Peak · New Hampshire
Hanson Top
Hanson Top rises to 550 m in New Hampshire. Green Mountain stands 566 m to the east, 0.4 miles off. Lakes Region Tour passes 8.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q34873930, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 550 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.76770, -71.04497
- 8.6 mi off the Lakes Region Tour
- 13.8 mi off the Branch River Valley Trail
- 13.8 mi off the Pequawket Trail Scenic Byway
- 15.0 mi off the White Mountain Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sugar Hill Overlook · 25 mi
- Lily Pond Vista · 27 mi
- Beaver Brook Overlook · 28 mi
- CL Graham Wangan Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Constitution Park: 3.3 mi
- Window on the Ossipees: 5.0 mi
- Cleveland Beach: 5.1 mi
- Mill Pond Park: 6.3 mi
- Ames Park: 6.4 mi
Peaks
- Green Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Davis Top: 1.2 mi
- Woods Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Welch Top: 1.9 mi
- Rumney Hill: 2.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Effingham Town Forest: 1.6 mi
- GMCG Natural Area: 1.6 mi
- Phillips Brook Wetland Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Larry Leavitt Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Wilkinson Brook Preserve: 2.7 mi
Beaches: 42
- Province Lake Beach: 6.7 mi
- Belleau Lake Public Beach: 8.5 mi
- BLPOA Beach: 9.0 mi
- Nichols Beach: 9.9 mi
- Newfield Public Beach: 11.3 mi
Historic sites: 23
- Cellar Hole: 6.5 mi
- Belleau Lake Memorial: 8.3 mi
- George Meserve Homestead 1810: 14.7 mi
- Unidentified old homestead, house and barn ruins: 14.9 mi
- Possible cabin foundation of D. Walleer 1870: 14.9 mi
Museums: 20
- Madison Historical Society and Museum: 10.4 mi
- New Hampshire Boat Museum: 13.3 mi
- Great Ossipee Museum: 14.5 mi
- Wright Museum: 14.7 mi
- Libby Museum: 15.0 mi
Artworks: 20
- Frog Rock: 15.7 mi
- Hannes Schneider: 20.2 mi
- #20 / Nova: 23.8 mi
- #23 / Red Wing: 23.8 mi
- #27 / Black Sail: 23.8 mi
Cliffs: 20
- Nickerson Ledge: 16.0 mi
- Eagle Ledge: 17.7 mi
- Jockey Cap South Face: 18.0 mi
- Jockey Cap West Face: 18.0 mi
- Woodchuck Ledge: 18.1 mi
Attractions: 19
- Rock Tripe Boulder: 5.9 mi
- Willowbrook Museum Village: 12.4 mi
- Madison Boulder: 12.9 mi
- Lucknow Mansion: 14.1 mi
- Mount Washington Boat Terminal: 15.2 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Hiram Falls: 13.7 mi
- Emerald Pool Falls: 13.9 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 13.9 mi
- Falls of Song: 13.9 mi
- Whittier Falls: 13.9 mi
Springs: 4
- Cold Bowling Spring: 19.2 mi
- Elliott Spring: 19.3 mi
- Davis Spring: 19.4 mi
- lower falls: 19.8 mi
Gardens: 2
- Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 17.0 mi
- Sanford Community Garden: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Limington Rapids Rest Area: 19.6 mi
- Sabatis Island Rest Area: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Sabbaday Falls Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Hanson Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Mountain | E 89° | 566 m | 0.4 mi |
| Grant Peak | WNW 285° | 541 m | 8.8 mi |
| Cragged Mountain | NNE 14° | 535 m | 7.0 mi |
| Nickerson Mountains | WNW 288° | 520 m | 8.9 mi |
| Thurley Mountain | W 266° | 503 m | 9.0 mi |
| Foss Mountain | N 4° | 502 m | 7.6 mi |
| Stewart Hill | N 11° | 494 m | 8.7 mi |
| Kent Hill | N 7° | 491 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:03 | 19:46 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:23 | 16:10 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 20 | 29 | 41 | 53 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 57 | 45 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tamworth 4, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357721605
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