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Rattlesnake Hill

Rattlesnake Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Rattlesnake Hill rises to 145 m in New Hampshire. Fort Mountain stands 424 m to the northeast, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Massabesic Headwaters Preserve, a nature reserve 1.4 miles away. Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway passes 5.8 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States of America (GNIS ID = 869444)

Wikidata Q34900738, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
145 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.07647, -71.42019
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Peters Brook Park: 1.9 mi
  • Veterans Park At Jacob Square: 2.5 mi
  • Merrimack River Boat Access Facility: 2.7 mi
  • Lambert Park: 2.8 mi
  • Fraser Memorial Park: 3.6 mi
Attractions
  • Block Party Social: 2.6 mi
  • The Amoskeag Fishways: 5.8 mi
  • Candia Springs Adventure Park: 8.5 mi
  • Deerfield Fairgrounds: 9.0 mi
  • Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 11.7 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 43
Artworks: 40
Beaches: 19
Waterfalls: 16
  • Steeles Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Great Falls: 18.3 mi
  • Senter Falls: 19.0 mi
  • Upper Falls: 19.6 mi
Gardens: 11
Cliffs: 8
  • Rattlesnake Cliff: 8.1 mi
  • Devil's Den Cliff: 12.2 mi
  • Boulder Natural: 12.2 mi
  • Ridgeline Climbing: 12.3 mi
  • Lower Slabs: 12.5 mi
Picnic sites: 6
Rest areas: 5
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 3.6 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 3.7 mi
  • Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 18.7 mi
  • Canterbury Rest Area: 22.5 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 24.4 mi
Springs: 4
  • River Road Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Two Sisters Spring: 22.3 mi
  • Jailhouse Spring: 24.2 mi
  • Huckins Spring: 24.7 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Rattlesnake Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fort MountainNE 34°424 m9.0 mi
Nottingham MountainNE 40°411 m9.2 mi
North Uncanoonuc MountainWSW 238°401 m11.0 mi
South Uncanoonuc MountainSW 233°395 m10.7 mi
McCoy MountainNNE 28°384 m9.6 mi
Neville PeakNE 38°363 m9.6 mi
Nats MountainNE 35°356 m8.3 mi
Brush HillNNE 25°305 m9.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:0719:4620:29
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1515:2816:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222533465766716962503929
Precip in2.72.73.23.53.44.33.73.73.94.43.53.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Massabesic Lake, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357726419

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