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Birch Hill

Birch Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Birch Hill rises to 575 m in New Hampshire. Mount Carrigain stands 1,422 m to the northwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Owl's Cliff, a cliff 1.7 miles away. Kancamagus Scenic Byway passes 1.5 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States of America (GNIS ID = 871509)

Wikidata Q34822518, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
575 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.01927, -71.36453

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
Peaks
Nature reserves
  • Sawyer Pond Scenic Area: 2.2 mi
  • Bartlett Experimental Forest: 4.4 mi
  • Rocky Gorge Scenic Area: 4.4 mi
  • The Bowl Research Natural Area: 5.9 mi
  • Mount Chocorua Scenic Area: 6.5 mi
Waterfalls
Parks
  • Bartlett Village Gazebo Park: 5.8 mi
  • Morrell Family Community Complex: 6.2 mi
  • Cathedral Ledge State Park: 10.3 mi
  • Echo Lake State Park: 10.5 mi
  • Hussey Field: 11.4 mi
Attractions: 25
Historic sites: 22
Museums: 21
Beaches: 21
  • Beach Area #1: 12.3 mi
  • Beach Area #2: 12.6 mi
  • Geneva Beach: 12.7 mi
  • Boulder Beach: 12.7 mi
  • Eidelweiss Beach: 13.0 mi
Picnic sites: 10
Springs: 8
  • lower falls: 5.9 mi
  • Elliott Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Liberty Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Gulfside Spring: 20.2 mi
  • Spaulding Spring: 20.4 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 8.5 mi
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 18.1 mi
  • Peace Garden: 24.1 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Hannes Schneider: 12.9 mi
  • Frog Rock: 21.2 mi
  • Local Boyscout Harold A. Webster Jr.: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Birch Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount CarrigainNW 322°1,422 m6.6 mi
Mount HancockNW 305°1,343 m7.8 mi
South HancockWNW 302°1,316 m7.1 mi
Middle HancockNW 304°1,304 m7.2 mi
North TripyramidSW 231°1,274 m5.0 mi
Middle TripyramidSW 225°1,262 m5.3 mi
East PeakW 263°1,260 m7.8 mi
South TripyramidSW 223°1,250 m5.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2018:58
June solstice05:0319:4820:33
September equinox06:3318:0718:45
December solstice07:1815:2316:11

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F171827405161666457453424
Precip in3.93.24.34.64.25.24.84.44.25.64.55.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waterville Valley Nepp, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 871509 — Birch Hill, Carroll County, New Hampshire.

OpenStreetMap element node/357729670

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