Peak · New Hampshire
Pennyroyal Hill
Pennyroyal Hill rises to 481 m in New Hampshire. Croydon Mountain stands 842 m to the west-northwest, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Croydon Town Beach, a beach 0.6 miles away. Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway passes 3.0 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q34890364, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 481 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.44235, -72.13217
- 3.0 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 11.4 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 18.8 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 20.3 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 9 mi
- Martin's Mill Covered Bridge · 15 mi
- Indian Ridge · 18 mi
- Beacon Hill Vista · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Pine Hill: 1.2 mi
- Baltimore Hill: 1.8 mi
- Prospect Hill: 1.8 mi
- Cemetery Hill: 2.1 mi
- Sherman Hill: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Rowell MacWilliams Woodlot: 1.3 mi
- Donas J. & Margaret Reney Memorial Forest: 3.0 mi
- William B. Ruger, Jr. Wildlife Management Area - North: 3.1 mi
- Johnson Easement: 4.1 mi
- Wendell Marsh: 4.1 mi
Parks
- Pat Sawyer Memorial Park: 1.7 mi
- Grantham Recreation Park: 2.4 mi
- Veterans Field: 4.2 mi
- Robert C. Haserlat Memorial Park: 4.5 mi
- Coffin Park: 4.6 mi
Historic sites: 30
- Liberty Tree Memorial: 10.6 mi
- naval gun: 11.4 mi
- civil war: 11.4 mi
- naval gun: 11.4 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: The Man: 12.5 mi
Museums: 27
- Sunapee Historical Society: 4.4 mi
- Flanders-Osborne Museum: 4.7 mi
- Newport Historical Society Museum: 5.7 mi
- Little Red Schoolhouse Museum: 7.6 mi
- John Hay Estate at The Fells: 7.8 mi
Beaches: 25
- Croydon Town Beach: 0.6 mi
- Georges Mills Beach: 3.4 mi
- Dewey Beach: 4.1 mi
- South Cove Beach: 5.1 mi
- East Lake Beach: 5.3 mi
Artworks: 18
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 5.8 mi
- The Wrecker: 16.3 mi
- Refuge: 19.5 mi
- Dartmouth Panels: 19.5 mi
- Fountain Figure: 19.6 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Pollard Mills Falls: 7.5 mi
- Litte Dog Falls: 10.3 mi
- Big Dog Falls: 10.5 mi
- Sumner Falls: 15.0 mi
- Gerry's Falls: 15.1 mi
Covered bridges: 8
- Cillryville Bridge: 13.2 mi
- Willard Twin Covered Bridge: 15.1 mi
- Salmond Covered Bridge: 17.9 mi
- Best's Covered Bridge: 19.3 mi
- Upper Falls Covered Bridge: 19.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Baker Ledge: 13.2 mi
- The Bulkhead: 15.6 mi
- Bouldering: 17.6 mi
- The Ledges: 22.4 mi
- Winslow Ledge: 23.2 mi
Gardens: 5
- Garden at Tracy Library: 7.6 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 15.3 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 18.4 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 19.9 mi
- Blue Star Garden: 20.1 mi
Attractions: 5
- Willard Covered Bridge: 15.1 mi
- Tipping Rock: 16.0 mi
- Train: Boston & Maine Engine 494: 17.0 mi
- Lyman Point: 17.0 mi
- Cardigan Mountain State Park: 17.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 2.3 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 16.4 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Hippy Hill: 14.7 mi
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
Springs: 2
- (seasonal): 17.0 mi
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 22.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Pennyroyal Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croydon Mountain | WNW 302° | 842 m | 5.2 mi |
| Croydon Peak | WNW 302° | 841 m | 5.2 mi |
| Grantham Mountain | NW 318° | 800 m | 5.4 mi |
| Melvin Hill | NE 52° | 698 m | 8.3 mi |
| North Peak | SSE 160° | 692 m | 8.9 mi |
| Pillsbury Ridge | NE 53° | 667 m | 8.5 mi |
| Prospect Hill | N 2° | 641 m | 9.1 mi |
| Stowell Hill | NW 311° | 620 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:23 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:50 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:29 | 16:16 |
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 | 19 | 21 | 30 | 42 | 54 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newport, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357725468
Day trips start here
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 3 mi
- New London · 8 mi
- Claremont · 12 mi
- Cornish · 12 mi
- Windsor · 13 mi
- Lebanon · 15 mi
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