Peak · New Hampshire
Potato Hill
Potato Hill rises to 570 m in New Hampshire. Summit stands 828 m to the east, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Newport Water Department Land, a nature reserve 1.4 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 7.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States of America
Wikidata Q34898058, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 570 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.29173, -72.23479
- 7.3 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 8.9 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 20.7 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 21.6 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 10 mi
- View of Bellows Falls · 15 mi
- Martin's Mill Covered Bridge · 18 mi
- Beacon Hill Vista · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Newport Water Department Land: 1.4 mi
- Gallop Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 1.7 mi
- Little Sugar River Forest County Land: 2.1 mi
- Little Sugar River Forest County Land: 2.1 mi
- Little Sugar River Forest County Land: 2.6 mi
Peaks
- Hedgehog Hill: 1.6 mi
- Graves Hill: 2.5 mi
- Wilcox Hill: 2.7 mi
- White Birch Hill: 2.8 mi
- Gove Hill: 2.9 mi
Parks
- Sugar River Recreation Trail: 5.4 mi
- Acworth Town Land: 5.4 mi
- Ransom Tracey Park: 5.7 mi
- Claremont Community Garden: 5.8 mi
- Acworth Town Common: 5.9 mi
Museums: 23
- Little Red Schoolhouse Museum: 4.5 mi
- Newport Historical Society Museum: 5.9 mi
- Sunapee Historical Society: 9.9 mi
- Flanders-Osborne Museum: 10.1 mi
- The Fort at No. 4: 10.2 mi
Historic sites: 20
- naval gun: 7.5 mi
- naval gun: 7.5 mi
- civil war: 7.5 mi
- Washington Civil War Memorial: 10.6 mi
- Liberty Tree Memorial: 11.1 mi
Beaches: 19
- State Park Beach: 9.4 mi
- Dewey Beach: 10.5 mi
- Blodgett Landing Coast: 11.1 mi
- Corona Beach: 11.4 mi
- Croydon Town Beach: 11.9 mi
Covered bridges: 9
- Victorian Village Covered Bridge: 15.1 mi
- Titcomb Covered Bridge: 15.1 mi
- Salmond Covered Bridge: 15.8 mi
- Bartonsville Covered Bridge: 15.9 mi
- Upper Falls Covered Bridge: 16.2 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Pollard Mills Falls: 4.5 mi
- Gerry's Falls: 14.9 mi
- Hidden Falls: 16.0 mi
- Gleason Falls: 17.4 mi
- Sumner Falls: 20.1 mi
Artworks: 5
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 5.9 mi
- Smith's clothespin: 12.5 mi
- Johnathan Daniels: 24.9 mi
- Baseball: 24.9 mi
- Pizza Wings: 25.0 mi
Attractions: 5
- Green Mountain Railroad: 17.9 mi
- Willard Covered Bridge: 21.7 mi
- Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 24.8 mi
- Tipping Rock: 24.9 mi
- Train: Boston & Maine Engine 494: 25.0 mi
Gardens: 4
- Washington Community Garden: 10.6 mi
- Blue Star Garden: 12.4 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 15.1 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Table Rock: 14.9 mi
- Baker Ledge: 18.0 mi
- Mine Ledge: 20.8 mi
- The Bulkhead: 23.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Wright Grove: 20.0 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 24.5 mi
- Hippy Hill: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 13.9 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 23.5 mi
Springs: 1
- (seasonal): 10.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Potato Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit | E 79° | 828 m | 8.2 mi |
| Sunapee Mountain | E 81° | 824 m | 8.6 mi |
| Lucias Lookout | E 97° | 756 m | 8.2 mi |
| Little Sunapee Mountain | ESE 104° | 734 m | 8.3 mi |
| Goves Mountain | ESE 110° | 721 m | 6.8 mi |
| Bean Mountain | SE 132° | 708 m | 6.6 mi |
| Bryant Mountain | ESE 116° | 698 m | 7.0 mi |
| North Peak | ENE 76° | 692 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:30 | 16:17 |
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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 869320 — Potato Hill, Sullivan County, New Hampshire.
OpenStreetMap element node/357726112
Day trips start here
- Claremont · 8 mi
- Cornish · 14 mi
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 14 mi
- New London · 15 mi
- Windsor · 15 mi
- Brownsville · 17 mi
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