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Pickett Hill

Pickett Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Pickett Hill rises to 488 m in New Hampshire. Sunapee Mountain stands 824 m to the north-northwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Pickett Hill - South Peak, a peak 0.4 miles away. Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway passes 3.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Hampshire, United States of America

Wikidata Q34891662, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
488 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.21787, -71.99087

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • French's Park: 4.0 mi
  • Whitman Park: 4.0 mi
  • Warren Brook Park: 4.3 mi
  • Pillsbury State Park: 6.0 mi
  • Pillsbury-Sunapee Corridor: 6.0 mi
Museums: 34
Historic sites: 23
Beaches: 23
Artworks: 22
Attractions: 7
  • Everett Dam: 18.8 mi
  • Everett Dam: 18.9 mi
  • Everett Dam: 18.9 mi
  • Everett Dam: 19.0 mi
  • Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 23.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 5
  • Gleason Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Pollard Mills Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Brennan Falls: 17.5 mi
  • Senter Falls: 23.2 mi
  • Bonner Falls: 23.3 mi
Gardens: 4
Picnic sites: 3
Springs: 2
  • (seasonal): 3.7 mi
  • River Road Spring: 22.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Pickett Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sunapee MountainNNW 330°824 m7.4 mi
South PeakNNW 333°794 m7.3 mi
Lucias LookoutNW 315°756 m5.8 mi
Lovewell MountainWSW 254°751 m3.7 mi
Little Sunapee MountainNW 306°734 m5.2 mi
Goves MountainWNW 296°721 m6.5 mi
Bean MountainW 275°708 m7.4 mi
Bryant MountainWNW 289°698 m6.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:0919:4920:32
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1815:3016:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212331435563686659473727
Precip in3.43.13.84.23.84.54.44.04.15.54.24.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bradford 2, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357725561

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