Peak · New Hampshire
Mount Hitchcock
Mount Hitchcock rises to 1,101 m in New Hampshire. Mount Lafayette stands 1,600 m to the northwest, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Northwest Hancock, a peak 2.2 miles away. White Mountain Trail passes 7.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q34881533, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,101 m
How to reach it
Coordinates44.07451, -71.53924
- 7.2 mi off the White Mountain Trail, National
- 2.1 mi off the Kancamagus Scenic Byway, National
- 7.9 mi off the River Heritage Tour
- 9.3 mi off the Presidential Range Tour
Overlooks nearby
- Pemigewasset Overlook · 4 mi
- CL Graham Wangan Overlook · 4 mi
- Beaver Brook Overlook · 5 mi
- Lily Pond Vista · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Northwest Hancock: 2.2 mi
- Mount Hancock: 2.4 mi
- South Hancock: 2.6 mi
- Middle Hancock: 2.7 mi
- Juno Peak: 2.8 mi
Parks
- Kanc Recreation Area: 6.3 mi
- Cascade Park: 7.9 mi
- Soldiers Park: 7.9 mi
- White Mountain Motorsports Park: 8.5 mi
- Staple Rock Park: 9.7 mi
Cliffs
- Split Cliff: 4.7 mi
- K2 Cliff: 4.7 mi
- K1 Cliff: 5.5 mi
- Shining Rock Cliff: 7.1 mi
- Greens Cliff: 7.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Greeley Ponds Scenic Area: 4.8 mi
- Rachel Adams Memorial Forest: 6.5 mi
- Fay State Forest: 7.8 mi
- Nancy Brook Research Natural Area: 7.8 mi
- Second Presidential State Forest: 7.8 mi
Waterfalls: 55
- Franconia Falls: 2.9 mi
- Avalanche Falls: 6.7 mi
- Thirteen Falls: 6.8 mi
- Thoreau Falls: 7.3 mi
- Cloudland Falls: 7.6 mi
Attractions: 44
- Flume Gorge: 6.7 mi
- Table Rock Flume Brook: 6.9 mi
- Liberty Gorge: 7.1 mi
- Flume Gorge & Visitor Center: 7.2 mi
- Alpine Adventures Outdoor Recreation: 7.2 mi
Museums: 22
- Americana Museum: 7.5 mi
- Pemigewasset Hook & Ladder: 7.5 mi
- Clark History Museum: 7.5 mi
- Avery's Garage: 7.5 mi
- Curious George Cottage: 9.1 mi
Historic sites: 21
- Willey House: 10.2 mi
- Governor Gallen Memorial: 10.4 mi
- Caddy Camp Alumni Memorial: 15.5 mi
- Jim Liberty Cabin: 15.8 mi
- Memorial Boulders: 19.4 mi
Beaches: 12
- Echo Lake Beach: 10.5 mi
- Bearcamp Beach: 19.8 mi
- Sandwich Town Beach: 20.5 mi
- Geneva Beach: 22.1 mi
- Boulder Beach: 22.1 mi
Picnic sites: 11
- Fay Waside Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Sabbaday Falls Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Sawyer Rock Picnic Ground: 10.5 mi
- Beaver Brook Recreation Area: 12.5 mi
- Eisenhower Memorial Area: 12.7 mi
Springs: 8
- Liberty Spring: 6.1 mi
- lower falls: 15.2 mi
- Elliott Spring: 15.3 mi
- Gulfside Spring: 19.8 mi
- Spaulding Spring: 19.9 mi
Artworks: 5
- Tree Harp: 19.8 mi
- Pollyanna Statue: 19.8 mi
- Sunflowers: 19.8 mi
- Hannes Schneider: 21.3 mi
- Local Boyscout Harold A. Webster Jr.: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
- The Basin, East: 7.7 mi
- The Basin, West: 7.9 mi
- Boise Rock: 8.8 mi
- Littleton Rest Area: 24.0 mi
Gardens: 3
- Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 9.1 mi
- Peace Garden: 22.9 mi
- Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Livermore: 8.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Mount Hitchcock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lafayette | NW 319° | 1,600 m | 7.9 mi |
| Mount Lincoln | NW 315° | 1,551 m | 7.3 mi |
| North Lincoln | NW 317° | 1,524 m | 7.6 mi |
| North Lafayette | NW 320° | 1,519 m | 8.3 mi |
| South Twin Mountain | N 354° | 1,491 m | 7.8 mi |
| Little Haystack Mountain | NW 311° | 1,440 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mount Bond | N 4° | 1,432 m | 5.4 mi |
| Mount Carrigain | ENE 74° | 1,422 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:20 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 19:49 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:07 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:24 | 16:11 |
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 | 42 | 54 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lincoln Nepp, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 872043 — Mount Hitchcock, Grafton County, New Hampshire.
OpenStreetMap element node/357730132
Day trips start here
- Wentworth · 23 mi
- Center Harbor · 26 mi
- Ashland · 27 mi
- Meredith · 29 mi
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