Peak · New Hampshire
Ames Hill
Ames Hill rises to 639 m in New Hampshire. Summit stands 828 m to the north, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Jones Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway passes 8.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q34805116, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 639 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.20088, -72.09852
- 8.2 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 11.8 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 15.9 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 18.5 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 9 mi
- View of Bellows Falls · 18 mi
- Martin's Mill Covered Bridge · 27 mi
- Beal's Knob Vista · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Jones Hill: 0.7 mi
- Codman Hill: 1.3 mi
- Lovewell Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Kittredge Hill: 1.9 mi
- Farnsworth Hill: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Washington Town Forest (New Road Lot): 1.1 mi
- Pillsbury State Park (Lovewell Mountain Tract): 1.7 mi
- Camp Morgan Town Forest: 1.9 mi
- Pillsbury State Park (Max Isreal Tract): 2.1 mi
- Washington Town Forest (Old Meadow Lot): 2.2 mi
Parks
- Pillsbury State Park: 1.3 mi
- Camp Morgan: 2.2 mi
- Pillsbury-Sunapee Corridor: 6.0 mi
- Whitman Park: 8.4 mi
- Larsen Memorial Park: 8.5 mi
Museums: 29
- Washington Historical Society: 1.8 mi
- Little Red Schoolhouse Museum: 9.9 mi
- John Hay Estate at The Fells: 10.8 mi
- Newport Historical Society Museum: 11.9 mi
- Flanders-Osborne Museum: 12.8 mi
Beaches: 21
- State Park Beach: 10.0 mi
- Blodgett Landing Coast: 12.0 mi
- Wadleigh State Beach: 13.3 mi
- Corona Beach: 13.3 mi
- Dewey Beach: 13.5 mi
Historic sites: 14
- Washington Civil War Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Liberty Tree Memorial: 8.8 mi
- naval gun: 16.8 mi
- naval gun: 16.8 mi
- civil war: 16.8 mi
Artworks: 11
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 11.8 mi
- Armillary: 20.4 mi
- Smith's clothespin: 20.5 mi
- Johnathan Daniels: 20.6 mi
- Pizza Wings: 20.7 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Baker Ledge: 15.4 mi
- Table Rock: 17.6 mi
- Mine Ledge: 18.6 mi
- Raymond Cliff: 22.9 mi
- The Bulkhead: 22.9 mi
Gardens: 5
- Washington Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 15.8 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 20.4 mi
- Blue Star Garden: 20.5 mi
- Noahs Ark: 22.0 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Gleason Falls: 8.2 mi
- Pollard Mills Falls: 10.2 mi
- Brennan Falls: 19.7 mi
- Gerry's Falls: 24.2 mi
- Bonner Falls: 24.5 mi
Covered bridges: 5
- Cillryville Bridge: 19.6 mi
- Hall Bridge: 20.1 mi
- Victorian Village Covered Bridge: 20.4 mi
- Bartonsville Covered Bridge: 22.1 mi
- Titcomb Covered Bridge: 24.0 mi
Attractions: 5
- Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 20.6 mi
- Everett Dam: 23.3 mi
- Everett Dam: 23.5 mi
- Everett Dam: 23.5 mi
- Everett Dam: 23.5 mi
Springs: 2
- (seasonal): 1.9 mi
- Falcon Spring: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Newhall Recreation Area: 15.3 mi
- Wright Grove: 17.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Ames Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit | N 9° | 828 m | 7.9 mi |
| Sunapee Mountain | NNE 12° | 824 m | 7.7 mi |
| Lucias Lookout | NNE 14° | 756 m | 5.4 mi |
| Lovewell Mountain | E 85° | 751 m | 1.9 mi |
| Little Sunapee Mountain | NNE 16° | 734 m | 4.4 mi |
| Goves Mountain | N 354° | 721 m | 4.0 mi |
| Bean Mountain | NW 313° | 708 m | 2.7 mi |
| Bryant Mountain | N 350° | 698 m | 3.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:23 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:49 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:30 | 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 865235 — Ames Hill, Sullivan County, New Hampshire.
OpenStreetMap element node/357717293
Day trips start here
- New London · 16 mi
- Claremont · 17 mi
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 20 mi
- Cornish · 23 mi
- Windsor · 24 mi
- Swanzey · 25 mi
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