Pilot Range (New Hampshire)

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]

Pilot Range
Highest point
PeakMount Cabot
Elevation4,160 ft (1,270 m)
Coordinates44°30.22′N 71°24.52′W
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateNew Hampshire
Parent rangeWhite Mountains, Appalachian Mountains

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)
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)
Average high °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)
Average low °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

  1. Appalachian Mountain Club, White Mountain Guide, 23rd ed. (1983), pp. 385-392
  2. "York Pond, New Hampshire 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  3. "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
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