Mount Major

Mount Major is a hamlet in Alton, Belknap, New Hampshire. Mount Major is situated nearby to the hamlet Woodlands, as well as near Fort Point.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Major.

Mount Major

Peak

Mount Major is a mountain located in Alton, New Hampshire, south of Lake Winnipesaukee and northeast of Straightback Mountain in the Belknap Range. The scenic, rocky summit is a popular hiking destination, accessible by multiple trails including the Mount Major Trail, the Brook Trail, and the Boulder Loop.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alton Bay and Wolfeboro.

Alton Bay

Hamlet

Photo: Ken Gallager, Public domain.

Alton Bay is an unincorporated community in the town of Alton in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States, and is located on Alton Bay, a 4-mile-long cove of Lake Winnipesaukee which forms the southernmost point on the lake. Alton Bay is situated 4 miles southeast of Mount Major.

Wolfeboro

Photo: Fletcher, CC BY 4.0.

Wolfeboro is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 6,416 at the 2020 census. A resort area on Lake Winnipesaukee, the town includes the villages of Wolfeboro, East Wolfeboro, North Wolfeboro, South Wolfeboro, Wolfeboro Center, and Wolfeboro Falls.

Wolfeboro Falls

Hamlet

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wolfeboro Falls is an unincorporated community in the town of Wolfeboro in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. It is located 0.5 miles north of the center of Wolfeboro, on the strip of land separating Front Bay from Crescent Lake. Wolfeboro Falls is situated 6 miles northeast of Mount Major.

Mount Major

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Alton, Belknap, Lakes Region, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.5223° or 43° 31′ 20″ north

Longitude

-71.27118° or 71° 16′ 16″ west

Elevation

525 feet (160 metres)

Open location code

87MCGPCH+WG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 158853163

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

5089892

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