond, Moultonborough Boat ramp
10.2 mi Crystal Lake (Robertson), Eaton
10.3 mi Garland Pond, Moultonborough
10.3 mi Pea Porridge Pond, Middle, Madison
10.5 mi Beech Pond, Upper, Wolfeboro
10.5 mi Ledge Pond, Madison
10.6 mi Meadow Brook Pond, Moultonborough
10.7 mi Pea Porridge Pond, Big, Madison
10.7 mi Iona Lake, Albany
11.0 mi Pequawket Pond, Upper, Madison
11.3 mi Roberts Pond, Eaton
11.5 mi Pickering Pond, Moultonborough
11.7 mi Dollof Pond, Conway
11.8 mi Tea Cup Lake Dam, Sandwich
12.3 mi Sargents Pond, Wolfeboro
12.5 mi Mirror Lake, Tuftonboro Boat ramp
12.6 mi Pequawket Pond, Conway Hand-carry launch
12.6 mi Barville Pond, Sandwich
13.0 mi Basin, The, Tuftonboro
13.1 mi Kanasatka Lake, Moultonborough Boat ramp
13.2 mi Winnipesaukee Lake, Moultonborough Boat rampSwimming beach
13.3 mi Province Lake, Wakefield Boat rampSwimming beach
13.3 mi Labrador Pond, Conway
13.4 mi Conway Lake, Eaton Boat rampSwimming beach
13.4 mi Dinsmore Pond, Sandwich
13.6 mi Wakondah Pond, Moultonborough
13.7 mi Red Eagle Pond, Albany
13.9 mi Kusumpe Pond, Sandwich
14.2 mi Flat Mountain Pond (1&2), Waterville Valley
14.3 mi Wentworth Lake, Wolfeboro Hand-carry launchSwimming beach
14.3 mi Guinea Pond, Sandwich
14.4 mi Falls Pond, Albany
14.6 mi Intervale Pond, Sandwich
14.7 mi Crescent Lake, Wolfeboro Boat ramp
15.1 mi Belleau Lake, Wakefield
15.2 mi Pine River Pond, Wakefield Hand-carry launch
15.5 mi Squam Lake, Moultonborough Boat rampSwimming beach
15.5 mi Kiah Pond, Sandwich
15.6 mi Page Pond (Little Pond), Meredith
15.6 mi Black Mountain Pond, Sandwich
16.5 mi Church Pond, Livermore
16.5 mi Sand Pond (Round Pond), Wakefield
16.6 mi Rust Pond, Wolfeboro
16.6 mi Hall Pond, Lower, Sandwich
16.9 mi Hall Pond, Middle, Sandwich
17.0 mi Pudding Pond, Conway
17.3 mi Hall Pond, Upper, Sandwich Hand-carry launch
17.3 mi Trapper Pond, Wolfeboro
17.6 mi Corcoran Pond, Waterville Valley
17.7 mi Cooks Pond (Kingswood Lake), Brookfield
17.7 mi Echo Lake, Conway Hand-carry launchSwimming beach
17.8 mi Balch Pond, Wakefield
17.8 mi Knights Pond, Alton
17.8 mi Atwood Pond, Sandwich
17.9 mi Ivanhoe Lake, Wakefield Boat rampSwimming beach
18.0 mi White Oak Pond, Holderness Hand-carry launch
18.2 mi Waukewan Lake, Meredith Boat rampSwimming beach
18.5 mi Otter Pond, Center Harbor
18.6 mi Bear Pond, Center Harbor
18.6 mi Farm Pond, Gilford
18.7 mi Harts Pond, Meredith
18.8 mi Hawkins Pond, Center Harbor Boat ramp
18.8 mi Shaws Pond, New Durham Hand-carry launchSwimming beach
18.8 mi Perch Pond, Campton
18.8 mi Foote Pond, Laconia
18.9 mi Sawyer Pond, Livermore
19.0 mi Perch Pond, Little, Campton
19.0 mi Unnamed Pond, Bartlett
19.1 mi Lily Pond, Livermore
19.2 mi Sawyer Pond, Little, Livermore
19.3 mi Lily Pond, Gilford Hand-carry launch
19.4 mi Gunstock Mtn Recreation Pond, Gilford
19.6 mi Winona Lake, Center Harbor Boat ramp
19.7 mi Paugus Bay, Laconia Hand-carry launch
19.7 mi Wildlife Pond Dam, Meredith
19.8 mi Great East Lake, Wakefield Boat rampSwimming beach
19.9 mi Mountain Lake, Brookfield
19.9 mi Chickenboro Brook, Campton
20.2 mi Gilman Pond, Alton Hand-carry launch
20.2 mi Greeley Ponds, Livermore
20.3 mi Pickerel Pond, Laconia
20.4 mi Forest Pond, Meredith
20.5 mi Lovell Lake, Wakefield Boat rampSwimming beach
20.5 mi Squam Lake, Little, Ashland Boat rampSwimming beach
