Middle Carter Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 4600+ ft (1402+ m) [1] |
Prominence | 700 ft (210 m) [1] |
Listing | White Mountain 4000-footers |
Coordinates | 44°18′11″N71°10′02″W / 44.3031199°N 71.1672964°W [2] |
Geography | |
Location | Coös County, New Hampshire, U.S. |
Parent range | Carter-Moriah Range |
Topo map | USGS Carter Dome |
Middle Carter Mountain is a mountain located in Coos County, New Hampshire. The mountain is part of the Carter-Moriah Range of the White Mountains, which runs along the northern east side of Pinkham Notch. Middle Carter is flanked to the north by North Carter Mountain and to the southwest by South Carter Mountain. The summit of Middle Carter is wooded, but there are views from the ridgecrest not far from the summit. [3]
Climate data for Middle Carter Mountain 44.3105 N, 71.1688 W, Elevation: 4,370 ft (1,332 m) (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °F (°C) | 18.0 (−7.8) | 19.8 (−6.8) | 26.2 (−3.2) | 38.3 (3.5) | 51.1 (10.6) | 59.4 (15.2) | 64.1 (17.8) | 62.8 (17.1) | 57.5 (14.2) | 45.4 (7.4) | 32.4 (0.2) | 23.5 (−4.7) | 41.5 (5.3) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 10.2 (−12.1) | 11.6 (−11.3) | 18.2 (−7.7) | 30.3 (−0.9) | 43.8 (6.6) | 52.9 (11.6) | 57.8 (14.3) | 56.5 (13.6) | 50.4 (10.2) | 38.2 (3.4) | 26.0 (−3.3) | 16.2 (−8.8) | 34.3 (1.3) |
Average low °F (°C) | 2.4 (−16.4) | 3.4 (−15.9) | 10.3 (−12.1) | 22.3 (−5.4) | 36.5 (2.5) | 46.4 (8.0) | 51.6 (10.9) | 50.3 (10.2) | 43.3 (6.3) | 31.1 (−0.5) | 19.5 (−6.9) | 8.8 (−12.9) | 27.2 (−2.7) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 5.96 (151) | 4.85 (123) | 5.89 (150) | 7.29 (185) | 6.57 (167) | 7.28 (185) | 6.99 (178) | 5.96 (151) | 6.05 (154) | 9.60 (244) | 7.46 (189) | 7.07 (180) | 80.97 (2,057) |
Source: PRISM Climate Group [4] |
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