Does Thumb Mountain have skiing? No lift-served ski area on this mountain. Nearest ski area: Granite Gorge , about 8.2 miles (straight line).
Altitude at a glance County Hillsborough County Town / township Hancock Summit 1,978 ft / 603 m
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Who manages this mountain The summit area is under a conservation easement: Briggs .
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: 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, “Thumb Mountain” .
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Huts, shelters & campgrounds nearby Spacious Skies Campgrounds - Seven Maples (Campground / campsite) — 3.7 miCamp Wanocksett (Campground / campsite, Heart of New England Council) — 7.1 miCIT Village (Campground / campsite, Heart of New England Council) — 7.4 miMt Monadnock State Park Campground (Campground / campsite) — 7.5 miMain Lodge (Hut) — 8.2 miFox Brook Tent Site (Campground / campsite) — 11.4 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 321 named lakes and ponds within 30 miles: 116 with a public boat launch, 38 with a public swimming beach.
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0.4 mi Tenney Pond , Hancock 0.5 mi Shadrach Pond , Hancock 1.2 mi Nubanusit Lake , Nelson Boat ramp 1.2 mi Hunts Pond , Hancock Boat ramp 1.7 mi Spoonwood Lake , Nelson 2.1 mi Juggernaut Pond , Hancock 2.7 mi Skatutakee Lake , Harrisville Boat ramp 2.7 mi Tolman Pond , Nelson 2.9 mi Harrisville Pond , Harrisville Boat ramp Swimming beach 3.1 mi Beaver Pond , Harrisville 3.2 mi Rye Pond , Nelson 3.4 mi Norway Pond , Hancock Boat ramp Swimming beach 3.7 mi Halfmoon Pond , Hancock 3.7 mi Dinsmore Pond , Harrisville 3.7 mi Stanford Pond , Harrisville 3.8 mi Childs Bog , Harrisville Hand-carry launch 3.9 mi Willard Pond , Antrim Boat ramp 4.2 mi Robb Reservoir , Stoddard Hand-carry launch 4.3 mi Seaver Reservoir , Harrisville 4.4 mi Center Pond , Nelson Boat ramp 4.6 mi Silver Lake , Harrisville Boat ramp 4.8 mi Chesham Pond , Harrisville 4.8 mi Dark Pond , Dublin 4.9 mi Dublin Lake , Dublin Boat ramp Swimming beach 5.2 mi Pratt Wildlife Pond , Stoddard 5.4 mi Howe Reservoir , Dublin Hand-carry launch 5.5 mi Gregg Lake , Antrim Boat ramp Swimming beach 5.5 mi Russell Reservoir , Harrisville Hand-carry launch 5.5 mi Wight Pond , Dublin 5.6 mi Reeds Pond , Stoddard 5.7 mi Macdowell Reservoir , Peterborough Boat ramp Swimming beach 5.8 mi Granite Lake , Stoddard Boat ramp 5.8 mi Mud Pond , Dublin Hand-carry launch 5.9 mi Powder Mill Pond , Hancock 6.4 mi Woodward Pond , Roxbury 6.9 mi Upton Pond , Stoddard 6.9 mi Barrett Pond , Stoddard 7.0 mi Island Pond , Stoddard Boat ramp 7.2 mi Clapp Pond , Marlborough 7.3 mi Stone Pond , Marlborough Boat ramp 7.4 mi Center Pond , Stoddard Boat ramp 7.4 mi Whittemore Lake , Bennington Boat ramp Swimming beach 7.7 mi Otter Lake , Greenfield Boat ramp Swimming beach 7.7 mi Frost Pond , Jaffrey Boat ramp 7.7 mi Spectacle Pond , Roxbury 7.7 mi Gilson Pond , Jaffrey 8.0 mi Thorndike