Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Pitcher Mountain Fire Tower
Pitcher Mountain Fire Tower is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 654 m. Osgood Hill stands 681 m to the south-southeast, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Pitcher Mountain, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Currier & Ives Trail passes 12 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- NH Department of Resources & Economic Development
How to reach it
Coordinates43.09379, -72.13514
- 12.2 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 14.8 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 14.9 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 19.3 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- View of Bellows Falls · 15 mi
- Eagles Nest · 16 mi
- Beal's Knob Vista · 21 mi
- Hubbard Hill Vista · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Pitcher Mountain: 0.0 mi
- Hedgehog Hill: 0.5 mi
- Hedgehog Hill: 0.6 mi
- Towne Hill: 0.7 mi
- Hodgeman Hill: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Little Big Forest: 2.1 mi
- James L. & Eleanor S. Crider Forest: 2.4 mi
- Rumrill Family Forest: 2.8 mi
- Pierce Wildlife & Forest Reservation: 3.3 mi
- Kinson Wildlife Management Area: 3.4 mi
Parks
- Camp Morgan: 5.4 mi
- Gregg Lake Beach Park: 8.2 mi
- Pillsbury State Park: 8.7 mi
- Manahan Park: 9.2 mi
- Franklin Pierce Homestead State Historic Site: 9.5 mi
Museums: 33
- Washington Historical Society: 6.0 mi
- Alstead Historical Society: 12.1 mi
- Colony House Museum: 13.4 mi
- Horatio Colony Museum: 13.5 mi
- Cheshire Children's Museum: 13.5 mi
Beaches: 17
- Sunset Beach: 10.3 mi
- Corona Beach: 11.7 mi
- Picnickers Beach: 15.4 mi
- Campers Beach: 15.5 mi
- Ranger Beach: 16.2 mi
Historic sites: 16
- Washington Civil War Memorial: 6.0 mi
- Keene Soldier's Monument: 13.2 mi
- Gravity Foundation Monument: 13.6 mi
- Oya Hill: 13.8 mi
- Liberty Tree Memorial: 16.3 mi
Artworks: 11
- Johnathan Daniels: 13.3 mi
- Pizza Wings: 13.3 mi
- Jennie B. Powers: 13.4 mi
- Baseball: 13.4 mi
- Trinity Bicycle Shop: 13.4 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Gleason Falls: 9.7 mi
- Brennan Falls: 16.7 mi
- Pollard Mills Falls: 17.0 mi
- Bonner Falls: 19.9 mi
- Falls Brook Falls: 20.0 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Mine Ledge: 12.4 mi
- Table Rock: 15.4 mi
- Billings Fold: 16.1 mi
- Black Precipice: 16.4 mi
- Troy Cliffs: 19.6 mi
Attractions: 6
- Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 13.2 mi
- Frog Rock: 23.6 mi
- Everett Dam: 23.9 mi
- Everett Dam: 24.1 mi
- Everett Dam: 24.2 mi
Gardens: 5
- Washington Community Garden: 6.1 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 13.4 mi
- Noahs Ark: 15.0 mi
- Blue Star Garden: 22.5 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 23.4 mi
Springs: 3
- (seasonal): 8.4 mi
- Falcon Spring: 16.7 mi
- River Road Spring: 24.3 mi
Covered bridges: 3
- Hall Bridge: 18.0 mi
- Victorian Village Covered Bridge: 19.9 mi
- Bartonsville Covered Bridge: 22.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Wright Grove: 11.0 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 11.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Pitcher Mountain Fire Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osgood Hill | SSE 164° | 681 m | 6.9 mi |
| Pitcher Mountain | NNE 22° | 653 m | 0.0 mi |
| Silver Mountain | NNW 344° | 652 m | 7.2 mi |
| Healey Hill | NNE 17° | 627 m | 2.7 mi |
| Hodgeman Hill | WSW 250° | 626 m | 1.1 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SE 133° | 617 m | 7.2 mi |
| Jackson Hill | NNW 340° | 613 m | 2.6 mi |
| Copeland Hill | NNE 20° | 604 m | 2.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:23 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:31 | 16:17 |
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 | 21 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bradford 2, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/47797344
Day trips start here
- Swanzey · 17 mi
- Claremont · 22 mi
- New London · 23 mi
- Rindge · 25 mi
- Brattleboro · 27 mi
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 27 mi
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