20.5 mi Jackson Pond, New Hampton
20.6 mi Sky Pond, New Hampton Hand-carry launch
20.6 mi Cone Pond, Thornton
20.6 mi Greeley Pond, Upper, Livermore
20.8 mi Horn Pond, Wakefield
21.2 mi Wicwas Lake, Meredith
21.2 mi Campton Pond, Campton
21.2 mi Round Pond, Gilford Hand-carry launch
21.5 mi Unnamed Pond, Bartlett
21.6 mi Saltmarsh Pond, Gilford Boat rampSwimming beach
21.6 mi Bear Pond, Alton
21.6 mi Shingle Pond, Chatham
21.7 mi Merrymeeting Lake, New Durham Boat rampSwimming beach
21.8 mi Opechee Bay, Laconia Boat rampSwimming beach
22.1 mi Kimball Lake, Upper, Chatham Hand-carry launch
22.5 mi Union Meadows, Wakefield
22.5 mi Hills Pond, Alton
22.5 mi East Pond, Livermore
22.9 mi Pemigewasset Lake, Meredith Boat ramp
23.1 mi Round Pond, Gilmanton
23.2 mi Sunset Lake (Places Pond), Alton
23.2 mi Manning Lake, Gilmanton Boat ramp
23.2 mi Carrigain Pond, Lincoln
23.3 mi Kimball Pond, Lower, Chatham Boat rampSwimming beach
23.3 mi Nancy Pond, Livermore
23.4 mi Chalk Pond, New Durham Hand-carry launch
23.4 mi Randlett Pond, Meredith
23.5 mi Marsh Pond, New Durham Hand-carry launch
23.5 mi Webster Pond, Bridgewater
23.7 mi Marchs Pond, New Durham
23.7 mi Meadow Dam Pond, Alton
23.7 mi Mill Pond, Alton
23.7 mi East Pond, Little, Livermore
23.8 mi Norcross Pond, Lincoln
23.9 mi Winnisquam Lake, Sanbornton Hand-carry launchSwimming beach
24.0 mi Jones Dam Pond, New Durham
24.1 mi Gillan Pond, Gilmanton
24.2 mi Province Pond, Chatham
24.2 mi Mirror Lake, Jackson
24.3 mi Coldrain Pond, New Durham
25.0 mi Downing Pond, New Durham
25.0 mi Mud Pond, Thornton
25.0 mi Railroad Pond, Belmont
25.1 mi Sunrise Lake, Middleton Boat rampSwimming beach
25.1 mi Spectacle Pond, Meredith Boat ramp
25.2 mi Crystal Lake, Gilmanton Hand-carry launchSwimming beach
25.5 mi Club Pond, New Durham
25.6 mi Hermit Lake, Sanbornton Swimming beach
25.7 mi Mirror Lake, Woodstock Boat rampSwimming beach
26.0 mi Sawyer Lake, Gilmanton
26.0 mi Peaked Hill Pond, Thornton
26.1 mi Russell Pond, Woodstock Boat rampSwimming beach
26.2 mi Mountain Pond, Sanbornton
26.2 mi Dick Brown Pond, Bridgewater
26.3 mi Currier Pond, Middleton
26.4 mi Mountain Pond, Chatham
26.4 mi Loon Pond, Lincoln
26.4 mi Heath Pond, Ellsworth
26.7 mi Cawley Pond, Sanbornton
26.7 mi Loon Pond, Little, Lincoln
26.8 mi Loon Lake, Plymouth
26.8 mi Sargent Lake, Belmont
26.8 mi Hunkins Pond, Sanbornton Hand-carry launch
26.9 mi Rollins Pond, Sanbornton
27.0 mi Northeast Pond, Milton
27.3 mi Ellsworth Pond, Ellsworth
27.8 mi Meetinghouse Pond (Smith), Gilmanton
27.8 mi Shoal Pond, Lincoln
27.9 mi Townhouse Pond, Milton Boat rampSwimming beach
27.9 mi Black Pond, Lincoln
28.1 mi Ethan (Willey) Pond, Bethlehem
28.2 mi Silver Lake, Tilton Hand-carry launchSwimming beach
28.3 mi Halfmoon Lake, Barnstead Boat ramp
28.6 mi Suncook Pond, Upper, Barnstead Boat rampSwimming beach
28.6 mi Pout Pond, Belmont
28.7 mi Milton Pond, Milton
28.7 mi Elbow Pond, Woodstock Boat ramp
29.0 mi Locke Lake, Barnstead
29.1 mi Shellcamp Pond, Gilmanton Boat ramp
29.1 mi Loon Pond, Gilmanton Boat ramp
29.2 mi Newfound Lake, Bristol Boat rampSwimming beach
29.5 mi Stinson Lake, Rumney Boat rampSwimming beach
29.6 mi Clough Pond, Belmont
29.7 mi Suncook Pond, Lower, Barnstead Hand-carry launch
30.0 mi Brindle Pond, Barnstead Boat ramp

