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Powder Hill

Powder Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Powder Hill rises to 187 m in New Hampshire. North Uncanoonuc Mountain stands 401 m to the northwest, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Woodland Hills Open Space, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 4.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34898555, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
187 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.95521, -71.56276

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Earl G. Legacy Park: 1.0 mi
  • Benedictine Park: 1.8 mi
  • Bedford Village Common: 2.5 mi
  • Little League Complex: 2.5 mi
  • Bedford Athletic Complex: 2.7 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Attractions
  • The Amoskeag Fishways: 5.6 mi
  • Frog Rock: 8.3 mi
  • Block Party Social: 8.8 mi
  • Everett Dam: 10.7 mi
  • Everett Dam: 10.7 mi
Artworks
  • Brigadier General John Stark: 5.6 mi
  • Soldier and Sailers Monument: 7.0 mi
  • Millennium Child: 13.1 mi
  • The Face of PSA: 14.1 mi
  • Diversity: 14.1 mi
Museums: 40
Beaches: 19
Waterfalls: 11
  • Wildcat Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Upper Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Middle Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Senter Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Purgatory Lower Falls: 9.6 mi
Gardens: 11
Cliffs: 9
Picnic sites: 6
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 1
  • River Road Spring: 6.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Powder Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Uncanoonuc MountainNW 319°401 m3.3 mi
South Uncanoonuc MountainNNW 326°395 m2.3 mi
Joe English HillW 265°388 m5.1 mi
Piscataquog MountainW 261°374 m10.8 mi
South HillWSW 258°314 m7.1 mi
Storey HillWSW 255°307 m6.8 mi
Roby HillWSW 249°302 m4.9 mi
McCollom HillWSW 251°277 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2118:59
June solstice05:0819:4620:29
September equinox06:3418:0818:46
December solstice07:1515:2916:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262837485968747264524231
Precip in2.42.73.43.33.44.03.33.33.73.93.53.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Manchester AP, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357726139

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