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Potanipo Hill

Potanipo Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Potanipo Hill rises to 187 m in New Hampshire. Whittemore Hill stands 418 m to the west, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Continuum, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. The Apple Way of Londonderry passes 15 miles off.

The story

Potanipo Hill is a 613-foot-high (187 m) peak located in the town of Brookline in southern New Hampshire, United States. The hill became home to one of the first lift-served ski areas in New England when Brookline Ski Area opened on its eastern face. The area later grew to become a larger regional operation known as Big Bear and later Musket Mountain. The ski area closed in 1984. Paul Andres purchased a large tract of land on the mountain, including most of the former ski area, and began developing a large art facility. Now open to the public, Andres Institute of Art features dozens of works designed by artists from around the world.

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Wikidata Q7234666, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
187 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.72727, -71.67244

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Continuum: 0.0 mi
  • Phoenix: 0.0 mi
  • Rebirth: 0.0 mi
  • Cuerpo Diafano: 0.0 mi
  • Windows Into Big Bear Mountain: 0.0 mi
Parks
  • Andres Institute of Art Sculpture Park: 0.3 mi
  • Max Cohen Memorial Grove (Town Beach): 0.6 mi
  • Nissitissit River Park: 0.6 mi
  • Brookline Ball Park: 0.8 mi
  • Townsend State Forest Parking Area: 3.7 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Attractions
Museums: 48
  • Always Ready Engine House: 4.2 mi
  • Old Pine Hill School House: 7.1 mi
  • Milford Historical Society: 7.5 mi
  • The Cabinet Press Printing Museum: 7.6 mi
  • Ashby Historical Society: 8.3 mi
Gardens: 32
Beaches: 31
  • Silver Lake Beach: 4.5 mi
  • Swimming Hole: 6.4 mi
  • Lunenburg Town Beach: 11.0 mi
  • The Beach at Arrive: 11.0 mi
  • Wilder Beach: 11.4 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • The Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Trap Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Purgatory Lower Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Middle Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Upper Falls: 11.2 mi
Cliffs: 9
Picnic sites: 8
Springs: 4
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 16.7 mi
  • River Road Spring: 17.8 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 3

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Potanipo Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whittemore HillW 267°418 m8.5 mi
Jones HillWSW 256°397 m8.9 mi
Barrett HillWNW 284°382 m7.3 mi
Fisk HillNW 308°369 m9.4 mi
Jefts HillWNW 291°344 m8.4 mi
Davis HillW 268°336 m7.5 mi
Merriam HillWNW 283°313 m6.2 mi
Pearl HillSW 219°310 m9.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:0919:4620:29
September equinox06:3518:0918:46
December solstice07:1515:3116:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465766727062503929
Precip in3.83.33.74.03.54.33.53.94.24.83.64.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Milford, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357726101

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