Peak · New Hampshire
Pitcher Hill
Pitcher Hill rises to 496 m in New Hampshire. Croydon Mountain stands 842 m to the west-northwest, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Stephen Phillips Memorial Preserve, a nature reserve 1.6 miles away. Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway passes 1.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q34895760, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 496 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.45285, -72.06509
- 1.4 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 14.7 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 17.3 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 20.8 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 9 mi
- Martin's Mill Covered Bridge · 17 mi
- Indian Ridge · 19 mi
- Norman Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Stephen Phillips Memorial Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Little Sunapee Associates Forest: 1.6 mi
- Little Sunapee Associates Forest: 2.1 mi
- Little Sunapee Associates Forest: 2.1 mi
- Rowell MacWilliams Woodlot: 2.9 mi
Peaks
- Prospect Hill: 1.6 mi
- Leavitt Hill: 1.8 mi
- Royal Arch Hill: 2.1 mi
- Hoyt Hill: 2.3 mi
- Trow Hill: 2.3 mi
Parks
- Clark Lookout: 2.6 mi
- Knights Hill Nature Park: 4.1 mi
- Woodward Park: 4.4 mi
- Veterans Field: 4.5 mi
- Grantham Recreation Park: 4.6 mi
Historic sites: 29
- Liberty Tree Memorial: 9.9 mi
- Canaan Veterans' Memorial: 13.7 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 14.4 mi
- naval gun: 14.7 mi
- civil war: 14.8 mi
Beaches: 25
- Georges Mills Beach: 1.6 mi
- Springfield Town Beach: 2.7 mi
- Bucklin Beach: 3.4 mi
- Croydon Town Beach: 3.7 mi
- Dewey Beach: 4.1 mi
Museums: 22
- Sunapee Historical Society: 4.7 mi
- Flanders-Osborne Museum: 4.7 mi
- John Hay Estate at The Fells: 7.1 mi
- Newport Historical Society Museum: 8.1 mi
- Little Red Schoolhouse Museum: 9.6 mi
Artworks: 17
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 8.2 mi
- The Wrecker: 17.2 mi
- Refuge: 20.4 mi
- Dartmouth Panels: 20.5 mi
- Fountain Figure: 20.5 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Pollard Mills Falls: 9.6 mi
- Litte Dog Falls: 10.3 mi
- Big Dog Falls: 10.3 mi
- Elizabeth Falls: 15.8 mi
- Welton Falls: 17.3 mi
Covered bridges: 6
- Cillryville Bridge: 10.0 mi
- Willard Twin Covered Bridge: 17.3 mi
- Salmond Covered Bridge: 21.3 mi
- Best's Covered Bridge: 22.6 mi
- Upper Falls Covered Bridge: 23.2 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Baker Ledge: 10.6 mi
- The Bulkhead: 12.2 mi
- Bouldering: 18.2 mi
- The Ledges: 19.5 mi
- Winslow Ledge: 22.4 mi
Gardens: 5
- Garden at Tracy Library: 4.8 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 16.2 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 19.1 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 20.8 mi
- Blue Star Garden: 23.5 mi
Attractions: 5
- Cardigan Mountain State Park: 14.7 mi
- Tipping Rock: 17.1 mi
- Willard Covered Bridge: 17.3 mi
- Lyman Point: 18.5 mi
- Train: Boston & Maine Engine 494: 18.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 2.1 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 18.3 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 23.5 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 23.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Hippy Hill: 11.3 mi
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
Springs: 2
- (seasonal): 17.3 mi
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 19.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Pitcher Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croydon Mountain | WNW 285° | 842 m | 8.0 mi |
| Croydon Peak | WNW 285° | 841 m | 8.0 mi |
| Grantham Mountain | WNW 295° | 800 m | 7.7 mi |
| Melvin Hill | NE 36° | 698 m | 5.4 mi |
| Pillsbury Ridge | NE 38° | 667 m | 5.6 mi |
| Aaron Ledge | NNE 22° | 608 m | 6.3 mi |
| Royal Arch Hill | ENE 72° | 593 m | 2.1 mi |
| Kings Hill | SSE 147° | 583 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| 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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357725894
Day trips start here
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 4 mi
- New London · 5 mi
- Claremont · 15 mi
- Cornish · 15 mi
- Orange · 15 mi
- Lebanon · 16 mi
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