Peak · New Hampshire
Balch Hill
Balch Hill rises to 286 m in New Hampshire. North Peak stands 702 m to the east-northeast, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Velvet Rocks, a peak 0.6 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 0.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q34808020, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 286 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.71257, -72.26092
- 0.8 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 6.3 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 19.8 mi off the River Heritage Tour
- 21.5 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Viewing Spot · 1 mi
- Norman Overlook · 2 mi
- Indian Ridge · 3 mi
- Beacon Hill Vista · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Velvet Rocks: 0.6 mi
- Oak Hill: 1.1 mi
- Pinneo Hill: 2.0 mi
- Flanders Hill: 2.4 mi
- Mount Support: 2.6 mi
Parks
- Garipay: 0.7 mi
- Storrs Pond Recreation Area: 0.9 mi
- Pine Park: 1.1 mi
- College Park: 1.3 mi
- Kendal Riverfront Park: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail: 0.9 mi
- Ivy Pointe Open Space: 0.9 mi
- Greensboro Ridge Natural Area: 1.0 mi
- Ferguson Field: 1.2 mi
- Rinkier-Steele Natural Area: 1.3 mi
Cliffs: 48
- Bouldering: 2.2 mi
- Holt's Ledge: 9.1 mi
- Winslow Ledge: 10.1 mi
- The Palisades: 15.0 mi
- Lasso Ledge: 18.2 mi
Historic sites: 35
- BASIC: The First User-Friendly Computer Programming Language: 1.7 mi
- Cummings Dam: 4.8 mi
- Soldiers' Monument: 5.2 mi
- Vermont Gateway to Green Mountain State: 5.3 mi
- Pest House: 5.6 mi
Beaches: 21
- Mink Brook Swimming Area: 2.2 mi
- Shakoma Beach: 7.6 mi
- Sandy Beach: 7.7 mi
- Goose Pond Park Beach: 8.3 mi
- Goose Pond Dam Beach: 8.8 mi
Artworks: 20
- Feral Seed: 1.2 mi
- Robert Frost: 1.3 mi
- Foucault Pendulum: 1.4 mi
- D₂D: 1.4 mi
- Thel: 1.4 mi
Museums: 20
- Hood Museum of Art: 1.5 mi
- Montshire Museum of Science: 2.4 mi
- Main Street Museum: 5.2 mi
- Hartford Historical Society: 5.3 mi
- Hughes Barn Museum: 7.5 mi
Attractions: 16
- Tipping Rock: 4.2 mi
- Lyman Point: 5.1 mi
- Train: Boston & Maine Engine 494: 5.3 mi
- Lyme-East Thetford Bridge: 7.9 mi
- Willard Covered Bridge: 9.3 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- The Chutes: 7.1 mi
- The Chutes: 7.1 mi
- Litte Dog Falls: 10.3 mi
- Big Dog Falls: 10.4 mi
- Sumner Falls: 11.9 mi
Covered bridges: 13
- Union Village Covered Bridge: 5.3 mi
- Sayre Bridge: 8.3 mi
- Willard Twin Covered Bridge: 9.4 mi
- Edgell Covered Bridge: 11.8 mi
- South Pomfret Covered Bridge: 14.3 mi
Gardens: 4
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 1.2 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 4.6 mi
- South Royalton Community Garden: 14.7 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Area 1: 6.5 mi
- Area 2: 7.0 mi
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
- Hippy Hill: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 7.7 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 8.3 mi
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 18.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Balch Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Peak | ENE 76° | 702 m | 6.2 mi |
| South Peak | E 85° | 693 m | 5.8 mi |
| Bear Hill | ENE 57° | 593 m | 8.4 mi |
| Gile Mountain | NW 319° | 565 m | 7.0 mi |
| Griggs Mountain | WNW 281° | 518 m | 5.7 mi |
| Shaker Mountain | SE 146° | 515 m | 7.7 mi |
| Morrill Mountain | NNW 327° | 504 m | 8.6 mi |
| Moose Mountain | ENE 73° | 503 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:51 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:28 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 34 | 47 | 59 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 50 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hanover, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 865339 — Balch Hill, Grafton County, New Hampshire.
OpenStreetMap element node/357717466
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