Peak · New Hampshire
Prescott Hill
Prescott Hill rises to 456 m in New Hampshire. Orange Mountain stands 782 m to the northeast, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Aaron Ledge, a peak 1.2 miles away. Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway passes 8.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Hampshire, United States of America.
Wikidata Q34898808, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 456 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.54282, -71.99635
- 8.1 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 16.9 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 17.5 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 19.0 mi off the River Heritage Tour
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 15 mi
- Indian Ridge · 17 mi
- Norman Overlook · 18 mi
- Balch Hill · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Grafton Recreation Field: 2.6 mi
- Gardner Memorial Wayside Park: 4.2 mi
- Independence Park: 6.8 mi
- Williams Field: 7.1 mi
- The Common: 7.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Springfield Town Forest: 2.0 mi
- Carter Brook Wildlife Management Area: 2.1 mi
- Woods Without Gile: 2.8 mi
- Grafton Pond Reservation: 3.1 mi
- McDaniels Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 3.7 mi
Peaks
- Aaron Ledge: 1.2 mi
- Williams Hill: 1.7 mi
- Pillsbury Ridge: 1.8 mi
- Melvin Hill: 1.9 mi
- Shad Hill: 2.0 mi
Cliffs: 45
- The Bulkhead: 10.2 mi
- The Ledges: 12.8 mi
- Baker Ledge: 13.4 mi
- Bouldering: 15.6 mi
- Winslow Ledge: 16.6 mi
Historic sites: 39
- Canaan Veterans' Memorial: 7.2 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 11.8 mi
- The Bill Farm: 13.0 mi
- Pest House: 14.5 mi
- Cummings Dam: 14.6 mi
Beaches: 27
- Springfield Town Beach: 4.4 mi
- North Cove Beach: 5.9 mi
- East Cove Beach: 6.1 mi
- East Lake Beach: 6.1 mi
- South Cove Beach: 6.2 mi
Museums: 21
- Canaan Historical Museum: 8.8 mi
- Shaker Museum: 9.2 mi
- Potter Place Depot: 10.2 mi
- Sunapee Historical Society: 11.7 mi
- Flanders-Osborne Museum: 11.7 mi
Artworks: 17
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 15.2 mi
- The Wrecker: 15.3 mi
- Refuge: 18.2 mi
- Dartmouth Panels: 18.2 mi
- Perdido: 18.2 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Big Dog Falls: 7.8 mi
- Litte Dog Falls: 7.9 mi
- Elizabeth Falls: 8.7 mi
- Welton Falls: 10.3 mi
- Profile Falls: 13.2 mi
Attractions: 6
- Cardigan Mountain State Park: 7.7 mi
- Tipping Rock: 15.6 mi
- Lyman Point: 17.6 mi
- Train: Boston & Maine Engine 494: 17.7 mi
- Willard Covered Bridge: 18.0 mi
Covered bridges: 5
- Cillryville Bridge: 10.1 mi
- Willard Twin Covered Bridge: 18.1 mi
- Union Village Covered Bridge: 21.3 mi
- Sayre Bridge: 23.7 mi
- Edgell Covered Bridge: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Hippy Hill: 6.8 mi
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Area 1: 22.5 mi
- Area 2: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 7.4 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 18.4 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 20.2 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 22.7 mi
Gardens: 4
- Garden at Tracy Library: 8.9 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 14.5 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 18.4 mi
- Peace Garden: 21.5 mi
Springs: 3
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 13.3 mi
- Crystal Spring: 21.1 mi
- (seasonal): 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Prescott Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange Mountain | NE 35° | 782 m | 7.6 mi |
| Crane Mountain | NE 41° | 727 m | 7.2 mi |
| Melvin Hill | S 188° | 698 m | 1.9 mi |
| Tinkham Hill | ENE 64° | 692 m | 7.6 mi |
| Grafton Knob | NE 43° | 671 m | 7.1 mi |
| Church Mountain | NE 45° | 671 m | 7.3 mi |
| Pillsbury Ridge | S 180° | 667 m | 1.8 mi |
| Brown Mountain | NE 47° | 664 m | 7.5 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 869354 — Prescott Hill, Grafton County, New Hampshire.
OpenStreetMap element node/357726186
Day trips start here
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 8 mi
- Orange · 8 mi
- New London · 9 mi
- Lebanon · 15 mi
- Hanover · 18 mi
- White River Junction · 18 mi
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