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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

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
Cliffs
  • Owl's Cliff: 1.7 mi
  • Greens Cliff: 2.1 mi
  • Crack in the Woods: 5.2 mi
  • Overhang: 5.2 mi
  • Rainbow Slabs: 5.3 mi
Attractions: 24
Historic sites: 21
Museums: 20
Beaches: 19
  • Geneva Beach: 12.7 mi
  • Boulder Beach: 12.7 mi
  • Eidelweiss Beach: 13.0 mi
  • Porridge Shore Beach: 13.0 mi
  • Thusis Beach: 13.4 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 CarrigainNW1,422 m6.6 mi
Mount HancockNW1,343 m7.8 mi
South HancockWNW1,316 m7.1 mi
Middle HancockNW1,304 m7.2 mi
North TripyramidSW1,274 m5.0 mi
Middle TripyramidSW1,262 m5.3 mi
East PeakW1,260 m7.8 mi
South TripyramidSW1,250 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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