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]
| Middle Carter Mountain | |
|---|---|
 Middle Carter Mountain (center) seen from Mt. Hight | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4600+ ft (1402+ m)[1] |
| Prominence | 700 ft (210 m)[1] |
| Listing | White Mountain 4000-footers |
| Coordinates | 44°18′11″N 71°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 |
Climate
edit| Climate data for Middle Carter Mountain 44.3105 N, 71.1688 W, Elevation: 4,370 ft (1,332 m) (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °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) |
| Mean daily minimum °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] | |||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Middle Carter Mountain, New Hampshire". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2013-02-02.
- ^ "Middle Carter Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-02-02.
- ^ "Middle Carter". HikeTheWhites.com. Retrieved 2013-02-02.
- ^ "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University". PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University. Retrieved October 26, 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.
External links
edit- "Carter Mountain, Middle and South". SummitPost.org.
- "Hiking Middle Carter Mountain". Appalachian Mountain Club.
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