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Bear Hill

Bear Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Bear Hill rises to 402 m in New Hampshire. Knights Hill stands 573 m to the northwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Riverwalk, a park 1.4 miles away. Currier & Ives Trail passes 1.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States of America (GNIS ID = 865442)

Wikidata Q34821199, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
402 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.12786, -71.85702

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Riverwalk: 1.4 mi
  • Contoocook River Access: 1.5 mi
  • Grimes Field: 1.8 mi
  • Riverwalk: 1.9 mi
  • Kemp Park: 2.1 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 29
Museums: 27
Beaches: 18
Attractions: 9
Waterfalls: 8
  • Gleason Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Brennan Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Senter Falls: 14.5 mi
  • Bonner Falls: 16.0 mi
  • Upper Falls: 18.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Raymond Cliff: 9.8 mi
  • Rattlesnake Cliff: 15.1 mi
  • Baker Ledge: 16.5 mi
  • Billings Fold: 22.4 mi
  • Black Precipice: 22.7 mi
Gardens: 6
Springs: 3
  • (seasonal): 11.5 mi
  • River Road Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 22.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 19.2 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 19.3 mi
  • Canterbury Rest Area: 21.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Bear Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Knights HillNW 324°573 m7.5 mi
Thompson HillNW 313°536 m6.2 mi
Rowes HillNW 325°525 m7.3 mi
Windsor MountainWSW 251°487 m7.9 mi
Stowe HillWNW 288°481 m7.9 mi
Clark SummitS 190°465 m3.8 mi
Riley MountainWSW 239°441 m4.8 mi
Wilson HillS 186°427 m5.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2219:00
June solstice05:0919:4820:31
September equinox06:3518:0918:47
December solstice07:1715:2916:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212432445766717062493828
Precip in3.33.23.83.73.64.54.44.13.74.93.94.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Weare 2 NE, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357717758

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