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Royal Arch Hill

Royal Arch Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Royal Arch Hill rises to 593 m in New Hampshire. Melvin Hill stands 698 m to the north-northeast, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Morgan Hill, a peak 1.6 miles away. Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway passes 2.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34902242, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
593 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.46193, -72.02543

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Gardner Memorial Wayside Park: 2.9 mi
  • Clark Lookout: 3.0 mi
  • Knights Hill Nature Park: 3.5 mi
  • Woodward Park: 3.6 mi
  • The Sargent Common: 4.0 mi
Historic sites: 35
Beaches: 26
  • Bucklin Beach: 2.2 mi
  • Springfield Town Beach: 2.2 mi
  • Georges Mills Beach: 3.0 mi
  • Elkins Beach: 5.1 mi
  • Dewey Beach: 5.4 mi
Museums: 22
  • Flanders-Osborne Museum: 6.0 mi
  • Sunapee Historical Society: 6.0 mi
  • John Hay Estate at The Fells: 7.7 mi
  • Potter Place Depot: 8.7 mi
  • Newport Historical Society Museum: 10.0 mi
Artworks: 16
Waterfalls: 11
Cliffs: 6
Attractions: 5
Rest areas: 4
Gardens: 4
Covered bridges: 4
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 2
  • Breck-Plankey Spring: 17.1 mi
  • (seasonal): 18.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Royal Arch Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Melvin HillNNE 18°698 m3.9 mi
Pillsbury RidgeNNE 21°667 m4.0 mi
Aaron LedgeN 4°608 m5.2 mi
Kings HillSSE 165°583 m6.5 mi
Prescott HillN 6°568 m6.1 mi
Sunset HillS 179°558 m7.7 mi
Hoyt HillNW 322°554 m1.9 mi
Fogg HillNE 46°541 m5.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:0819:4920:33
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1915:2916:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182029415362676658453525
Precip in2.92.63.13.23.24.23.93.33.24.53.13.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grafton, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357726783

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