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Purgatory Hill

Purgatory Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Purgatory Hill rises to 269 m in New Hampshire. North Pack Monadnock Mountain stands 694 m to the west, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Purgatory Reservation, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 5.8 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in New Hampshire, United States of America

Wikidata Q49064556, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
269 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.89175, -71.70091
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
Parks
  • Carleton Pond Park: 1.5 mi
  • Hartshorn Pond Park: 2.6 mi
  • Curtiss Dogwood Natural Area: 2.7 mi
  • Upper Grove: 2.9 mi
  • Carnival Hill Recreation Area: 3.2 mi
Attractions
Artworks
  • Soldier and Sailers Monument: 10.6 mi
  • Communication: 11.3 mi
  • First Friendship: 11.3 mi
  • Neitherthere (Absence as a Reality): 11.3 mi
  • City Lights: 11.3 mi
Museums: 34
Beaches: 26
Gardens: 15
Waterfalls: 12
  • Upper Falls: 0.5 mi
  • Middle Falls: 0.7 mi
  • Purgatory Lower Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Senter Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Bonner Falls: 7.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 3
  • River Road Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 20.0 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 20.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Purgatory Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Pack Monadnock MountainW 267°694 m8.4 mi
Pack Monadnock MountainWSW 257°692 m9.2 mi
Rose MountainWNW 298°523 m5.9 mi
The PinnacleWNW 298°511 m5.3 mi
Winn MountainWNW 283°503 m5.7 mi
Lyndeborough MountainWNW 297°491 m5.6 mi
North Uncanoonuc MountainNE 35°401 m8.4 mi
South Uncanoonuc MountainNE 42°395 m8.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:0919:4720:30
September equinox06:3518:0918:46
December solstice07:1515:3016:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465766726961493929
Precip in3.03.03.84.13.44.03.73.74.04.93.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Milford, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357726323

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