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Mountain Peaks in New Hampshire

49 mountain peaks in New Hampshire with photography planning data — sunrise and sunset azimuths, golden hour by month, Milky Way windows and estimated sky darkness. Grafton County has the most (19). The darkest skies are at The Horn (Bortle 3).

Top mountain peaks

Mount WashingtonMountain Peak
Mount WashingtonCoos County · 1,916 m
Mount MonadnockMountain Peak
Mount MonadnockCheshire County · 941 m
Mount KearsargeMountain Peak
Mount KearsargeMerrimack County · 892 m
Mount LafayetteMountain Peak
Mount LafayetteGrafton County · 1,600 m
Mount AdamsMountain Peak
Mount AdamsCoos County · 1,759 m
Mount WebsterMountain Peak
Mount WebsterCoos County · 1,162 m
Mount EisenhowerMountain Peak
Mount EisenhowerCoos County · 1,456 m
Cannon MountainMountain Peak
Cannon MountainGrafton County · 1,228 m
Mount ChocoruaMountain Peak
Mount ChocoruaCarroll County · 1,060 m
Mount MoosilaukeMountain Peak
Mount MoosilaukeGrafton County · 1,463 m
Galehead MountainMountain Peak
Galehead MountainGrafton County · 1,221 m
Carter DomeMountain Peak
Carter DomeCoos County · 1,472 m

Mountain Peaks by county

All mountain peaks (49)

NameCountyElevationNearest townSky
Mount WashingtonCoos County1,916 mGorham3
Mount MonadnockCheshire County941 mDublin4
Mount KearsargeMerrimack County892 mAndover4
Mount LafayetteGrafton County1,600 mDeerfield3
Mount AdamsCoos County1,759 mGorham3
Mount WebsterCoos County1,162 mDeerfield3
Mount EisenhowerCoos County1,456 mDeerfield3
Cannon MountainGrafton County1,228 mDeerfield3
Mount ChocoruaCarroll County1,060 mTamworth3
Mount MoosilaukeGrafton County1,463 mWoodstock3
Galehead MountainGrafton County1,221 mDeerfield3
Carter DomeCoos County1,472 mGorham3
Mount JacksonCoos County1,235 mDeerfield3
Mount GuyotGrafton County1,396 mDeerfield3
Mount HightCoos County1,415 mGorham3
Ragged MountainMerrimack County690 mAndover4
Mount MonroeCoos County1,641 mGorham3
Mount CardiganGrafton County956 mGrafton3
Mount ClayCoos County1,684 mGorham3
Mount LibertyGrafton County1,359 mDeerfield3
Mount MoriahCoos County1,213 mGorham3
Mount OsceolaGrafton County1,266 mWoodstock3
Mount RobertsCarroll County781 mMoultonborough4
Mount PierceCoos County1,313 mDeerfield3
Mount SunapeeMerrimack County824 mNewbury4
South Twin MountainGrafton County1,494 mDeerfield3
Mount ZealandGrafton County1,298 mDeerfield3
Boott SpurCoos County1,664 mGorham3
Pack MonadnockHillsborough County695 mTemple4
Crotched MountainHillsborough County625 mFrancestown4
Mount FlumeGrafton County1,319 mDeerfield3
Mount PassaconawayGrafton County1,225 mTamworth3
Gunstock MountainBelknap County674 mGilford5
Mount BondGrafton County1,431 mDeerfield3
Mount CarrigainGrafton County1,432 mDeerfield3
Mount HaleGrafton County1,234 mDeerfield3
Mount JeffersonCoos County1,741 mGorham3
Mount LincolnGrafton County1,551 mDeerfield3
Mount MadisonCoos County1,635 mGorham3
Mount RoweBelknap County508 mGilford5
Smarts MountainGrafton County982 mLyme3
South Carter MountainCoos County1,350 mGorham3
Pitcher MountainCheshire County653 mHarrisville4
Pratt MountainHillsborough County552 mNew Ipswich5
Mount WilleyGrafton County1,306 mDeerfield3
Sandwich MountainCarroll County1,215 mSandwich3
The HornCoos County1,168 mJefferson3
North Twin MountainGrafton County1,451 mDeerfield3
Wildcat MountainCoos County1,020 mGorham3

Sky = estimated Bortle class (1 darkest – 9 brightest).

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How to photograph mountain peaks

Summits catch first and last light — alpenglow can turn rock pink or orange minutes before sunrise and after sunset while valleys stay in shadow.

  • Photograph the peak from a lake, meadow or ridge at sunrise when the face that looks east lights up first.
  • Long lenses compress ridgelines; shoot the peak from several miles away to make it look massive.
  • Afternoon thunderstorms are common in summer at high elevations — plan summit hikes for early morning.
  • Snow on the summit holds detail best when you expose for the highlights and lift shadows later.
  • Alpenglow lasts only a few minutes; set up and focus beforehand.

Season: Early summer keeps snow on the peaks with green valleys below; autumn adds aspen or larch color in many ranges.