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Hedgehog Hill

Hedgehog Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Hedgehog Hill rises to 568 m in New Hampshire. Dixville Peak stands 1,045 m to the south, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Dead Water Ridge, a peak 1.8 miles away. Moose Path Trail passes 3.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in Coös County, New Hampshire, United States of America

Wikidata Q34921394, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
568 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.98432, -71.34757

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Dead Water Ridge: 1.8 mi
  • Whipple Ridge: 1.9 mi
  • Mudget Mountain: 2.1 mi
  • Bear Mountain: 2.6 mi
  • Dead Water Ridge South Peak: 2.6 mi
Parks: 15
  • Pittsburg Town Park: 5.1 mi
  • Lake Francis State Park: 5.7 mi
  • Philbrook Town Park: 6.7 mi
  • Beaver Brook Falls State Wayside: 7.2 mi
  • Dixville Notch State Park: 8.9 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Beaver Brook Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Little Hellgate: 9.0 mi
  • Baby Flume: 9.1 mi
  • Huntington Cascades: 9.3 mi
  • Garfield Falls: 11.8 mi
Historic sites: 4
Cliffs: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Flume Brook Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
  • Cascade Brook Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
  • Second Connecticut Lake Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
Beaches: 2
Museums: 1
  • Pittsburg Historical Society Museum: 5.3 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Artworks: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Hedgehog Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dixville PeakS 172°1,045 m10.4 mi
Magalloway MountainENE 59°1,031 m10.6 mi
Rice MountainSSE 150°1,030 m10.5 mi
Crystal MountainESE 112°988 m7.3 mi
Cave MountainSSE 150°973 m8.0 mi
Monadnock MountainWSW 238°973 m11.4 mi
Blue RidgeESE 112°945 m5.3 mi
Sanguinary MountainSSE 153°941 m7.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:1918:58
June solstice04:5919:5120:36
September equinox06:3318:0618:45
December solstice07:2115:1816:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F111322365059646355443220
Precip in3.02.43.03.64.55.14.94.84.04.63.63.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — First Connecticut Lake, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357721826

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