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Jackknife Hill

Jackknife Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Jackknife Hill rises to 485 m in New Hampshire. Long Mountain stands 1,120 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Androscoggin Wayside Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Moose Path Trail passes 0.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34875702, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
485 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.73611, -71.16770

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks: 31
  • Androscoggin Wayside Park: 0.7 mi
  • Mollidgewock State Park: 1.1 mi
  • Dixville Notch State Park: 10.6 mi
  • Milan Town Park: 11.3 mi
  • Milan Hill State Park: 11.7 mi
Picnic sites: 12
  • Cascade Brook Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
  • Flume Brook Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
  • P10: 23.3 mi
  • P9: 23.3 mi
  • P8: 23.3 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Huntington Cascades: 10.2 mi
  • Baby Flume: 10.3 mi
  • Crystal Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Pond Brook Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Screw Auger Falls: 17.3 mi
Cliffs: 7
Museums: 4
  • Moffett House Museum: 18.1 mi
  • Andover Historical Society: 21.7 mi
  • Gorham Historical Society & Railroad Museum: 24.1 mi
  • Pittsburg Historical Society Museum: 24.6 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Artworks: 1
Springs: 1
  • Mountain fountain: 12.2 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Moose Cave: 15.5 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 18.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Jackknife Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Long MountainWSW 250°1,120 m11.1 mi
Long Mountain West PeakWSW 248°1,116 m12.4 mi
Muise MountainWNW 288°1,096 m10.9 mi
Mount KelseyWNW 302°1,057 m8.5 mi
Dixville PeakNW 313°1,045 m10.1 mi
Rice MountainNNW 336°1,030 m8.8 mi
Whitcomb MountainW 268°1,023 m10.0 mi
Cave MountainNNW 335°973 m11.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
June solstice05:0019:5020:35
September equinox06:3218:0618:44
December solstice07:2015:1916:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121323375160656356443220
Precip in3.02.62.83.53.64.84.14.23.75.13.53.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Errol AP, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357722626

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