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Thunder Hill

Thunder Hill, a peak in New Hampshire
Thunder Hill, a peak in New HampshireNOAA Office for Coastal Management / The USDA-FSA Aerial Photography Field office (crediting while reuse is desired as Courtesy Attribution) · Public domain
Thunder Hill, a peak in New Hampshire
NOAA Office for Coastal Management / The USDA-FSA Aerial Photography Field office (crediting while reuse is desired as Courtesy Attribution) · Public domain

Thunder Hill rises to 477 m in New Hampshire. Mount Monadnock stands 965 m to the south-southeast, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Sucker Brook Cove Wildlife Sanctuary, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 14 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q34812880, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
477 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.96797, -72.15853

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Otter Brook Beach: 3.5 mi
  • Dublin Park: 4.3 mi
  • Marlborough Town Beach: 5.0 mi
  • Robin Hood Park: 5.7 mi
  • Ellis-Harrison Park: 5.8 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 28
  • Keene Soldier's Monument: 6.5 mi
  • Gravity Foundation Monument: 6.8 mi
  • Oya Hill: 6.9 mi
  • Troy Civil War Memorial: 9.8 mi
  • Troy's Hero Memorial: 9.8 mi
Museums: 28
Beaches: 14
Waterfalls: 13
  • Falls Brook Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Gleason Falls: 15.9 mi
  • Brennan Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Bonner Falls: 16.5 mi
  • Old Mill Falls: 18.0 mi
Artworks: 11
  • Armillary: 6.5 mi
  • Pizza Wings: 6.5 mi
  • Jennie B. Powers: 6.5 mi
  • Johnathan Daniels: 6.6 mi
  • Baseball: 6.7 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Billings Fold: 7.8 mi
  • Black Precipice: 8.0 mi
  • Mine Ledge: 9.7 mi
  • Troy Cliffs: 11.0 mi
  • Table Rock: 18.1 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 6.5 mi
  • Stone Bridge: 17.7 mi
  • Barrett House: 21.1 mi
  • Frog Rock: 22.2 mi
  • Nutting Ledges: 22.5 mi
Gardens: 3
  • John Pierce Garden: 6.5 mi
  • Noahs Ark: 7.6 mi
  • Washington Community Garden: 14.8 mi
Springs: 3
  • Falcon Spring: 8.5 mi
  • (seasonal): 16.9 mi
  • River Road Spring: 24.4 mi
Covered bridges: 3
Picnic sites: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MonadnockSSE965 m7.8 mi
Osgood HillENE681 m3.7 mi
Bald MountainENE617 m7.5 mi
Skatutakee MountainE609 m6.2 mi
Thumb MountainE603 m5.5 mi
Fletcher HillNE595 m4.0 mi
Dakin HillNNE595 m5.6 mi
Brooks HillN586 m5.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1019:4920:32
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
December solstice07:1715:3116:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202331435564696860483727
Precip in3.12.83.43.43.84.44.54.34.34.93.53.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Keene, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 870431 — Thunder Hill, Cheshire County, New Hampshire.

OpenStreetMap element node/357728261

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