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Birch Hill

Birch Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Birch Hill rises to 289 m in New Hampshire. Mount Chocorua stands 1,060 m to the west, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugarloaf, a peak 1.0 miles away. White Mountain Trail passes 3.3 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States of America (GNIS ID = 871508).

Wikidata Q34822485, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
289 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.96509, -71.18148

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Madison Boulder Natural Area: 2.4 mi
  • American Legion Ballfield: 3.3 mi
  • Davis Park Recreation Area: 3.5 mi
  • The Green: 5.3 mi
  • Settler's Green Park: 5.3 mi
Cliffs
  • Eagle Ledge: 2.5 mi
  • Woodchuck Ledge: 2.9 mi
  • Nickerson Ledge: 3.2 mi
  • Main Cliff: 3.8 mi
  • Crack in the Woods: 5.4 mi
Peaks
Waterfalls: 43
Beaches: 27
  • Geneva Beach: 2.9 mi
  • Boulder Beach: 3.0 mi
  • Porridge Shore Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Eidelweiss Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Thusis Beach: 3.6 mi
Attractions: 16
Museums: 15
  • Salyards Museum: 3.1 mi
  • Madison Historical Society and Museum: 4.9 mi
  • New England Ski Museum: 6.5 mi
  • Conway Railroad Museum: 6.6 mi
  • MWOBs Admin Office: 6.8 mi
Historic sites: 14
Picnic sites: 6
Springs: 5
  • lower falls: 4.7 mi
  • Elliott Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Deer Hill Spring: 20.6 mi
  • Gulfside Spring: 24.7 mi
  • Spaulding Spring: 24.8 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Hannes Schneider: 7.2 mi
  • Frog Rock: 19.3 mi
  • Loon Mural: 24.3 mi
  • Bridgton and Saco River R.R.: 24.6 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 16.0 mi
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 17.6 mi
  • Mary's Garden: 24.1 mi
  • Bridgton Community Gardens: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 19.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Birch Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ChocoruaW1,060 m4.6 mi
Middle SisterW1,022 m4.4 mi
Bear MountainNW976 m7.5 mi
North Moat MountainNNW956 m5.6 mi
Mount PaugusW946 m7.4 mi
Mount Paugus, South PeakW945 m7.4 mi
Big Attitash MountainNNW885 m6.1 mi
Middle Moat MountainNNW840 m4.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
June solstice05:0319:4820:32
September equinox06:3318:0618:44
December solstice07:1715:2316:10

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202231435565706860483727
Precip in3.63.23.74.43.74.54.54.43.75.54.54.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Conway, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357729666

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