Carter Dome
About
Carter Dome is a summit in New Hampshire at 4838 ft. It is reached by the public trail Carter Dome, which is 6.2 miles long and gains 2886 ft of elevation.
Summit Facts
Summit elevation
4,838 ft
Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).
Location
Carter Dome
New Hampshire
Name and location: U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program. View the GNIS record.
Facts about this place
When to go
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Mt Washington, NH weather station, 6 mi away. High / low in °F, and days with snow.
- Jan15° high-3° low20 days with snow
- Feb15° high-3° low18 days with snow
- Mar21° high5° low18 days with snow
- Apr31° high17° low13 days with snow
- May42° high30° low7 days with snow
- Jun51° high40° low2 days with snow
- Jul55° high44° low
- Aug54° high43° low
- Sep49° high37° low2 days with snow
- Oct38° high25° low9 days with snow
- Nov28° high13° low15 days with snow
- Dec20° high3° low19 days with snow
The station sits about 1,400 ft higher than this spot, so expect it to run a little warmer here.
Where it is
- Androscoggin Ranger District · Ranger district
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail · National Park Service
- White Mountain National Forest · National forest
- Nearest town
- Glen House, New Hampshire · 2.7 mi
Source: USFS EDW boundaries; NPS Land Resources boundaries; USGS GNIS populated places
Conditions
Active alerts for Androscoggin Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
Discovery Trail Emergency Closure
critical · posted Aug 27, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Carter Dome TrailHiking0.9 mi
- Rainbow TrailHiking2 mi
- Bog Brook TrailHiking2.1 mi
- Perkins Notch Tent SiteCamping2.5 mi
- Connie's CragRock climbing3.1 mi
- C Lot CragRock climbing3.1 mi
- Spruce Brook Tent SiteCamping3.7 mi
- Ellis RiverRiver fishing8.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
