Peak · New Hampshire
Prescott Hill
Prescott Hill rises to 568 m in New Hampshire. Cardigan Rimrock stands 851 m to the northeast, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Aaron Ledge, a peak 0.9 miles away. Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway passes 8.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States of America
Wikidata Q34898834, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 568 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.54979, -72.01310
- 8.5 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 16.0 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 18.5 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 18.9 mi off the River Heritage Tour
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 16 mi
- Indian Ridge · 16 mi
- Norman Overlook · 17 mi
- Balch Hill · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Aaron Ledge: 0.9 mi
- Prescott Hill: 1.0 mi
- Ford Hill: 1.4 mi
- Shad Hill: 1.7 mi
- Banks Pinnacle: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Carter Brook Wildlife Management Area: 2.0 mi
- Springfield Town Forest: 2.1 mi
- Grafton Pond Reservation: 2.3 mi
- Springfield Town Forest: 2.9 mi
- McDaniels Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 3.1 mi
Parks
- Grafton Recreation Field: 3.3 mi
- Gardner Memorial Wayside Park: 5.0 mi
- Brookside Park: 6.6 mi
- Williams Field: 6.6 mi
- The Common: 6.7 mi
Cliffs: 46
- The Bulkhead: 11.2 mi
- The Ledges: 13.2 mi
- Baker Ledge: 14.2 mi
- Bouldering: 14.6 mi
- Winslow Ledge: 16.0 mi
Historic sites: 41
- Canaan Veterans' Memorial: 6.7 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 10.8 mi
- The Bill Farm: 12.1 mi
- Pest House: 13.6 mi
- Cummings Dam: 13.7 mi
Beaches: 27
- Springfield Town Beach: 4.4 mi
- North Cove Beach: 5.1 mi
- East Cove Beach: 5.4 mi
- East Lake Beach: 5.5 mi
- South Cove Beach: 5.6 mi
Museums: 21
- Canaan Historical Museum: 8.1 mi
- Shaker Museum: 8.2 mi
- Potter Place Depot: 11.1 mi
- Sunapee Historical Society: 11.8 mi
- Flanders-Osborne Museum: 11.9 mi
Artworks: 17
- The Wrecker: 14.4 mi
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 15.2 mi
- Refuge: 17.3 mi
- Dartmouth Panels: 17.3 mi
- Perdido: 17.3 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Big Dog Falls: 6.8 mi
- Litte Dog Falls: 6.9 mi
- Elizabeth Falls: 8.8 mi
- Welton Falls: 10.5 mi
- Sculptured Rocks: 13.5 mi
Attractions: 6
- Cardigan Mountain State Park: 7.6 mi
- Tipping Rock: 14.6 mi
- Lyman Point: 16.6 mi
- Train: Boston & Maine Engine 494: 16.7 mi
- Willard Covered Bridge: 17.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 7.2 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 17.5 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 21.1 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 23.7 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 24.0 mi
Covered bridges: 5
- Cillryville Bridge: 11.0 mi
- Willard Twin Covered Bridge: 17.1 mi
- Union Village Covered Bridge: 20.4 mi
- Sayre Bridge: 22.9 mi
- Edgell Covered Bridge: 23.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Hippy Hill: 7.7 mi
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
- Area 1: 21.6 mi
- Area 2: 22.0 mi
Gardens: 4
- Garden at Tracy Library: 9.5 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 13.6 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 17.4 mi
- Peace Garden: 21.8 mi
Springs: 3
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 13.9 mi
- Crystal Spring: 21.4 mi
- (seasonal): 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Prescott Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardigan Rimrock | NE 36° | 851 m | 8.0 mi |
| Orange Mountain | NE 42° | 782 m | 7.7 mi |
| Crane Mountain | NE 48° | 727 m | 7.5 mi |
| Melvin Hill | SSE 166° | 698 m | 2.5 mi |
| Tinkham Hill | ENE 70° | 692 m | 8.1 mi |
| Grafton Knob | NE 51° | 671 m | 7.4 mi |
| Church Mountain | NE 52° | 671 m | 7.6 mi |
| Pillsbury Ridge | SSE 160° | 667 m | 2.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:28 | 16:15 |
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 | 18 | 20 | 29 | 41 | 53 | 62 | 67 | 66 | 58 | 45 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grafton, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357726191
Day trips start here
- Orange · 7 mi
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 8 mi
- New London · 9 mi
- Lebanon · 14 mi
- Hanover · 17 mi
- White River Junction · 17 mi
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