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Houghton Ledge

Houghton Ledge, seen from above at true elevation

Houghton Ledge rises to 393 m in New Hampshire. Osgood Hill stands 681 m to the east, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Frost Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 11 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34874479, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
393 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.98532, -72.21454

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Otter Brook Beach: 1.4 mi
  • Ellis-Harrison Park: 3.9 mi
  • Robin Hood Park: 4.1 mi
  • Fuller Park: 4.3 mi
  • North Street Park: 4.4 mi
Museums: 29
Historic sites: 27
  • Keene Soldier's Monument: 4.8 mi
  • Gravity Foundation Monument: 5.2 mi
  • Oya Hill: 5.3 mi
  • Troy Civil War Memorial: 11.1 mi
  • Troy's Hero Memorial: 11.1 mi
Beaches: 14
  • Sunset Beach: 6.6 mi
  • Ranger Beach: 11.5 mi
  • Corona Beach: 13.4 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 14.4 mi
  • Picnickers Beach: 16.3 mi
Waterfalls: 13
Artworks: 11
  • Pizza Wings: 4.9 mi
  • Johnathan Daniels: 4.9 mi
  • Jennie B. Powers: 4.9 mi
  • Baseball: 5.0 mi
  • Trinity Bicycle Shop: 5.0 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Mine Ledge: 6.7 mi
  • Billings Fold: 10.1 mi
  • Black Precipice: 10.3 mi
  • Troy Cliffs: 11.5 mi
  • Table Rock: 15.1 mi
Covered bridges: 5
Attractions: 4
Gardens: 3
  • John Pierce Garden: 9.5 mi
  • Noahs Ark: 10.4 mi
  • Washington Community Garden: 14.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 2
  • Falcon Spring: 11.0 mi
  • (seasonal): 16.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Houghton Ledge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Osgood HillE 82°681 m6.0 mi
Fletcher HillENE 70°595 m5.7 mi
Dakin HillNE 45°595 m6.0 mi
Brooks HillNE 45°586 m5.3 mi
Melville HillNE 48°584 m5.5 mi
Morrison HillNE 50°581 m7.1 mi
Holt HillENE 78°581 m7.3 mi
Tolman HillENE 68°572 m5.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1119:4920:32
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
December solstice07:1815:3216:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202331435564696860483727
Precip in3.12.83.43.43.84.44.54.34.34.93.53.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Keene, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 867629 — Houghton Ledge, Cheshire County, New Hampshire.

OpenStreetMap element node/357722303

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