Pond , Jaffrey Boat ramp Swimming beach 8.0 mi Taylor Pond , Stoddard 8.1 mi Bolster Pond , Sullivan Boat ramp 8.4 mi Unnamed Pond , Marlborough 8.5 mi Steels Pond , Antrim 8.6 mi Parker Pond , Jaffrey 8.7 mi Sunset Lake (Gould Pond) , Greenfield 8.7 mi Deer Pond , Stoddard 8.8 mi Babbidge Reservoir , Roxbury 8.9 mi Meetinghouse Pond , Marlborough Boat ramp 8.9 mi Andorra Pond , Stoddard 9.0 mi Trout Pond , Stoddard 9.3 mi Bagley Pond , Windsor 9.4 mi Otter Brook Pool , Keene 9.4 mi Chapman Pond , Sullivan Boat ramp 9.5 mi Campbell Pond , Antrim 9.6 mi Black Pond , Windsor Hand-carry launch 9.6 mi Hidden Pond , Stoddard 9.8 mi Jackman Res.(Franklin Pierce) , Hillsborough Boat ramp Swimming beach 9.9 mi Highland Lake , Stoddard Boat ramp 9.9 mi Pioneer Lake , Stoddard 10.0 mi Cranberry Meadow Pond , Peterborough 10.0 mi Perkins Pond , Troy Boat ramp 10.1 mi Zephyr Lake , Greenfield Boat ramp Swimming beach 10.2 mi Cold Spring Pond , Stoddard Hand-carry launch 10.2 mi Wildlife Pond , Jaffrey 10.3 mi Cummings Meadow , Jaffrey 10.6 mi White Pond , Windsor 10.7 mi Cheshire Pond , Jaffrey Hand-carry launch 10.7 mi Cunningham Pond , Peterborough Boat ramp Swimming beach 10.8 mi Unnamed Pond , Deering 10.9 mi Unnamed Pond , Washington 11.2 mi Gilmore Pond , Jaffrey Boat ramp 11.2 mi Wilson Pond, Upper , Swanzey 11.4 mi Charlies Pool Dam , Gilsum 11.6 mi Barden Pond , Washington 11.6 mi Spoons Pond Dam , Gilsum 11.7 mi Mountain Brook Res , Jaffrey Hand-carry launch 11.7 mi Wilson Pond , Swanzey Boat ramp Swimming beach 11.7 mi Wildlife Pond , Marlow 11.8 mi Corey Pond , Troy 11.9 mi Deering Reservoir , Deering Boat ramp Swimming beach 11.9 mi Shattuck Pond , Francestown 11.9 mi Big Pond , Marlow 11.9 mi Quarry Pond , Troy 12.1 mi Goose Pond , Keene 12.1 mi Hodge Pond , Jaffrey 12.4 mi Silica Pond , Troy 12.7 mi Village Pond , Marlow Swimming beach 12.7 mi Smith Pond , Washington Boat ramp 12.7 mi Sand Dam Pond , Troy Swimming beach 12.8 mi Pleasant Pond , Francestown Boat ramp 12.8 mi Wellman Pond , Alstead Hand-carry launch 12.9 mi Contoocook Lake , Rindge Boat ramp Swimming beach 13.2 mi Scott (West) Pond , Fitzwilliam 13.2 mi Black Reservoir , Rindge 13.2 mi Barrett Pond , Washington 13.2 mi Unnamed Pond , Surry 13.3 mi Bowker Pond , Fitzwilliam 13.3 mi Freezeland Pond , Washington 13.3 mi West Hill Reservoir , Troy 13.4 mi Rodgers Pond , Surry 13.5 mi Surry Mountain Res. , Surry 13.5 mi Pearly Lake , Rindge Hand-carry launch 13.5 mi Tinker Pond , Marlow 13.6 mi Lily Pond , Alstead 13.7 mi Ashuelot Pond , Washington Boat ramp 13.8 mi Loon Pond , Hillsborough 13.8 mi Pool Pond , Rindge Boat ramp 13.8 mi Burton Pond Dam , Lyndeborough 13.8 mi Bullet Pond , Rindge 13.8 mi Wilson Pond , Keene 13.8 mi Robinson Pond , Washington 13.9 mi Millen Pond , Washington Boat ramp Swimming beach 13.9 mi Mud Pond , Hillsborough 14.0 mi Grassy Pond , Rindge Boat ramp 14.0 mi Cranberry Pond , Alstead 14.1 mi Island Pond , Washington Boat ramp 14.2 mi Hubbard Pond , Rindge Boat ramp