Carter Dome

Carter Dome is part of the Carter-Moriah Range of the White Mountains of New Hampshire, which runs along the northern east side of Pinkham Notch. The mountain is flanked to the northeast by Mount Hight and to the southwest by Wildcat Mountain (across Carter Notch).

The origins of Carter Dome's name is unknown. Local folklore suggests that it was named after a hunter named Carter, while a neighboring peak is named after his hunting partner, Hight.{{cite book| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XRsC_EBRPEwC&dq=%22Carter+Dome%22+named+after&pg=RA1-PA80 | title=Appalachian Trail Names| author=Lillard, David. E.| year=2002| publisher=Stackpole Books| isbn=9780811726726| access-date=2008-06-16}}

The mountain is ascended from the west by the Carter Dome Trail and Nineteen Mile Brook Trail, and from the east by the Black Angel Trail.{{cite web|url=http://hikethewhites.com/cdome.html |title=Carter Dome |publisher=Hikethewhites.com |access-date=2011-10-31}}

Carter Dome has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb), closely bordering on a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc), with September only just averaging over {{convert|10|C|F}}, making there four months with an average temperature of 10{{nbsp}}°C or more. For a climate to be classified as subarctic, it must have an average temperature of at least 10{{nbsp}}°C for one month but no more than three months, whereas humid continental climates have four or more months.

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|location = Carter Dome 44.2652 N, 71.1739 W, Elevation: {{cvt|4472|ft}} (1991–2020 normals)

|single line = y

|Jan high F = 17.8

|Feb high F = 19.5

|Mar high F = 25.8

|Apr high F = 37.6

|May high F = 50.3

|Jun high F = 58.8

|Jul high F = 63.3

|Aug high F = 62.1

|Sep high F = 56.8

|Oct high F = 44.8

|Nov high F = 31.9

|Dec high F = 23.3

|Jan mean F = 10.1

|Feb mean F = 11.3

|Mar mean F = 17.9

|Apr mean F = 29.8

|May mean F = 43.3

|Jun mean F = 52.6

|Jul mean F = 57.4

|Aug mean F = 56.1

|Sep mean F = 50.0

|Oct mean F = 37.8

|Nov mean F = 25.5

|Dec mean F = 15.9

|Jan low F = 2.3

|Feb low F = 3.2

|Mar low F = 9.9

|Apr low F = 21.9

|May low F = 36.3

|Jun low F = 46.3

|Jul low F = 51.6

|Aug low F = 50.1

|Sep low F = 43.1

|Oct low F = 30.8

|Nov low F = 19.1

|Dec low F = 8.4

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation inch = 5.60

|Feb precipitation inch = 4.78

|Mar precipitation inch = 5.66

|Apr precipitation inch = 6.90

|May precipitation inch = 6.44

|Jun precipitation inch = 7.13

|Jul precipitation inch = 6.95

|Aug precipitation inch = 6.00

|Sep precipitation inch = 5.98

|Oct precipitation inch = 9.46

|Nov precipitation inch = 7.10

|Dec precipitation inch = 6.74

|source=PRISM Climate Group{{cite web

|url= http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/

|title= PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University

|publisher= PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University

|access-date= October 20, 2023

|quote= To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking Coordinates (under Location); copy Latitude and Longitude figures from top of table; click Zoom to location; click Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click 30-year normals, 1991-2020; click 800m; click Retrieve Time Series button.}}

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{{portal|New Hampshire}}

• List of mountains in New Hampshire
• White Mountain National Forest

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• [http://www.outdoors.org/recreation/tripplanner/plan/hiking-carter-dome.cfm "Hiking Carter Dome"]. Appalachian Mountain Club.
• {{cite summitpost |id=152590 |name=Carter Dome}}

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Category:Mountains of New Hampshire

Category:Mountains of Coös County, New Hampshire

Category:New England Four-thousand footers

Category:Mountains on the Appalachian Trail

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