Does Skatutakee Mountain have skiing? No lift-served ski area on this mountain. Nearest ski area: Crotched Mountain , about 8.3 miles (straight line).
Altitude at a glance County Hillsborough County Town / township Hancock Summit 1,998 ft / 609 m
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Views & popular hike Views: Much of the mountain is wooded but open ledges near the summit provide views of the surrounding countryside; vistas include the north face of Mount Monadnock.
Source: Wikipedia, “Skatutakee Mountain” .
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Huts, shelters & campgrounds nearby Spacious Skies Campgrounds - Seven Maples (Campground / campsite) — 3.1 miCamp Wanocksett (Campground / campsite, Heart of New England Council) — 6.9 miCIT Village (Campground / campsite, Heart of New England Council) — 7.2 miMt Monadnock State Park Campground (Campground / campsite) — 7.4 miMain Lodge (Hut) — 8.9 miFox Brook Tent Site (Campground / campsite) — 11.9 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 Hancock $541,795 (Zillow, 2026-09; +2.6% in a year) $95,208 1,791 Dublin $546,719 (Zillow, 2026-09; +8.2% in a year) $104,659 1,688 Antrim $421,528 (Zillow, 2026-09; +1.4% in a year) $86,648 2,692 Peterborough $472,109 (Zillow, 2026-09; +3.5% in a year) $98,401 6,408
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 326 named lakes and ponds within 30 miles: 119 with a public boat launch, 38 with a public swimming beach.
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1.0 mi Hunts Pond , Hancock Boat ramp 1.0 mi Shadrach Pond , Hancock 1.1 mi Tenney Pond , Hancock 1.4 mi Juggernaut Pond , Hancock 1.8 mi Nubanusit Lake , Nelson Boat ramp 2.4 mi Spoonwood Lake , Nelson 2.5 mi Beaver Pond , Harrisville 2.7 mi Norway Pond , Hancock Boat ramp Swimming beach 2.9 mi Skatutakee Lake , Harrisville Boat ramp 3.0 mi Halfmoon Pond , Hancock 3.1 mi Dinsmore Pond , Harrisville 3.4 mi Harrisville Pond , Harrisville Boat ramp Swimming beach 3.5 mi Tolman Pond , Nelson 3.6 mi Rye Pond , Nelson 3.9 mi Willard Pond , Antrim Boat ramp 4.2 mi Stanford Pond , Harrisville 4.5 mi Childs Bog , Harrisville Hand-carry launch 4.6 mi Robb Reservoir , Stoddard Hand-carry launch 4.9 mi Dublin Lake , Dublin Boat ramp Swimming beach 4.9 mi Seaver Reservoir , Harrisville 5.0 mi Dark Pond , Dublin 5.1 mi Powder Mill Pond , Hancock 5.1 mi Macdowell Reservoir , Peterborough Boat ramp Swimming beach 5.2 mi Center Pond , Nelson Boat ramp 5.3 mi Silver Lake , Harrisville Boat ramp 5.3 mi Gregg Lake , Antrim Boat ramp Swimming beach 5.4 mi Chesham Pond , Harrisville 5.4 mi Mud Pond , Dublin Hand-carry launch 5.7 mi Howe Reservoir , Dublin Hand-carry launch 5.9 mi Wight Pond , Dublin 5.9 mi Pratt Wildlife Pond , Stoddard 6.0 mi Russell Reservoir , Harrisville Hand-carry launch 6.1 mi Reeds Pond , Stoddard 6.5 mi Granite Lake , Stoddard Boat ramp 6.7 mi Whittemore Lake , Bennington Boat ramp Swimming beach 7.0 mi Otter Lake , Greenfield Boat ramp Swimming beach 7.1 mi Woodward Pond , Roxbury 7.2 mi Barrett Pond , Stoddard 7.4 mi Frost Pond , Jaffrey Boat ramp 7.4 mi Upton Pond , Stoddard 7.5 mi Island Pond , Stoddard Boat ramp 7.6 mi Gilson Pond , Jaffrey 7.7 mi Stone