Hand-On-The-Rock
Hand-On-The-Rock is an artwork in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 424 m. Mount Kelsey stands 1,057 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Alice Ledge, a cliff 1.0 miles away. Moose Path Trail passes 7.0 miles off.
his is a curious carving on a streamside boulder. There is much speculation as to its origin. A short trail follows the Swift Diamond River upstream to a large rock which has the mysterious carving on it.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
How to reach it
- 7.0 mi off the Moose Path Trail
- 12.8 mi off the Grafton Notch Scenic Byway
- 16.6 mi off the RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 17.3 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Dixville Notch Wildlife Viewing Area · 10 mi
- Middle Brother · 10 mi
- Table Rock · 11 mi
- Shelton Noyes Scenic Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Windey Ridge: 1.2 mi
- Mount Dustan: 1.5 mi
- Rands Rock: 1.6 mi
- Diamond Peaks: 1.6 mi
- Black Mountain: 2.8 mi
- John J. McDeviitt Woods: 2.8 mi
- Greenough Ponds Wildlife Management Area: 3.9 mi
- Magalloway Plantation Public Reserved Land: 5.5 mi
- Mailbox Pool Conservation Area: 5.5 mi
- Lincoln Plantation Public Reserved Land (West): 6.1 mi
- Mollidgewock State Park: 10.0 mi
- Dixville Notch State Park: 10.1 mi
- Androscoggin Wayside Park: 10.4 mi
- Birch Island Wilderness Camping: 14.5 mi
- Lake Francis State Park: 16.2 mi
- The Balsams Grand Resort Hotel: 10.7 mi
- Indian Stream Republic: 17.6 mi
- Republic of Indian Stream: 18.8 mi
- Dummer Veterans Memorial: 19.5 mi
- Camp Stark German Prisoner of War Camp: 23.2 mi
- Baby Flume: 9.6 mi
- Huntington Cascades: 9.9 mi
- Garfield Falls: 10.4 mi
- Little Hellgate: 11.1 mi
- Beaver Brook Falls: 18.5 mi
- Alice Ledge: 1.0 mi
- Linda Ledge: 1.5 mi
- Sid Hayward Ledge: 4.9 mi
- Finnsons Cliff: 7.2 mi
- C Bluff: 15.3 mi
- Flume Brook Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
- Cascade Brook Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
- Second Connecticut Lake Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
- Pittsburg Historical Society Museum: 19.2 mi
- Wilhelm Reich Museum: 19.7 mi
- Andover Historical Society: 23.7 mi
- King Spring: 15.9 mi
- Mountain fountain: 19.3 mi
- Back Lake Beach: 18.4 mi
- Moose Cave: 21.8 mi
- Columbia Covered Bridge: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Hand-On-The-Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Kelsey | WSW 244° | 1,057 m | 12.3 mi |
| Deer Mountain | NE 43° | 1,050 m | 11.9 mi |
| Dixville Peak | WSW 255° | 1,045 m | 11.6 mi |
| Magalloway Mountain | NNW 344° | 1,031 m | 13.2 mi |
| Rice Mountain | WSW 256° | 1,030 m | 7.6 mi |
| Crystal Mountain | NW 308° | 988 m | 7.3 mi |
| Cave Mountain | W 272° | 973 m | 8.6 mi |
| Low Aziscohos Mountain | ENE 61° | 969 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:18 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 04:59 | 19:50 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:05 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:18 | 16:07 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 12 | 13 | 23 | 37 | 51 | 60 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 44 | 32 | 20 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Errol AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10992456205
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