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Buffum Hill

Buffum Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Buffum Hill rises to 372 m in New Hampshire. Little Monadnock Mountain stands 571 m to the east-northeast, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Amidon Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 9.2 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q35730156, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
372 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.76059, -72.27401

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
  • Richmond Town Forest - Sheperdson Lot: 0.3 mi
  • Richmond Town Forest - Allen Lot: 0.4 mi
  • Barden Wildlife Management Area: 1.4 mi
  • Quint Preserve: 2.2 mi
  • Bennett Gorge: 2.6 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Eliza Ballou Monument: 2.4 mi
  • Cheshire Railroad Depot Monument: 6.3 mi
  • Troy WW1 Memorial: 6.4 mi
  • Troy Veterans Memorial: 6.5 mi
  • Troy Veterans Memorial: 6.5 mi
Museums: 30
  • The Warwick Historical Society and Museum: 6.3 mi
  • Troy Station: 6.3 mi
  • Troy Historical Society: 6.4 mi
  • Royalston Post Office: 7.5 mi
  • Royalston Historical Society: 7.5 mi
Attractions: 28
  • Stone Bridge: 3.1 mi
  • Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 12.0 mi
  • Hermit's Castle: 12.7 mi
  • Path Continues: 12.8 mi
  • Path Continues: 12.9 mi
Cliffs: 23
  • Troy Cliffs: 4.5 mi
  • Jacob Hill: 5.7 mi
  • Table Rock: 10.6 mi
  • Black Precipice: 10.6 mi
  • Billings Fold: 10.9 mi
Beaches: 15
  • Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 1.2 mi
  • Fitzwilliam Town Beach on Laurel Lake: 6.5 mi
  • Silver Lake Beach: 11.3 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 11.7 mi
  • North Camping Area Beach: 12.2 mi
Artworks: 13
  • South Royalston Chicken: 11.0 mi
  • Reaching: 11.4 mi
  • Aurora: 11.5 mi
  • Jennie B. Powers: 11.8 mi
  • Trinity Bicycle Shop: 11.8 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Royalston Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Falls Brook Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Pulpit Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Spirit Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 8.5 mi
Gardens: 7
  • Phillipston Community Garden: 13.3 mi
  • Noahs Ark: 13.7 mi
  • John Pierce Garden: 14.8 mi
  • Wendell Community Garden: 15.9 mi
  • Community Garden: 18.1 mi
Springs: 2
  • Falcon Spring: 11.2 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 20.3 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Buffum Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Monadnock MountainENE 60°571 m4.0 mi
Mount GraceSW 221°491 m6.3 mi
The PinnacleENE 75°467 m6.1 mi
Grassy HillENE 69°446 m1.9 mi
Bennetts KnobSW 221°444 m6.0 mi
Franklin MountainNW 322°434 m6.0 mi
Brennan HillNNE 26°433 m5.3 mi
Attleboro MountainWNW 303°427 m2.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1219:4920:32
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
December solstice07:1715:3316:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634475968747264514030
Precip in3.62.93.93.53.54.54.64.34.34.73.64.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tully Lake, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357740970

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