Pond , Marlborough Boat ramp 7.8 mi Thorndike Pond , Jaffrey Boat ramp Swimming beach 7.8 mi Clapp Pond , Marlborough 8.0 mi Center Pond , Stoddard Boat ramp 8.0 mi Sunset Lake (Gould Pond) , Greenfield 8.2 mi Parker Pond , Jaffrey 8.3 mi Spectacle Pond , Roxbury 8.4 mi Steels Pond , Antrim 8.7 mi Taylor Pond , Stoddard 8.8 mi Bolster Pond , Sullivan Boat ramp 9.0 mi Unnamed Pond , Marlborough 9.3 mi Meetinghouse Pond , Marlborough Boat ramp 9.3 mi Bagley Pond , Windsor 9.3 mi Cranberry Meadow Pond , Peterborough 9.3 mi Campbell Pond , Antrim 9.3 mi Trout Pond , Stoddard 9.4 mi Babbidge Reservoir , Roxbury 9.4 mi Zephyr Lake , Greenfield Boat ramp Swimming beach 9.4 mi Deer Pond , Stoddard 9.5 mi Andorra Pond , Stoddard 9.7 mi Jackman Res.(Franklin Pierce) , Hillsborough Boat ramp Swimming beach 9.8 mi Black Pond , Windsor Hand-carry launch 10.0 mi Wildlife Pond , Jaffrey 10.1 mi Otter Brook Pool , Keene 10.1 mi Cunningham Pond , Peterborough Boat ramp Swimming beach 10.1 mi Hidden Pond , Stoddard 10.2 mi Cummings Meadow , Jaffrey 10.2 mi Pioneer Lake , Stoddard 10.2 mi Perkins Pond , Troy Boat ramp 10.2 mi Chapman Pond , Sullivan Boat ramp 10.3 mi Highland Lake , Stoddard Boat ramp 10.3 mi Cheshire Pond , Jaffrey Hand-carry launch 10.4 mi Unnamed Pond , Deering 10.8 mi White Pond , Windsor 10.8 mi Cold Spring Pond , Stoddard Hand-carry launch 11.0 mi Gilmore Pond , Jaffrey Boat ramp 11.2 mi Unnamed Pond , Washington 11.3 mi Shattuck Pond , Francestown 11.4 mi Deering Reservoir , Deering Boat ramp Swimming beach 11.4 mi Mountain Brook Res , Jaffrey Hand-carry launch 11.8 mi Wilson Pond, Upper , Swanzey 11.9 mi Hodge Pond , Jaffrey 12.0 mi Quarry Pond , Troy 12.1 mi Barden Pond , Washington 12.1 mi Charlies Pool Dam , Gilsum 12.2 mi Pleasant Pond , Francestown Boat ramp 12.2 mi Corey Pond , Troy 12.3 mi Wilson Pond , Swanzey Boat ramp Swimming beach 12.3 mi Spoons Pond Dam , Gilsum 12.5 mi Big Pond , Marlow 12.5 mi Wildlife Pond , Marlow 12.6 mi Contoocook Lake , Rindge Boat ramp Swimming beach 12.7 mi Silica Pond , Troy 12.8 mi Black Reservoir , Rindge 12.9 mi Goose Pond , Keene 12.9 mi Smith Pond , Washington Boat ramp 12.9 mi Sand Dam Pond , Troy Swimming beach 13.1 mi Burton Pond Dam , Lyndeborough 13.2 mi Scott (West) Pond , Fitzwilliam 13.3 mi Pearly Lake , Rindge Hand-carry launch 13.4 mi Bowker Pond , Fitzwilliam 13.4 mi Bullet Pond , Rindge 13.4 mi Village Pond , Marlow Swimming beach 13.5 mi Wellman Pond , Alstead Hand-carry launch 13.5 mi West Hill Reservoir , Troy 13.6 mi Pool Pond , Rindge Boat ramp 13.7 mi Hubbard Pond , Rindge Boat ramp Swimming beach 13.7 mi Grassy Pond , Rindge Boat ramp 13.7 mi Freezeland Pond , Washington 13.7 mi Mud Pond , Hillsborough 13.8 mi Loon Pond , Hillsborough 13.8 mi Haunted Lake (Scobie Pond) , Francestown 13.8 mi Barrett Pond , Washington 13.9 mi Rugg Pond , Rindge 14.0 mi Unnamed Pond , Surry 14.1 mi Dennison Pond , Francestown 14.1 mi Ferrin Pond , Weare Boat ramp Swimming beach 14.1 mi Badger Pond , Lyndeborough 14.1 mi Robinson Pond , Washington 14.2 mi Ashuelot Pond , Washington Boat ramp 14.2 mi Tinker Pond , Marlow 14.2 mi Rodgers Pond , Surry 14.3 mi Surry Mountain Res. , Surry 14.3 mi Millen Pond , Washington Boat ramp Swimming beach 14.3 mi Contention Pond , Hillsborough 14.3 mi Lily Pond , Alstead 14.4 mi Island Pond , Washington Boat ramp 14.4 mi Emerson Pond , Rindge 14.5 mi Rockwood Pond , Fitzwilliam 14.5 mi Wilson Pond , Keene 14.6 mi Gould Pond (Emerald Lake) , Hillsborough 14.7 mi Dudley Pond , Deering Hand-carry launch 14.7 mi Cranberry Pond , Alstead 14.9 mi Crowcroft Pond , Rindge 15.0 mi Collins Pond , Fitzwilliam 15.1 mi Halfmoon Pond , Washington Boat ramp 15.2 mi Crane Pond , Alstead 15.3 mi Stone Pond , Fitzwilliam 15.5 mi Mud Pond , Henniker 15.6 mi Tobey Reservoir , Temple 15.6 mi Pleasant Pond , Henniker Boat ramp Swimming beach 15.6 mi Caldwell Pond , Alstead Hand-carry launch 15.7 mi Horace Lake (Weare Reservoir) , Weare 15.7 mi Perkins Pond Marsh , Weare Hand-carry launch 15.9 mi Stone Pond , Marlow Boat ramp 16.0 mi Sand Pond (Echo Lake) , Marlow Boat ramp 16.0 mi Swanzey Lake , Swanzey Boat ramp Swimming beach 16.0 mi New Wilton Res , Wilton 16.0 mi Morrill Pond , Henniker 16.1 mi Mountain Pond , New Ipswich 16.2 mi Gustin Pond , Marlow Hand-carry launch 16.3 mi Long Pond , Lempster Boat ramp 16.3 mi Horseshoe Pond (Boyce) , Fitzwilliam 16.4 mi Warren Lake , Alstead Boat ramp 16.4 mi Newell Pond , Alstead 16.5 mi Trout Pond , Marlow 16.6 mi Sip Pond , Fitzwilliam 16.6 mi Island Pond , New Ipswich 16.6 mi Wheeler Pond , New Ipswich 16.6 mi Mill Pond , Rindge 16.7 mi Larrys Pond , Richmond 16.8 mi Damon Reservoir, Lower , Rindge 16.9 mi Laurel Lake , Fitzwilliam Boat ramp Swimming beach 16.9 mi California Brook , Swanzey 17.0 mi Fletcher Pond , Washington 17.1 mi Pratt Pond , New Ipswich 17.1 mi Still Pond , New Boston 17.2 mi Divol Pond , Rindge 17.3 mi Craney Pond , Henniker 17.3 mi Frog Pond , Washington 17.4 mi Robbins Pond , Rindge 17.4 mi Dodge Pond , New Boston 17.6 mi Monomonac Lake , Rindge 17.6 mi Mount William Pond , Weare Boat ramp 17.8 mi Bacon Pond , Washington Hand-carry launch 17.8 mi Bailey Pond , New Boston Boat ramp 17.9 mi Hortons Pond , Mont Vernon Boat ramp 17.9 mi Smithville Reservoir Site 35 , New Ipswich 17.9 mi Pecker Pond , Rindge 18.0 mi Sportsman Pond , Fitzwilliam 18.0 mi Ayers Pond , Bradford 18.1 mi Sandy Pond , Richmond Hand-carry launch 18.2 mi Beard Pond , New Boston 18.5 mi May Pond , Washington Hand-carry launch 18.5 mi Water Loom Pond , New Ipswich Boat ramp 18.7 mi Pratt Pond , Mason Boat ramp 18.7 mi Mill Pond , Washington Hand-carry launch Swimming beach 18.8 mi Daniels Lake , Weare 18.8 mi Bear Pond , Washington 18.9 mi Dodge Pond , Lempster Boat ramp Swimming beach 18.9 mi Vickery Pond , Washington 19.1 mi North Pond , Washington Hand-carry launch 19.1 mi Day Pond , Warner 19.3 mi Cass Pond , Richmond Boat ramp Swimming beach 19.3 mi Beaver Dam Pond , New Boston 19.6 mi Unnamed Pond , Mont Vernon 19.7 mi Ice Pond , Mont Vernon 19.8 mi Long Pond , Henniker Hand-carry launch 19.8 mi Graves Pond , Walpole 20.0 mi Massasecum Lake , Bradford Boat ramp Swimming beach 20.0 mi Keyser Pond , Henniker Hand-carry launch 20.0 mi Middle Pond , Henniker 20.3 mi French Pond , Henniker 20.3 mi Joe English Pond , Amherst 20.3 mi Upper Pond , Henniker Boat ramp 20.3 mi Mad Brook - Walpole Res , Walpole 