Cardigan Mountain Lookout

Cardigan Mountain Lookout is a tower in Town of Orange, Grafton, New Hampshire. Cardigan Mountain Lookout is situated nearby to the peak Mount Cardigan, as well as near Cardigan South Peak.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mount Cardigan and Firescrew.

Mount Cardigan

Peak

Photo: Ken Gallager, Public domain.

Mount Cardigan is a prominent bare-rock summit in the towns of Orange and Alexandria in western New Hampshire, United States. 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.

Firescrew

Peak

Photo: MConradWard, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Firescrew is a peak.

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 Cardigan Mountain Lookout.

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 Cardigan Mountain Lookout.

Cardigan Mountain Lookout

Type: Tower
Also known as: “Cardigan Mt. Lookout”
Categories: building and historic site
Location: Town of Orange, Grafton, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.64954° or 43° 38′ 58″ north

Longitude

-71.91419° or 71° 54′ 51″ west

Height

15 feet (4.6 metres)

Open location code

87MCJ3XP+R8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 157033494

OpenStreetMap feature

building=tower

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=tower

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=tower

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cardigan South Peak and Cardigan Rimrock.

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