Swimming beach 14.2 mi Contention Pond , Hillsborough 14.3 mi Rockwood Pond , Fitzwilliam 14.3 mi Rugg Pond , Rindge 14.5 mi Haunted Lake (Scobie Pond) , Francestown 14.5 mi Crane Pond , Alstead 14.7 mi Emerson Pond , Rindge 14.7 mi Halfmoon Pond , Washington Boat ramp 14.7 mi Ferrin Pond , Weare Boat ramp Swimming beach 14.8 mi Gould Pond (Emerald Lake) , Hillsborough 14.8 mi Caldwell Pond , Alstead Hand-carry launch 14.8 mi Dennison Pond , Francestown 14.8 mi Badger Pond , Lyndeborough 15.0 mi Collins Pond , Fitzwilliam 15.1 mi Dudley Pond , Deering Hand-carry launch 15.3 mi Crowcroft Pond , Rindge 15.3 mi Stone Pond , Marlow Boat ramp 15.3 mi Stone Pond , Fitzwilliam 15.5 mi Sand Pond (Echo Lake) , Marlow Boat ramp 15.5 mi Gustin Pond , Marlow Hand-carry launch 15.6 mi Swanzey Lake , Swanzey Boat ramp Swimming beach 15.7 mi Warren Lake , Alstead Boat ramp 15.7 mi Newell Pond , Alstead 15.8 mi Long Pond , Lempster Boat ramp 15.8 mi Mud Pond , Henniker 15.9 mi Pleasant Pond , Henniker Boat ramp Swimming beach 15.9 mi Trout Pond , Marlow 16.1 mi Horace Lake (Weare Reservoir) , Weare 16.2 mi Horseshoe Pond (Boyce) , Fitzwilliam 16.3 mi Tobey Reservoir , Temple 16.3 mi Perkins Pond Marsh , Weare Hand-carry launch 16.3 mi Morrill Pond , Henniker 16.4 mi California Brook , Swanzey 16.5 mi Larrys Pond , Richmond 16.6 mi Mountain Pond , New Ipswich 16.6 mi Fletcher Pond , Washington 16.7 mi Sip Pond , Fitzwilliam 16.7 mi New Wilton Res , Wilton 16.9 mi Laurel Lake , Fitzwilliam Boat ramp Swimming beach 16.9 mi Damon Reservoir, Lower , Rindge 17.0 mi Frog Pond , Washington 17.1 mi Island Pond , New Ipswich 17.1 mi Wheeler Pond , New Ipswich 17.1 mi Mill Pond , Rindge 17.4 mi Bacon Pond , Washington Hand-carry launch 17.6 mi Craney Pond , Henniker 17.6 mi Robbins Pond , Rindge 17.6 mi Pratt Pond , New Ipswich 17.7 mi Ayers Pond , Bradford 17.7 mi Divol Pond , Rindge 17.8 mi Sandy Pond , Richmond Hand-carry launch 17.8 mi Still Pond , New Boston 18.0 mi Monomonac Lake , Rindge 18.0 mi Sportsman Pond , Fitzwilliam 18.1 mi May Pond , Washington Hand-carry launch 18.1 mi Dodge Pond , New Boston 18.1 mi Mount William Pond , Weare Boat ramp 18.3 mi Pecker Pond , Rindge 18.3 mi Mill Pond , Washington Hand-carry launch Swimming beach 18.4 mi Smithville Reservoir Site 35 , New Ipswich 18.4 mi Dodge Pond , Lempster Boat ramp Swimming beach 18.5 mi Bear Pond , Washington 18.5 mi Vickery Pond , Washington 18.6 mi Bailey Pond , New Boston Boat ramp 18.7 mi Hortons Pond , Mont Vernon Boat ramp 18.8 mi North Pond , Washington Hand-carry launch 18.9 mi Beard Pond , New Boston 19.0 mi Cass Pond , Richmond Boat ramp Swimming beach 19.0 mi Graves Pond , Walpole 19.1 mi Water Loom Pond , New Ipswich Boat ramp 19.2 mi Day Pond , Warner 19.4 mi Pratt Pond , Mason Boat ramp 19.5 mi Daniels Lake , Weare 19.5 mi Mad Brook - Walpole Res , Walpole 19.6 mi Cold River - Vilas Pond , Alstead 20.0 mi Massasecum Lake , Bradford Boat ramp Swimming beach 20.0 mi Long Pond , Henniker Hand-carry launch 