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High Five

High Five from directly overhead

High Five is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 417 m. Crotched Mountain stands 630 m to the south, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Wilson Hill, a peak 0.1 miles away. Currier & Ives Trail passes 5.1 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.04388, -71.86930

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Memorial Park: 3.7 mi
  • Bennington Town Beach: 4.2 mi
  • Sawyer Memorial Park: 4.6 mi
  • Riverwalk: 5.0 mi
  • Kemp Park: 5.0 mi
Artworks
Historic sites: 40
Museums: 30
Beaches: 16
Attractions: 12
Waterfalls: 10
  • Brennan Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Gleason Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Senter Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Bonner Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Upper Falls: 13.5 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Raymond Cliff: 10.8 mi
  • Rattlesnake Cliff: 14.8 mi
  • Billings Fold: 17.5 mi
  • Black Precipice: 17.7 mi
  • Baker Ledge: 22.2 mi
Gardens: 5
Springs: 3
  • River Road Spring: 10.5 mi
  • (seasonal): 14.6 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 17.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 20.3 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 20.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of High Five. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Crotched MountainS 184°630 m3.2 mi
Bald MountainW 260°617 m8.3 mi
Willard MountainW 269°582 m8.0 mi
Robb MountainW 265°554 m8.3 mi
Tuttle HillW 280°535 m7.2 mi
Rose MountainSSE 157°523 m8.4 mi
Goodhue HillWSW 254°487 m7.1 mi
Windsor MountainWNW 296°487 m7.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2219:00
June solstice05:0919:4820:31
September equinox06:3518:0918:47
December solstice07:1615:3016:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212432445766717062493828
Precip in3.33.23.83.73.64.54.44.13.74.93.94.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Weare 2 NE, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1411359470

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