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Burkehaven Hill

Burkehaven Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Burkehaven Hill rises to 420 m in New Hampshire. Summit stands 828 m to the south, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Ben Mere Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34825730, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
420 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.38128, -72.07644

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ben Mere Park: 0.3 mi
  • Tilton Park: 0.5 mi
  • Hames Park: 0.5 mi
  • Coffin Park: 0.5 mi
  • Veterans Field: 0.8 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 27
Beaches: 25
Museums: 23
  • Flanders-Osborne Museum: 0.4 mi
  • Sunapee Historical Society: 0.7 mi
  • John Hay Estate at The Fells: 2.8 mi
  • Newport Historical Society Museum: 4.9 mi
  • Little Red Schoolhouse Museum: 5.6 mi
Artworks: 17
  • Newport's Golden Eagle: 5.0 mi
  • Smith's clothespin: 21.2 mi
  • The Wrecker: 21.3 mi
  • Refuge: 24.5 mi
  • Dartmouth Panels: 24.5 mi
Waterfalls: 10
Covered bridges: 6
Gardens: 5
Cliffs: 5
  • Baker Ledge: 9.4 mi
  • The Bulkhead: 14.0 mi
  • Bouldering: 22.5 mi
  • The Ledges: 23.6 mi
  • Table Rock: 24.9 mi
Attractions: 5
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 2
  • (seasonal): 12.4 mi
  • Breck-Plankey Spring: 22.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Burkehaven Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SummitS 178°828 m4.6 mi
Sunapee MountainS 174°824 m5.0 mi
South PeakSSE 168°794 m4.9 mi
Lucias LookoutS 179°756 m7.2 mi
North PeakS 178°692 m4.2 mi
Bald SunapeeSSE 161°632 m7.0 mi
Bly HillSE 136°614 m4.3 mi
Royal Arch HillNNE 25°593 m6.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2319:01
June solstice05:0919:4920:33
September equinox06:3618:1018:48
December solstice07:1815:2916:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212331435564696760483727
Precip in3.33.13.74.23.94.44.43.74.25.53.74.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Sunapee, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 865865 — Burkehaven Hill, Sullivan County, New Hampshire.

OpenStreetMap element node/357718643

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