20.0 mi Beaver Dam Pond , New Boston 20.2 mi Spofford Lake , Chesterfield Boat ramp Swimming beach 20.3 mi Forest Lake , Winchester Boat ramp Swimming beach 20.3 mi Middle Pond , Henniker 20.3 mi Cold Brook Pond , Lempster 20.4 mi Keyser Pond , Henniker Hand-carry launch 20.4 mi Ice Pond , Mont Vernon 20.4 mi Unnamed Pond , Mont Vernon 20.5 mi Upper Pond , Henniker Boat ramp 20.5 mi Spot Meadow Pond , Winchester 20.6 mi French Pond , Henniker 20.8 mi Fullam Pond , Chesterfield Hand-carry launch 20.8 mi Mill Pond , Walpole Hand-carry launch 20.9 mi Gillingham Pond , Newbury 20.9 mi Colleague Pond , Henniker 21.0 mi Joe English Pond , Amherst 21.1 mi Carr Pond , Hopkinton 21.5 mi Cunningham Pond , Warner 21.6 mi Todd Lake , Newbury 21.6 mi Everett Lake , Weare Boat ramp Swimming beach 21.6 mi Chatterton Pond , Acworth 21.7 mi Stumpfield Marsh , Hopkinton 21.7 mi Hurd Pond , Lempster 21.8 mi Grassy Pond , Hopkinton Hand-carry launch 21.8 mi Lily Pond , Chesterfield 21.9 mi Rolf Pond , Hopkinton 22.0 mi Bear Pond , Warner 22.0 mi Osgood Pond , Milford 22.0 mi North Round Pond , Winchester Hand-carry launch 22.1 mi Gorham Pond , Dunbarton Boat ramp 22.2 mi Clement (Joe Sylvia) Pond , Hopkinton 22.2 mi Billings Pond , Sutton 22.3 mi Gunnison Lake (Gunnerson) , Goshen 22.5 mi Drew Lake , Hopkinton Boat ramp 22.5 mi Simmons Pond , Warner 22.5 mi Middle Pond , Langdon 22.6 mi Blaisdell Lake , Sutton Boat ramp 22.6 mi Recreation Pond , Newbury 22.6 mi Baker Pond , Winchester Hand-carry launch 22.8 mi Crescent Lake , Acworth Boat ramp 22.8 mi Pisgah Reservoir , Winchester 22.8 mi Quarry Pond , Milford 22.9 mi North Pond , Charlestown 23.2 mi Stark Pond , Dunbarton Hand-carry launch 23.2 mi Lincoln Pond , Amherst 23.2 mi Solitude Lake , Newbury 23.4 mi Gilman Pond , Unity 23.4 mi Kilburn Pond , Winchester 23.4 mi Damon Pond , Amherst 23.5 mi Russell Pond , Sutton Boat ramp 23.6 mi Loch Lyndon Res. , Sutton 23.7 mi Dream Lake , Amherst 23.8 mi Glen Lake , Goffstown 23.8 mi Uncanoonuc Lake , Goffstown Boat ramp Swimming beach 23.8 mi Melendy Pond (Lakin Pond) , Brookline Boat ramp 23.9 mi Pleasant Pond , Warner 24.0 mi Long Pond , Dunbarton Boat ramp 24.1 mi Rand Pond , Goshen Boat ramp 24.2 mi Weston Pond , Amherst 24.4 mi Tom'S Pond (Diamond) , Warner 24.4 mi Kimball Pond , Hopkinton Hand-carry launch Swimming beach 24.5 mi Bent Pond , Winchester 24.6 mi Baboosic Lake , Amherst Hand-carry launch Swimming beach 24.8 mi Potanipo Lake , Brookline Boat ramp Swimming beach 24.8 mi Hall Pond , Charlestown 25.1 mi Kimball Pond , Dunbarton Boat ramp 25.1 mi Taylor Pond , Brookline 25.3 mi Indian Pond , Chesterfield 25.6 mi Clay Brook - Lower Res , Charlestown 25.8 mi Rocky Pond , Hollis Hand-carry launch 25.8 mi Ox Pond , Webster 25.9 mi Mountainview Lake , Sunapee 25.9 mi Palmer Pond , Sutton 25.9 mi Whittier Pond , Hopkinton 26.1 mi Chalk Pond , Newbury 26.1 mi Honey Pot Pond , Amherst 26.2 mi Beaver Pond , Sutton 26.2 mi Putney Meadow Pond , Bow 26.3 mi Marshall Pond , Unity 26.3 