Smarts Mountain
The northwest and south sides of the mountain drain by several brooks into the Connecticut River and thence south into Long Island Sound in Connecticut. The northeast side drains east into the South Branch of the Baker River, and thence via the Pemigewasset and Merrimack rivers into the Gulf of Maine in Massachusetts.
Smarts Mountain is the southernmost significant mountain in New Hampshire on the Appalachian Trail, a 2,170-mile (3,490 km) National Scenic Trail from Georgia to Maine. Smarts is outside the White Mountain National Forest, but the trail runs through a narrow corridor along the ridges which is administered by the Forest Service.
There was a Learjet plane crash on the mountain in 1996, as well as a Piper Apache twin crash in 1971.
Climate
Climate data for Smarts Mountain 43.8262 N, 72.0365 W, Elevation: 3,091 ft (942 m) (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 21.1 (−6.1) |
23.9 (−4.5) |
32.7 (0.4) |
46.0 (7.8) |
58.9 (14.9) |
66.8 (19.3) |
71.1 (21.7) |
69.8 (21.0) |
63.1 (17.3) |
50.5 (10.3) |
36.3 (2.4) |
26.5 (−3.1) |
47.2 (8.5) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 13.5 (−10.3) |
15.5 (−9.2) |
23.8 (−4.6) |
36.3 (2.4) |
48.6 (9.2) |
57.3 (14.1) |
62.0 (16.7) |
60.8 (16.0) |
54.1 (12.3) |
42.1 (5.6) |
29.9 (−1.2) |
19.8 (−6.8) |
38.6 (3.7) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 6.0 (−14.4) |
7.0 (−13.9) |
15.0 (−9.4) |
26.7 (−2.9) |
38.3 (3.5) |
47.7 (8.7) |
52.9 (11.6) |
51.8 (11.0) |
45.1 (7.3) |
33.8 (1.0) |
23.6 (−4.7) |
13.1 (−10.5) |
30.1 (−1.1) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.53 (90) |
2.94 (75) |
3.53 (90) |
4.10 (104) |
4.62 (117) |
5.68 (144) |
5.85 (149) |
5.28 (134) |
4.33 (110) |
5.54 (141) |
4.17 (106) |
4.31 (109) |
53.88 (1,369) |
Source: PRISM Climate Group |
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. "Smarts Mountain". mapper.acme.com. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
- ^ Maizlish, Aaron (2003). "Northeastern U.S. Mountains (New York and New England): Showing Peaks with 2,000 Feet of Prominence". peaklist.org. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
- ^ "The Missing Lear Jet". meyette.us. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
- ^ "Searchers Find Two Survivors of New Hampshire Plane Crash". The Hour. September 21, 1971. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
- ^ "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University". PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking Coordinates (under Location); copy Latitude and Longitude figures from top of table; click Zoom to location; click Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click 30-year normals, 1991-2020; click 800m; click Retrieve Time Series button.
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