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Willis Mountain

Willis Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Willis Mountain rises to 368 m in New Hampshire. Little Monadnock Mountain stands 571 m to the east, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Willard Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 6.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q34821188, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
368 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.78358, -72.33679

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Richmond Town Forest - Taylor-Newell Lot: 0.8 mi
  • Quint Preserve: 1.4 mi
  • Bennett Gorge: 1.7 mi
  • Town Conservation Land: 1.9 mi
  • Winchester Town Forest - Meetinghouse Hill: 2.1 mi
Parks
  • Winchester Town Beach: 1.8 mi
  • Ellen Lambert Murphy Memorial Community Center: 2.5 mi
  • Loring Field: 3.2 mi
  • Amidon Park: 3.8 mi
  • Richardson Park: 4.3 mi
Historic sites
  • Eliza Ballou Monument: 5.8 mi
  • New Hampshire/Vermont/Massachusetts Tri-State Granite Marker: 7.3 mi
  • Cheshire Railroad Depot Monument: 8.2 mi
  • Troy WW1 Memorial: 8.3 mi
  • Troy Veterans Memorial: 8.3 mi
Museums: 33
Cliffs: 23
  • Troy Cliffs: 5.7 mi
  • Jacob Hill: 9.1 mi
  • Table Rock: 9.7 mi
  • Mine Ledge: 11.2 mi
  • Black Precipice: 12.5 mi
Attractions: 23
  • Stone Bridge: 6.3 mi
  • Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 10.8 mi
  • Hermit's Castle: 12.6 mi
  • Path Continues: 14.2 mi
  • Path Continues: 14.2 mi
Artworks: 13
  • Reaching: 10.2 mi
  • Aurora: 10.3 mi
  • Trinity Bicycle Shop: 10.6 mi
  • Jennie B. Powers: 10.6 mi
  • Baseball: 10.7 mi
Beaches: 12
  • Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 4.7 mi
  • Fitzwilliam Town Beach on Laurel Lake: 10.1 mi
  • Silver Lake Beach: 13.8 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 14.4 mi
  • Ranger Beach: 15.3 mi
Waterfalls: 9
Gardens: 7
Springs: 2
  • Falcon Spring: 13.3 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 23.9 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Willis Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Monadnock MountainE 87°571 m6.6 mi
Mount GraceS 188°491 m6.4 mi
Grassy HillE 100°446 m5.0 mi
Bennetts KnobS 187°444 m6.2 mi
Franklin MountainN 351°434 m3.2 mi
Brennan HillENE 60°433 m6.4 mi
Attleboro MountainESE 106°427 m1.4 mi
Mayo HillSSE 158°418 m5.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2419:02
June solstice05:1219:4920:32
September equinox06:3718:1118:49
December solstice07:1715:3316:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357729017

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