mi Worcesters Pond , Hollis 26.5 mi Pierce Pond Dam , Brookline Swimming beach 26.8 mi Trumbull Pond , Webster 26.8 mi Purgatory Pond , Dunbarton Boat ramp 26.9 mi Gile Pond , Sutton Boat ramp 27.0 mi Bagley Pond , Warner 27.1 mi Wildlife Pond , Hollis 27.1 mi Duck Pond , Salisbury 27.3 mi Silver Lake , Hollis Hand-carry launch Swimming beach 27.3 mi Stump Pond , Amherst 27.4 mi Turkey Pond , Concord Hand-carry launch 27.4 mi Dunklee Pond , Hollis 27.5 mi Kezar Lake , Sutton Boat ramp Swimming beach 27.8 mi Parker Pond , Hollis 27.9 mi Pennichuck Pond , Nashua Hand-carry launch 28.0 mi Winnepocket Lake , Webster 28.1 mi Turee Pond , Bow Boat ramp 28.2 mi Sunapee Lake , Sunapee Boat ramp Swimming beach 28.2 mi Tucker Pond , Salisbury 28.2 mi School Pond, Lower , Concord 28.3 mi North Charlestown Res , Charlestown 28.5 mi Naticook Lake , Merrimack Boat ramp Swimming beach 28.6 mi Pillsbury Lake , Webster Boat ramp 28.6 mi Dug Pond , Concord 28.7 mi Lity Pond , Newport 28.8 mi Green Pond , Merrimack 28.8 mi Mcquesten Pond , Manchester 28.9 mi Round Pond , Nashua 29.0 mi Little Pond , Boscawen 29.1 mi Sebbins Pond , Bedford 29.2 mi Penacook Lake , Concord 29.2 mi Holt Pond , Merrimack 29.3 mi Sandy Pond - Camp Foster , Bedford 29.5 mi Clark Pond , New London 29.6 mi Bowers Pond , Nashua 29.7 mi Messer Pond , New London Boat ramp 29.7 mi Flints Pond , Hollis Boat ramp 29.7 mi Horseshoe Pond , Merrimack Boat ramp 29.9 mi Flaghole Pond , Boscawen 30.0 mi Walker Pond , Boscawen Boat ramp 30.0 mi Currier Wildlife Pond , New London 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 30°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 29°F 30% Dec 32°F 19°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 — 3.6 mi Dublin — 4.6 mi Antrim — 6.9 mi Closest airports with scheduled flights Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT) — about 31.2 mi straight line Lebanon Municipal Airport (LEB) — about 46.9 mi straight line Worcester Regional Airport (ORH) — about 49.5 mi straight line Campgrounds & places to stay KOA campgrounds KOA - Stratford / Lake Winnipesaukee South — 54.1 mi, Strafford · Directions Lincoln / Woodstock KOA Holiday — 70.9 mi, Woodstock · Directions Littleton / Franconia Notch KOA Holiday — 88.8 mi, Lisbon · Directions Nearby ski areas Granite Gorge — 8.2 mi 500 vertical ft · 19 trails · 4 lifts · 130 acres Crotched Mountain — 8.9 mi 1000 vertical ft · 25 trails · 5 lifts · 180 acres Pats Peak — 18.4 mi 770 vertical ft · 28 trails · 11 lifts · 115 acres Hike + ski pairing: hike Thumb Mountain in summer or fall, then come back in winter to ski Granite Gorge, 8.2 miles away.
Hiking clubs & trail groups Peaks nearby Skatutakee Mountain — 0.8 mi, 1,998 ftMount Monadnock — 8.2 mi, 3,166 ftPitcher Mountain — 9.4 mi, 2,153 ftNorth Pack Monadnock — 11.1 mi, 2,276 ftGap Mountain — 11.5 mi, 1,887 ftSources Summit location: Wikidata Q7798800. 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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