20.4 mi Cold River - Vilas Pond , Alstead 20.7 mi Forest Lake , Winchester Boat ramp Swimming beach 20.7 mi Colleague Pond , Henniker 20.7 mi Cold Brook Pond , Lempster 20.8 mi Carr Pond , Hopkinton 20.9 mi Spofford Lake , Chesterfield Boat ramp Swimming beach 21.0 mi Everett Lake , Weare Boat ramp Swimming beach 21.0 mi Spot Meadow Pond , Winchester 21.1 mi Gillingham Pond , Newbury 21.2 mi Osgood Pond , Milford 21.3 mi Stumpfield Marsh , Hopkinton 21.3 mi Cunningham Pond , Warner 21.4 mi Fullam Pond , Chesterfield Hand-carry launch 21.5 mi Gorham Pond , Dunbarton Boat ramp 21.5 mi Mill Pond , Walpole Hand-carry launch 21.6 mi Grassy Pond , Hopkinton Hand-carry launch 21.6 mi Rolf Pond , Hopkinton 21.7 mi Todd Lake , Newbury 21.8 mi Bear Pond , Warner 21.9 mi Clement (Joe Sylvia) Pond , Hopkinton 22.0 mi Quarry Pond , Milford 22.1 mi Drew Lake , Hopkinton Boat ramp 22.2 mi Hurd Pond , Lempster 22.2 mi Chatterton Pond , Acworth 22.3 mi Billings Pond , Sutton 22.3 mi Lily Pond , Chesterfield 22.5 mi Simmons Pond , Warner 22.5 mi Lincoln Pond , Amherst 22.6 mi North Round Pond , Winchester Hand-carry launch 22.7 mi Blaisdell Lake , Sutton Boat ramp 22.7 mi Gunnison Lake (Gunnerson) , Goshen 22.7 mi Stark Pond , Dunbarton Hand-carry launch 22.7 mi Damon Pond , Amherst 22.8 mi Recreation Pond , Newbury 22.9 mi Dream Lake , Amherst 23.1 mi Glen Lake , Goffstown 23.1 mi Uncanoonuc Lake , Goffstown Boat ramp Swimming beach 23.1 mi Melendy Pond (Lakin Pond) , Brookline Boat ramp 23.2 mi Baker Pond , Winchester Hand-carry launch 23.3 mi Pisgah Reservoir , Winchester 23.3 mi Middle Pond , Langdon 23.4 mi Crescent Lake , Acworth Boat ramp 23.4 mi Long Pond , Dunbarton Boat ramp 23.4 mi Weston Pond , Amherst 23.4 mi Solitude Lake , Newbury 23.6 mi North Pond , Charlestown 23.6 mi Russell Pond , Sutton Boat ramp 23.7 mi Loch Lyndon Res. , Sutton 23.7 mi Pleasant Pond , Warner 23.8 mi Baboosic Lake , Amherst Hand-carry launch Swimming beach 23.9 mi Gilman Pond , Unity 23.9 mi Kilburn Pond , Winchester 24.0 mi Kimball Pond , Hopkinton Hand-carry launch Swimming beach 24.1 mi Potanipo Lake , Brookline Boat ramp Swimming beach 24.1 mi Tom'S Pond (Diamond) , Warner 24.4 mi Rand Pond , Goshen Boat ramp 24.4 mi Taylor Pond , Brookline 24.5 mi Kimball Pond , Dunbarton Boat ramp 24.9 mi Bent Pond , Winchester 25.0 mi Rocky Pond , Hollis Hand-carry launch 25.3 mi Honey Pot Pond , Amherst 25.4 mi Whittier Pond , Hopkinton 25.4 mi Hall Pond , Charlestown 25.5 mi Ox Pond , Webster 25.6 mi Putney Meadow Pond , Bow 25.6 mi Worcesters Pond , Hollis 25.8 mi Pierce Pond Dam , Brookline Swimming beach 25.9 mi Indian Pond , Chesterfield 26.0 mi Palmer Pond , Sutton 26.2 mi Mountainview Lake , Sunapee 26.2 mi Beaver Pond , Sutton 26.2 mi Purgatory Pond , Dunbarton Boat ramp 26.3 mi Chalk Pond , Newbury 26.3 mi Wildlife Pond , Hollis 26.3 mi Clay Brook - Lower Res , Charlestown 26.5 mi Stump Pond , Amherst 26.6 mi Trumbull Pond , Webster 26.6 mi Silver Lake , Hollis Hand-carry launch Swimming beach 26.7 mi Dunklee Pond , Hollis 26.8 mi Marshall Pond , Unity 26.9 mi Turkey Pond , Concord Hand-carry launch 26.9 mi Bagley Pond , Warner 27.0 mi Gile Pond , Sutton Boat ramp 27.0 mi Duck Pond , Salisbury 27.0 mi Parker Pond , Hollis 27.1 mi Pennichuck Pond , Nashua Hand-carry launch 27.5 mi Turee Pond , Bow Boat ramp 27.6 mi Kezar Lake , Sutton Boat ramp Swimming beach 27.7 mi Naticook Lake , Merrimack Boat ramp Swimming beach 27.8 mi Winnepocket Lake , Webster 27.8 mi School Pond, Lower , Concord 28.0 mi Green Pond , Merrimack 28.1 mi Tucker Pond , Salisbury 28.1 mi Round Pond , Nashua 28.1 mi Mcquesten Pond , Manchester 28.2 mi Dug Pond , Concord 28.3 mi Pillsbury Lake , Webster Boat ramp 28.3 mi Sebbins Pond , Bedford 28.4 mi Holt Pond , Merrimack 28.5 mi Sunapee Lake , Sunapee Boat ramp Swimming beach 28.5 mi Sandy Pond - Camp Foster , Bedford 28.7 mi Little Pond , Boscawen 28.8 mi Penacook Lake , Concord 28.8 mi Bowers Pond , Nashua 28.9 mi Horseshoe Pond , Merrimack Boat ramp 29.0 mi Flints Pond , Hollis Boat ramp 29.0 mi North Charlestown Res , Charlestown 29.1 mi Lity Pond , Newport 29.3 mi Bowers Pond , Nashua 29.6 mi Flaghole Pond , Boscawen 29.6 mi Dorrs Pond , Manchester Boat ramp 29.7 mi Clark Pond , New London 29.7 mi Nutt Pond , Manchester Boat ramp 29.8 mi Walker Pond , Boscawen Boat ramp 29.8 mi Pine Island Pond , Manchester Hand-carry launch 29.8 mi Pinnacle Pond , Hooksett 29.9 mi Messer Pond , New London Boat ramp 30.0 mi Hirst Marsh Dam , Boscawen 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 7:16 AM 4:36 PM 2:36 PM Feb 6:47 AM 5:17 PM 3:17 PM Mar 7:02 AM 6:53 PM 4:53 PM Apr 6:07 AM 7:28 PM 5:28 PM May 5:25 AM 8:02 PM 6:02 PM Jun 5:08 AM 8:28 PM 6:28 PM Jul 5:21 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 7:12 AM 4:14 PM 2:14 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 27°F 11°F 30% Feb 29°F 12°F 35% Mar 38°F 20°F 34% Apr 50°F 32°F 39% May 63°F 44°F 36% Jun 71°F 53°F 43% Jul 77°F 59°F 40% Aug 74°F 57°F 34% Sep 67°F 51°F 28% Oct 55°F 40°F 33% Nov 42°F 28°F 30% Dec 32°F 18°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 Hancock — 2.9 mi Dublin — 4.5 mi Antrim — 6.5 mi Closest airports with scheduled flights Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT) — about 30.5 mi straight line Lebanon Municipal Airport (LEB) — about 47.4 mi straight line Worcester Regional Airport (ORH) — about 49.1 mi straight line Campgrounds & places to stay KOA campgrounds KOA - Stratford / Lake Winnipesaukee South — 53.5 mi, Strafford · Directions Lincoln / Woodstock KOA Holiday — 70.9 mi, Woodstock · Directions Littleton / Franconia Notch KOA Holiday — 89.0 mi, Lisbon · Directions Nearby ski areas Crotched Mountain — 8.3 mi 1000 vertical ft · 25 trails · 5 lifts · 180 acres Granite Gorge — 8.9 mi 500 vertical ft · 19 trails · 4 lifts · 130 acres Pats Peak — 18.1 mi 770 vertical ft · 28 trails · 11 lifts · 115 acres Hike + ski pairing: hike Skatutakee Mountain in summer or fall, then come back in winter to ski Crotched Mountain, 8.3 miles away.
Hiking clubs & trail groups Peaks nearby Thumb Mountain — 0.8 mi, 1,978 ftMount Monadnock — 8.3 mi, 3,166 ftPitcher Mountain — 10.0 mi, 2,153 ftNorth Pack Monadnock — 10.3 mi, 2,276 ftPack Monadnock — 10.8 mi, 2,290 ftSources Summit location: Wikidata Q8526420. 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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