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Bear Den Hill

Bear Den Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Bear Den Hill rises to 229 m in New Hampshire. Smith Hill stands 539 m to the north-northeast, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Wright Grove, a picnic site 0.4 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 5.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q34821140, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
229 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.00563, -72.32657

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Surry Mountain Lake: 0.7 mi
  • American Legion Fields: 3.1 mi
  • Sesame Street Pocket Park: 3.3 mi
  • Old Stone Arch Bridge Park: 3.4 mi
  • Shadow Lake Park: 4.2 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Museums: 29
Historic sites: 15
  • Keene Soldier's Monument: 5.5 mi
  • Gravity Foundation Monument: 5.9 mi
  • Oya Hill: 5.9 mi
  • Troy Civil War Memorial: 14.3 mi
  • Troy's Hero Memorial: 14.3 mi
Artworks: 10
  • Johnathan Daniels: 5.5 mi
  • Baseball: 5.6 mi
  • Trinity Bicycle Shop: 5.6 mi
  • Pizza Wings: 5.7 mi
  • Jennie B. Powers: 5.7 mi
Beaches: 10
  • Corona Beach: 10.1 mi
  • Sunset Beach: 12.4 mi
  • Ranger Beach: 16.8 mi
  • Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 18.3 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 19.1 mi
Waterfalls: 10
Cliffs: 8
  • Mine Ledge: 1.0 mi
  • Table Rock: 10.4 mi
  • Troy Cliffs: 13.6 mi
  • Mine Ledge: 14.8 mi
  • Billings Fold: 14.8 mi
Covered bridges: 6
Gardens: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 5.5 mi
  • Stone Bridge: 20.1 mi
  • Green Mountain Railroad: 22.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 2
  • Falcon Spring: 15.8 mi
  • (seasonal): 19.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Bear Den Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Smith HillNNE 26°539 m7.1 mi
Boynton HillENE 67°529 m5.4 mi
Joslin HillENE 61°529 m8.0 mi
Frost HillENE 66°518 m7.9 mi
Winch HillE 79°500 m5.5 mi
Moose HillNNE 29°500 m7.3 mi
Derry HillNW 325°498 m3.0 mi
Spaulding HillENE 74°487 m4.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2419:02
June solstice05:1119:4920:33
September equinox06:3718:1118:49
December solstice07:1815:3216:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202331435564696860483727
Precip in3.12.83.43.43.84.44.54.34.34.93.53.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Keene, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 865440 — Bear Den Hill, Cheshire County, New Hampshire.

OpenStreetMap element node/357717748

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