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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.

About

The story

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

Wikidata Q34821187, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
254 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.12250, -71.36450
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
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
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
Historic sites: 51
Museums: 41
Artworks: 32
Beaches: 18
  • 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: 16
  • 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: 12
Cliffs: 9
  • 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
Springs: 4
  • River Road Spring: 18.4 mi
  • Two Sisters Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Huckins Spring: 21.6 mi
  • Jailhouse Spring: 22.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Bear Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fort MountainNNE424 m4.8 mi
Nottingham MountainNE411 m5.0 mi
McCoy MountainNNE384 m5.5 mi
Neville PeakNE363 m5.4 mi
Nats MountainNNE356 m4.1 mi
Saddleback MountainENE347 m9.1 mi
Parsonage PeakENE322 m9.0 mi
North Mount PawtuckawayE308 m8.4 mi
Conditions

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 50–80 °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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357717754

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