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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.

About

The story

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

Wikidata Q34822485, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
289 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.96509, -71.18148

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
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
Waterfalls: 45
Beaches: 29
  • 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: 17
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: 15
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
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Birch Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ChocoruaW 261°1,060 m4.6 mi
Middle SisterW 270°1,022 m4.4 mi
Bear MountainNW 307°976 m7.5 mi
North Moat MountainNNW 343°956 m5.6 mi
Mount PaugusW 263°946 m7.4 mi
Mount Paugus, South PeakW 260°944.88 m7.4 mi
Big Attitash MountainNNW 337°885 m6.1 mi
Middle Moat MountainNNW 348°840 m4.1 mi
Conditions

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357729666

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