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

Ridgewood Country Club — 8.7 mi
Province Lake Golf Course — 14.2 mi
Kingswood Golf Club, Wolfeboro — 15.6 mi

Straight-line distance. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Other peaks in the Ossipee 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	4:31 PM	2:31 PM
Feb	6:45 AM	5:12 PM	3:12 PM
Mar	6:59 AM	6:49 PM	4:49 PM
Apr	6:03 AM	7:26 PM	5:26 PM
May	5:20 AM	8:01 PM	6:01 PM
Jun	5:01 AM	8:27 PM	6:27 PM
Jul	5:15 AM	8:25 PM	6:25 PM
Aug	5:48 AM	7:51 PM	5:51 PM
Sep	6:22 AM	6:57 PM	4:57 PM
Oct	6:57 AM	6:03 PM	4:03 PM
Nov	6:38 AM	4:20 PM	2:20 PM
Dec	7:11 AM	4:08 PM	2:08 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	25°F	7°F	30%
Feb	27°F	8°F	33%
Mar	36°F	17°F	31%
Apr	48°F	29°F	38%
May	61°F	41°F	35%
Jun	70°F	51°F	40%
Jul	76°F	58°F	37%
Aug	73°F	56°F	32%
Sep	67°F	50°F	27%
Oct	54°F	39°F	35%
Nov	41°F	27°F	28%
Dec	30°F	15°F	38%

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

Center Ossipee — 4.4 mi
Tuftonboro — 7.3 mi
Madison — 7.9 mi

Closest airports with scheduled flights

Portland International Jetport (PWM) — about 46.5 mi straight line
Portsmouth International Airport at Pease (PSM) — about 53.7 mi straight line
Lebanon Municipal Airport (LEB) — about 55.7 mi straight line

Campgrounds & places to stay

KOA campgrounds

Lincoln / Woodstock KOA Holiday — 25.4 mi, Woodstock · Directions
KOA - Stratford / Lake Winnipesaukee South — 36.4 mi, Strafford · Directions
Twin Mountain / Mt. Washington KOA Holiday — 38.1 mi, Carroll · Directions

National Forest campgrounds

White Ledge Campground — 10.6 mi
Covered Bridge Campground — 14.0 mi
Blackberry Crossing Campground — 14.3 mi

Nearby ski areas

King Pine — 7.9 mi 350 vertical ft · 17 trails · 6 lifts · 50 acres
Cranmore — 18.4 mi 1200 vertical ft · 60 trails · 7 lifts · 170 acres
Waterville Valley — 19.2 mi 2020 vertical ft · 62 trails · 10 lifts · 265 acres

Hike + ski pairing: hike Nickerson Mountain in summer or fall, then come back in winter to ski King Pine, 7.9 miles away.

Hiking clubs & trail groups

Peaks nearby

Mount Whittier — 2.2 mi, 2,205 ft
Bayle Mountain — 2.2 mi, 1,853 ft
Mount Shaw — 4.9 mi, 2,990 ft
Larcom Mountain — 5.3 mi, 2,093 ft
Turtleback Mountain — 6.4 mi, 2,203 ft

Sources

Summit location: Wikidata Q8530951. 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.