Mount Cardigan
Mount Cardigan is a prominent bare-rock summit in the towns of Orange and Alexandria in western New Hampshire, USA. While its peak is only 3,155 feet above sea level, it has extensive areas of bare granite ledges and alpine scrub, giving it the feel to hikers of a much higher mountain.Photo: Ken Gallager, Public domain.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,136 feet
- Description: mountain in United States of America
- Also known as: “Mount Firescrew” and “Mt. Cardigan”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cardigan Mountain State Park.
Cardigan Mountain State Park
Photo: Šarūnas Burdulis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cardigan Mountain State Park is a 5,655-acre public recreation area in Orange, New Hampshire. The state park is free to use, open year-round, and offers a hiking trail up to the 3,121-foot treeless granite summit of Mount Cardigan plus places to picnic.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Orange and Canaan.
Orange
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Orange is a small town located in New Hampshire that was granted in 1769 and incorporated in 1790. The census of 2000 has the population at 299. The Mt. Cardigan State Park is located inside Orange.
Canaan
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Canaan is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 3,794 at the 2020 census. It is the location of Mascoma State Forest. Canaan is situated 5 miles west of Mount Cardigan.
Groton
Village
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Groton is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 569 at the 2020 census. Groton is situated 5 miles northeast of Mount Cardigan.
Mount Cardigan
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Town of Orange, Grafton, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.64957° or 43° 38′ 59″ northLongitude
-71.91441° or 71° 54′ 52″ westElevation
3,136 feet (956 metres)Open location code
87MCJ3XP+R6OpenStreetMap ID
node 357718820OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
Discover Mount Cardigan from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“Mount Cardigan” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mount Cardigan”
- Dutch: “Mount Cardigan”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مونت كارديجان”
- Ladin: “Mount Cardigan”
- Urdu: “ماؤنٹ کارڈیگین”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Graceville and Grafton.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cardigan South Peak and Firescrew Mountain.
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