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Cates Hill

Cates Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Cates Hill rises to 326 m in New Hampshire. Belknap Mountain stands 726 m to the west, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Gilman Pond Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Lakes Region Tour passes 0.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q34827820, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
326 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.51654, -71.19118

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Merrymeeting Lake Dam: 2.8 mi
  • New Durham Town Beach: 2.8 mi
  • Harmony Park: 3.8 mi
  • McKinney Park: 4.0 mi
  • Levy Park: 4.0 mi
Beaches: 43
Historic sites: 24
Museums: 23
Artworks: 20
  • Frog Rock: 15.7 mi
  • #16 ~ Hand: 18.2 mi
  • Turitella: 18.2 mi
  • #10 / Dog: 18.2 mi
  • Dragon Fly: 18.2 mi
Attractions: 12
  • Mount Washington Boat Terminal: 4.8 mi
  • Daytona Fun Park: 14.3 mi
  • Bumper Boats: 14.3 mi
  • Go-Karts: 14.3 mi
  • Funspot: 15.8 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Falls of Song: 15.8 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Emerald Pool Falls: 15.9 mi
  • The Cascades: 16.0 mi
  • Whittier Falls: 16.1 mi
Cliffs: 5
Gardens: 4
  • Sanford Community Garden: 17.9 mi
  • Botanical Garden: 18.4 mi
  • Vegetable Garden: 18.4 mi
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 19.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Sanbornton Rest Area: 20.5 mi
  • Canterbury Rest Area: 23.2 mi
Springs: 1
  • Huckins Spring: 12.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Cates Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Belknap MountainW 271°726 m8.9 mi
Gunstock MountainW 274°674 m9.4 mi
Piper MountainW 265°617 m9.4 mi
Mount KlemW 268°610 m7.2 mi
Mount MackW 263°590 m7.2 mi
East Quarry MountainW 270°580 m5.8 mi
North Straightback MountainW 266°578 m5.6 mi
Straightback MountainW 263°570 m5.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
June solstice05:0519:4620:30
September equinox06:3318:0618:44
December solstice07:1515:2516:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212332445666717062503928
Precip in3.12.93.43.63.54.44.63.93.84.83.73.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lakeport 2, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357718892

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