Mountain · 1 route
Thumb Mountain
1,988 ft · New Hampshire
- Summit
- 1,988 ft
- Routes
- 1 way up
Route up Thumb Mountain
About Thumb Mountain
Thumb Mountain is a summit in New Hampshire, about 3.5 miles from the town of Hancock. It sits at 1,988 feet. Summer and early fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 83°F and September highs near 73°F, and the summit sits higher than that station, so expect it to run a little cooler. The Thumbs Up Trail starts less than a mile away, and the Thumbs Down Trail is about 1.1 miles off. Climbers can head to Parking Boulders, about 3.4 miles away, and Spacious Skies Campgrounds - Seven Maples offers camping about 3.7 miles from the summit.
Forecast on Thumb Mountain
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit and route start for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
Questions about Thumb Mountain
How tall is Thumb Mountain?
1,988 ft (606 m).
How many routes go to the summit of Thumb Mountain?
One: Thumbs Up Trail.
Mountains nearby
- Skatutakee Mountain1,997 ft · New Hampshire2 routes0.7 mi away
- Hurd Hill1,964 ft · New Hampshire1 route2.9 mi away
- Osgood Hill2,240 ft · New Hampshire3 routes3.0 mi away
- Bald Mountain2,033 ft · New Hampshire2 routes3.6 mi away
Monadnock Mountain3,165 ft · New Hampshire4 routes8.2 mi awayPhoto: Jonwmcinenrey, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Crotched Mountain2,059 ft · New Hampshire3 routes9.1 mi awayPhoto: User:Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: May–Oct. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 60–83°F and lows of 38–60°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Jaffrey Silver Rch Airpark, NH weather station, 12 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan32° high13° low
- Feb35° high14° low
- Mar43° high21° low
- Apr56° high34° low
- May68° high45° low
- Jun77° high55° low
- Jul83° high60° low
- Aug80° high58° low
- Sep73° high51° low
- Oct60° high38° low
- Nov47° high29° low
- Dec37° high20° low
Nearby
Thumbs Up TrailHikingPhoto: Steven Lamonde, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.7 mi
Thumbs Down TrailHikingPhoto: Under the same moon..., CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)1.1 mi- Parking BouldersRock climbing3.4 mi
- De Pierrefeu BoulderRock climbing3.4 mi
- Spacious Skies Campgrounds - Seven MaplesCamping3.7 mi
- Nubanusit BrookCanoeing5 mi
- Edward MacDowell Lake Day Use FacilitiesCamping6.4 mi
Otter BrookCanoeingPhoto: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, photographer not specified or unknown, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)7.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Best time to visit Thumb Mountain
Best months: April–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
32° / 13°
Feb
35° / 14°
Mar
43° / 21°
Apr
56° / 34°
May
68° / 45°
Jun
77° / 55°
Jul
83° / 60°
Aug
80° / 58°
Sep
73° / 51°
Oct
60° / 38°
Nov
47° / 29°
Dec
37° / 20°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Jaffrey Silver Rch Airpark, NH, 11.5 mi away at 1,030 ft. The station sits about 1,000 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
