Carter Dome
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Carter Dome, or simply The Dome,[1] is a mountain located in Coös County, New Hampshire, U.S. It has a maximum elevation of 4,826 feet (1,471 m), placing it on the list of the state's four-thousand footers.
Description
Carter Dome is part of the Carter-Moriah Range of the White Mountains of New Hampshire, which runs along the northern east side of Pinkham Notch. The mountain is flanked to the northeast by Mount Hight and to the southwest by Wildcat Mountain (across Carter Notch).
The origins of Carter Dome's name is unknown. Local folklore suggests that it was named after a hunter named Carter, while a neighboring peak is named after his hunting partner, Hight.[2]
The mountain is ascended from the west by the Carter Dome Trail and Nineteen Mile Brook Trail, and from the east by the Black Angel Trail.[3]
Climate
Carter Dome has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb), closely bordering on a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc), with September only just averaging over 10 °C (50 °F), making there four months with an average temperature of 10 °C or more. For a climate to be classified as subarctic, it must have an average temperature of at least 10 °C for one month but no more than three months, whereas humid continental climates have four or more months. Script error: No such module "weather box".
See also
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References
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- ^ Steve Eastman. Fire Lookouts of Old, The Mountain Ear, 1988.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Lillard, David. E. (2002). Appalachian Trail Names. Stackpole Books. ISBN 9780811726726. Retrieved June 16, 2008.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Carter Dome". Hikethewhites.com. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University". PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University. Retrieved October 20, 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
- "Hiking Carter Dome". Appalachian Mountain Club.
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