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Bear Hill

Bear Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Bear Hill rises to 254 m in New Hampshire. Fort Mountain stands 424 m to the north-northeast, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear with Fish, a artwork 1.9 miles away. Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway passes 9.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States of America (GNIS ID = 865441)

Wikidata Q34821187, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
254 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.12250, -71.36450

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Catamount Pond Recreation Area: 3.1 mi
  • New Hampshire Soccer Complex: 3.6 mi
  • Robert Frost Park: 4.0 mi
  • Bridge Park: 4.2 mi
  • Blueberry Express Park: 4.4 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Deerfield Fairgrounds: 6.2 mi
  • Block Party Social: 6.7 mi
  • Candia Springs Adventure Park: 7.0 mi
  • The Amoskeag Fishways: 10.0 mi
  • Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 11.0 mi
Museums: 41
Artworks: 32
Beaches: 19
  • Catamount Pond Beach: 3.1 mi
  • White Sands Beach: 6.5 mi
  • Massabesic Lake Beach: 8.4 mi
  • Northwood Lake Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Bennett's Bridge Beach: 11.7 mi
Waterfalls: 17
  • Steeles Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Great Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Wadleigh's Falls: 18.2 mi
  • Hook Island Falls: 19.1 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 19.7 mi
Gardens: 13
  • Pinkerton Memorial Garden: 15.9 mi
  • Bedrock Gardens: 16.4 mi
  • Vegetable Garden: 17.5 mi
  • Edmond G. Thibodeau Memorial Garden: 17.5 mi
  • Botanical Garden: 17.6 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • Devil's Den Cliff: 8.9 mi
  • Ridgeline Climbing: 9.0 mi
  • Boulder Natural: 9.1 mi
  • Lower Slabs: 9.4 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 9.4 mi
Picnic sites: 9
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 4
  • River Road Spring: 18.4 mi
  • Two Sisters Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Huckins Spring: 21.6 mi
  • Jailhouse Spring: 22.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Bear Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fort MountainNNE 28°424 m4.8 mi
Nottingham MountainNE 39°411 m5.0 mi
McCoy MountainNNE 18°384 m5.5 mi
Neville PeakNE 36°363 m5.4 mi
Nats MountainNNE 28°356 m4.1 mi
Saddleback MountainENE 64°347 m9.1 mi
Parsonage PeakENE 62°322 m9.0 mi
North Mount PawtuckawayE 91°308 m8.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2018:58
June solstice05:0719:4620:29
September equinox06:3318:0718:45
December solstice07:1515:2716:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222533455766717061493928
Precip in2.82.83.33.43.53.83.63.63.64.43.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Concord Asos, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357717754

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