Peak · New Hampshire
Moulton Hill
Moulton Hill rises to 422 m in New Hampshire. Melvin Hill stands 698 m to the west, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Leeds Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway passes 7.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Hampshire, United States of America
Wikidata Q34880295, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 422 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.50162, -71.88932
- 7.6 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 11.8 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 22.9 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 19.0 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 15 mi
- Indian Ridge · 23 mi
- Balch Hill · 24 mi
- Norman Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Leeds Hill: 1.0 mi
- Eagles Nest: 1.2 mi
- Ford Hill: 1.3 mi
- Bean Hill: 1.4 mi
- Severance Hill: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Rosemary's Woods: 1.3 mi
- Bog Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 2.5 mi
- Woods Without Gile: 3.8 mi
- Springfield Town Forest: 4.1 mi
- Pound Woodland Preserve: 4.1 mi
Parks
- Independence Park: 2.7 mi
- Eagle Pond Boat Access: 2.9 mi
- West Peak: 3.3 mi
- Ledges: 3.3 mi
- Gardner Memorial Wayside Park: 4.5 mi
Cliffs: 46
- The Bulkhead: 4.2 mi
- Baker Ledge: 9.5 mi
- The Ledges: 11.5 mi
- Crocketts Ledge: 18.0 mi
- White Mountain Ledge: 18.1 mi
Historic sites: 44
- Old Hill VIllage: 10.0 mi
- Canaan Veterans' Memorial: 11.7 mi
- William A. Fenlason Square: 12.6 mi
- Odell Park Arch: 12.8 mi
- Liberty Tree Memorial: 14.5 mi
Artworks: 35
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 17.1 mi
- Local Boyscout Harold A. Webster Jr.: 20.4 mi
- The Wrecker: 21.4 mi
- Turitella: 22.2 mi
- Dragon Fly: 22.2 mi
Beaches: 32
- Elkins Beach: 6.3 mi
- Bucklin Beach: 7.3 mi
- Springfield Town Beach: 7.9 mi
- Georges Mills Beach: 10.2 mi
- Wadleigh State Beach: 10.3 mi
Museums: 22
- Potter Place Depot: 4.8 mi
- Flanders-Osborne Museum: 12.6 mi
- Franklin Firefighter's Museum: 12.6 mi
- Sunapee Historical Society: 12.7 mi
- John Hay Estate at The Fells: 12.9 mi
Attractions: 12
- Cardigan Mountain State Park: 10.1 mi
- Tipping Rock: 21.6 mi
- Weirs Beach Go-Kart Track: 22.0 mi
- Monkey Trunks Weirs Beach: 22.0 mi
- Funspot: 22.0 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Profile Falls: 9.0 mi
- Elizabeth Falls: 10.0 mi
- Welton Falls: 10.8 mi
- Big Dog Falls: 13.8 mi
- Litte Dog Falls: 14.0 mi
Gardens: 7
- Garden at Tracy Library: 7.7 mi
- Peace Garden: 20.5 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 20.6 mi
- Botanical Garden: 22.4 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 22.4 mi
Springs: 4
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 10.1 mi
- Crystal Spring: 19.7 mi
- (seasonal): 22.4 mi
- Huckins Spring: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 10.9 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 14.6 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 16.7 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 24.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Hippy Hill: 2.1 mi
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Cillryville Bridge: 5.0 mi
- Willard Twin Covered Bridge: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Moulton Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melvin Hill | W 280° | 698 m | 5.7 mi |
| Tinkham Hill | NNE 13° | 692 m | 6.3 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | SE 133° | 689 m | 3.0 mi |
| The Pinnacle | SE 128° | 689 m | 3.8 mi |
| Pillsbury Ridge | W 281° | 667 m | 5.5 mi |
| Melvin Mountain | N 357° | 660 m | 6.9 mi |
| Forbes Mountain | NNE 27° | 658 m | 6.1 mi |
| Barber Mountain | N 354° | 651 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:22 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:49 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:28 | 16:15 |
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 | 66 | 58 | 45 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grafton, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 868577 — Moulton Hill, Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
OpenStreetMap element node/357724475
Day trips start here
- New London · 8 mi
- Orange · 11 mi
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 12 mi
- Franklin · 13 mi
- Tilton · 16 mi
- Ashland · 19 mi
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