Pilot Range (New Hampshire)
Appearance
Pilot Range | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Mount Cabot |
Elevation | 4,160 ft (1,270 m) |
Coordinates | 44°30.22′N 71°24.52′W / 44.50367°N 71.40867°W |
Geography | |
Country | United States |
State | New Hampshire |
Parent range | White Mountains, Appalachian Mountains |
The Pilot Range is located in the White Mountains of New Hampshire in the United States. The Pilot Range extends southeast-northwest about 15 miles (24 km). The highest peak in the range is Mount Cabot, with an elevation of 4,160 feet (1,270 m).[1]
Summits
From northeast to southwest, the range's principal summits include:
- Hutchins Mountain (1,137 m / 3,730 ft)
- Mount Cabot (1,268 m / 4,160 ft) *
- The Bulge (1,201 m / 3,940 ft)
- The Horn (1,190 m / 3,905 ft)
- Terrace Mountain (1,114 m / 3,655 ft)
The summits marked with an asterisk (*) are included on the Appalachian Mountain Club's peak-bagging list of "Four-thousand footers" in New Hampshire.
Climate
York Pond (New Hampshire) is a lake at the bottom of Unkown Pond Peak in the Pilot Range.
Climate data for York Pond, New Hampshire, 1991–2020 normals, 1989-2020 extremes: 1519ft (463m) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 63 (17) |
68 (20) |
79 (26) |
86 (30) |
97 (36) |
93 (34) |
95 (35) |
94 (34) |
91 (33) |
82 (28) |
72 (22) |
65 (18) |
97 (36) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 51 (11) |
51 (11) |
59 (15) |
74 (23) |
83 (28) |
87 (31) |
88 (31) |
86 (30) |
84 (29) |
75 (24) |
65 (18) |
52 (11) |
90 (32) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 25.1 (−3.8) |
27.9 (−2.3) |
36.4 (2.4) |
49.3 (9.6) |
62.9 (17.2) |
71.5 (21.9) |
76.2 (24.6) |
74.7 (23.7) |
67.7 (19.8) |
54.1 (12.3) |
41.2 (5.1) |
30.1 (−1.1) |
51.4 (10.8) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 14.3 (−9.8) |
16.5 (−8.6) |
25.4 (−3.7) |
38.3 (3.5) |
50.9 (10.5) |
59.9 (15.5) |
64.6 (18.1) |
63.0 (17.2) |
55.5 (13.1) |
43.6 (6.4) |
32.4 (0.2) |
20.8 (−6.2) |
40.4 (4.7) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 3.5 (−15.8) |
5.1 (−14.9) |
14.5 (−9.7) |
27.3 (−2.6) |
39.0 (3.9) |
48.4 (9.1) |
53.0 (11.7) |
51.2 (10.7) |
43.3 (6.3) |
33.0 (0.6) |
23.5 (−4.7) |
11.5 (−11.4) |
29.4 (−1.4) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | −19 (−28) |
−15 (−26) |
−9 (−23) |
14 (−10) |
26 (−3) |
35 (2) |
42 (6) |
39 (4) |
29 (−2) |
21 (−6) |
5 (−15) |
−10 (−23) |
−21 (−29) |
Record low °F (°C) | −31 (−35) |
−35 (−37) |
−22 (−30) |
2 (−17) |
22 (−6) |
28 (−2) |
36 (2) |
31 (−1) |
21 (−6) |
12 (−11) |
−10 (−23) |
−27 (−33) |
−35 (−37) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.22 (82) |
2.86 (73) |
3.19 (81) |
3.73 (95) |
4.39 (112) |
4.62 (117) |
4.76 (121) |
4.42 (112) |
3.67 (93) |
5.28 (134) |
3.90 (99) |
4.22 (107) |
48.26 (1,226) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 21.40 (54.4) |
24.00 (61.0) |
16.40 (41.7) |
6.10 (15.5) |
0.40 (1.0) |
0.00 (0.00) |
0.00 (0.00) |
0.00 (0.00) |
0.00 (0.00) |
1.70 (4.3) |
7.30 (18.5) |
18.20 (46.2) |
95.5 (242.6) |
Source 1: NOAA[2] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: XMACIS2 (records & monthly max/mins)[3] |
See also
References
- ^ Appalachian Mountain Club, White Mountain Guide, 23rd ed. (1983), pp. 385-392
- ^ "York Pond, New Hampshire 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved October 22, 2023.