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Emerson Hill

Emerson Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Emerson Hill rises to 460 m in New Hampshire. Holt Peak stands 623 m to the north, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Nutting Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q34867729, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
460 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.71682, -71.89972

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Memorial Park: 3.8 mi
  • Wellington Park: 4.6 mi
  • Wellington Park: 4.7 mi
  • Taft Memorial Field: 5.5 mi
  • Myrtle Marsh Park: 5.6 mi
Artworks
  • Schoolboy of 1850: 5.6 mi
  • Clyde II: 8.2 mi
  • Cultural Cocoon: 11.4 mi
  • CAVA: 11.5 mi
  • Prima Del Bacio (Before The Kiss): 11.5 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 38
  • Ashby Historical Society: 4.8 mi
  • Frederick Historic Piano Collection: 5.6 mi
  • Rindge Historcal Museum: 5.9 mi
  • Winchendon Historical Society: 8.0 mi
  • Fitchburg Art Museum: 10.2 mi
Attractions: 30
Beaches: 25
  • Ripple Beach Cove: 4.3 mi
  • Holiday Cove: 4.8 mi
  • Jowder's Cove Beach: 7.6 mi
  • Contoocook Lake Public Beach: 7.8 mi
  • Crocker Pond Beach: 10.3 mi
Gardens: 19
  • Sundial Community Garden: 10.2 mi
  • Prichard Street Community Garden: 10.3 mi
  • St. Paul's Community Garden: 10.7 mi
  • Noahs Ark: 14.2 mi
  • Maple Hill Gardens: 14.9 mi
Waterfalls: 17
  • Trap Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Cascades: 12.2 mi
  • Bonner Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Purgatory Lower Falls: 14.1 mi
Cliffs: 8
Springs: 3
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 13.6 mi
  • River Road Spring: 21.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 16.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Emerson Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Holt PeakN 5°623 m7.7 mi
Burton PeakN 3°605 m6.8 mi
Temple MountainN 5°596 m8.6 mi
New Ipswich MountainNNW 337°563 m2.2 mi
Barrett MountainNNW 346°561 m3.2 mi
Mount WataticSSE 165°555 m1.4 mi
Pratt MountainNW 319°551 m1.5 mi
Kidder MountainN 11°549 m4.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1019:4720:30
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1515:3216:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212331435564696760483827
Precip in3.23.34.24.04.14.23.94.44.35.13.84.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ashburnham N, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357720260

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