It has a maximum elevation of 4,826 feet (1,471 m), placing it on the list of the state's four-thousand footers.

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 origins of Carter Dome's name is unknown.

[5] Carter Dome has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb), closely bordering on a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc), with September only just averaging over 10 °C (50 °F), making there four months with an average temperature of 10 °C or more.

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