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Pead Hill

Pead Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Pead Hill rises to 277 m in New Hampshire. North Pack Monadnock Mountain stands 694 m to the west-northwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Whiting Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 8.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34889794, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
277 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.86419, -71.73730

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Curtiss Dogwood Natural Area: 0.9 mi
  • Carnival Hill Recreation Area: 1.0 mi
  • Whiting Park: 1.3 mi
  • Main Street Park: 1.5 mi
  • Goss Park: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Communication: 9.9 mi
  • House of Wish: 9.9 mi
  • Frieda Carrying the Marble Player: 9.9 mi
  • Reminiscence: 9.9 mi
  • Etruscan Maenad: Mother Bear: 9.9 mi
Museums: 32
Beaches: 28
Attractions: 25
Gardens: 16
Waterfalls: 12
  • Purgatory Lower Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Middle Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Upper Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Senter Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Bonner Falls: 6.0 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Rattlesnake Cliff: 15.2 mi
  • Raymond Cliff: 16.5 mi
  • Old Limestone Quarry: 18.4 mi
  • Billings Fold: 18.8 mi
  • Black Precipice: 18.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 3
  • River Road Spring: 8.9 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 17.6 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 18.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Pead Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Pack Monadnock MountainWNW 283°694 m6.7 mi
Pack Monadnock MountainW 269°692 m7.2 mi
Holt PeakWSW 251°623 m7.9 mi
Burton PeakWSW 247°605 m8.6 mi
Temple MountainWSW 258°596 m7.7 mi
Kidder MountainSW 233°549 m9.2 mi
Wildcat HillSW 235°529 m9.4 mi
Whitcomb PeakWSW 250°524 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:0919:4720:30
September equinox06:3518:0918:46
December solstice07:1515:3016:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465766726961493929
Precip in3.03.03.84.13.44.03.73.74.04.93.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Milford, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 869035 — Pead Hill, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.

OpenStreetMap element node/357725390

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