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Beech Hill

Beech Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Beech Hill rises to 529 m in New Hampshire. Mount Monadnock stands 965 m to the south-southwest, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Beech Hill Trails, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Currier & Ives Trail passes 16 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States of America (GNIS ID = 865509).

Wikidata Q34834730, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
529 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.91581, -72.07124

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Armillary: 0.8 mi
  • Cultural Cocoon: 6.7 mi
  • Jennie B. Powers: 10.5 mi
  • Pizza Wings: 10.5 mi
  • Aurora: 10.5 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Dublin Park: 2.4 mi
  • Shattuck Park: 3.9 mi
  • Marlborough Town Beach: 4.5 mi
  • Teixeira Park: 5.1 mi
  • Hancock Common: 5.9 mi
Historic sites
  • Troy Civil War Memorial: 8.4 mi
  • Troy's Hero Memorial: 8.4 mi
  • Troy Veterans Memorial: 8.4 mi
  • Troy WW1 Memorial: 8.4 mi
  • Cheshire Railroad Depot Monument: 8.5 mi
Museums: 33
Beaches: 15
  • Sunset Beach: 2.5 mi
  • Ranger Beach: 3.5 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 7.1 mi
  • Contoocook Lake Public Beach: 8.8 mi
  • Picnickers Beach: 9.3 mi
Waterfalls: 14
  • Falls Brook Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Bonner Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Brennan Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Royalston Falls: 16.5 mi
  • Senter Falls: 16.6 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Billings Fold: 4.2 mi
  • Black Precipice: 4.5 mi
  • Troy Cliffs: 10.7 mi
  • Mine Ledge: 15.1 mi
  • Jacob Hill: 16.6 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 10.6 mi
  • Barrett House: 15.5 mi
  • Stone Bridge: 16.2 mi
  • Nutting Ledges: 17.0 mi
  • Frog Rock: 17.7 mi
Gardens: 5
  • John Pierce Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Noahs Ark: 2.3 mi
  • Washington Community Garden: 18.1 mi
  • Phillipston Community Garden: 22.7 mi
  • St. Paul's Community Garden: 23.9 mi
Springs: 4
  • Falcon Spring: 4.4 mi
  • (seasonal): 19.8 mi
  • River Road Spring: 20.5 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 20.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Beech Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MonadnockSSW965 m4.2 mi
Bald RockSSW790 m4.6 mi
Monte RosaSSW749 m4.6 mi
Osgood HillNNW681 m5.8 mi
Bald MountainNNE617 m7.6 mi
Skatutakee MountainNNE609 m4.1 mi
Thumb MountainNNE603 m4.0 mi
Fletcher HillNNW595 m7.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2319:01
June solstice05:1019:4820:31
September equinox06:3618:1018:48
December solstice07:1715:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432455766716962493829
Precip in3.33.44.03.83.74.34.34.04.35.13.84.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jaffrey Silver RCH Airpark, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 865509 — Beech Hill, Cheshire County, New Hampshire.

OpenStreetMap element node/357717857

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