Potanipo Hill (NH): elevation, trails, skiing nearby

Does Potanipo Hill have skiing?

No lift-served ski area on this mountain. Nearest ski area: Crotched Mountain, about 21.7 miles (straight line).

Altitude at a glance

County	Hillsborough County
Town / township	Brookline
Summit	613 ft / 187 m

Topo map

Base map: USGS The National Map (public domain). Switch to OpenTopoMap with the layer button. Use for orientation only; carry a proper map and compass.

Summit weather

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Full NWS point forecast for Potanipo Hill

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Sunrise & sunset today

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Calculated in your browser for the summit coordinates (standard sunrise equation, Eastern Time). From a high summit with an open horizon, the sun appears a few minutes earlier and sets a few minutes later than the sea-level times shown here; the extra minutes are estimated from the summit's height.

Safety

Consider a hikeSafe card. It's sold by NH Fish and Game and helps cover the cost of a search and rescue if you need one, under NH rules. Carry the ten essentials, tell someone your plan and know when to turn back.

Real estate nearby

Town	Typical home value	Median household income	Population
Brookline	$669,299 (Zillow, 2026-09; +2.1% in a year)	$171,046	5,736
Hollis	$791,653 (Zillow, 2026-09; +0.4% in a year)	$168,883	8,603
Mason	$547,761 (Zillow, 2026-09; +1.9% in a year)	$111,090	1,451
Milford	$511,582 (Zillow, 2026-09; +2.4% in a year)	$97,768	16,337

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), typical home, as of the month shown; when Zillow has no figure for a town, we show the Census ACS 5-year median home value (table B25077). Income: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year 2020–2024 (via Census Reporter), table B19013. Population: same ACS 5-year release, table B01003.

Nearby peaks & ski areas

Straight-line distance.

Closest lakes & ponds

230 named lakes and ponds within 30 miles: 87 with a public boat launch, 34 with a public swimming beach.

0.5 mi Taylor Pond, Brookline
0.9 mi Potanipo Lake, Brookline Boat rampSwimming beach
1.4 mi Pierce Pond Dam, Brookline Swimming beach
2.6 mi Wildlife Pond, Hollis
3.0 mi Rocky Pond, Hollis Hand-carry launch
3.0 mi Worcesters Pond, Hollis
3.8 mi Melendy Pond (Lakin Pond), Brookline Boat ramp
4.3 mi Silver Lake, Hollis Hand-carry launchSwimming beach
5.3 mi Dunklee Pond, Hollis
5.3 mi Parker Pond, Hollis
6.1 mi Quarry Pond, Milford
6.2 mi Pratt Pond, Mason Boat ramp
6.4 mi Flints Pond, Hollis Boat ramp
6.5 mi Osgood Pond, Milford
7.2 mi Pennichuck Pond, Nashua Hand-carry launch
7.9 mi Stump Pond, Amherst
8.0 mi Honey Pot Pond, Amherst
8.3 mi Lovewell Pond, Nashua
8.6 mi Water Loom Pond, New Ipswich Boat ramp
8.6 mi Round Pond, Nashua
8.9 mi Mine Falls Pond, Nashua
9.1 mi Holt Pond, Merrimack
9.4 mi New Wilton Res, Wilton
9.5 mi Tobey Reservoir, Temple
9.5 mi Bowers Pond, Nashua
9.6 mi Naticook Lake, Merrimack Boat rampSwimming beach
10.1 mi Bowers Pond, Nashua
10.4 mi Harris Pond, Merrimack
10.4 mi Green Pond, Merrimack
10.5 mi Dream Lake, Amherst
10.7 mi Smithville Reservoir Site 35, New Ipswich
10.9 mi Harris Pond Dam, Nashua
10.9 mi Wheeler Pond, New Ipswich
11.2 mi Weston Pond, Amherst
11.5 mi Lincoln Pond, Amherst
11.9 mi Baboosic Lake, Amherst Hand-carry launchSwimming beach
11.9 mi Pratt Pond, New Ipswich
12.3 mi Burton Pond Dam, Lyndeborough
12.5 mi Horseshoe Pond, Merrimack Boat ramp
12.7 mi Hortons Pond, Mont Vernon Boat ramp
13.0 mi Otternick Pond (Tarnic), Hudson Boat ramp
13.0 mi Mountain Pond, New Ipswich
13.1 mi Ayers Pond, Hudson Hand-carry launch
13.3 mi Island Pond, New Ipswich
13.4 mi Damon Pond, Amherst
13.4 mi Mill Pond, Rindge
13.5 mi Unnamed Pond, Litchfield
13.6 mi Darrah Pond, Litchfield Hand-carry launchSwimming beach
13.6 mi Unnamed Pond, Mont Vernon
13.7 mi Badger Pond, Lyndeborough
13.7 mi Ice Pond, Mont Vernon
13.9 mi Divol Pond, Rindge
14.0 mi Musquash Pond, Hudson Boat ramp
14.5 mi Joe English Pond, Amherst
14.8 mi Pecker Pond, Rindge
15.0 mi Cunningham Pond, Peterborough Boat rampSwimming beach
15.3 mi Hubbard Pond, Rindge Boat rampSwimming beach
15.3 mi Robinson Pond, Hudson Boat rampSwimming beach
15.5 mi Long Pond, Pelham Hand-carry launchSwimming beach
15.7 mi Cranberry Meadow Pond, Peterborough
15.7 mi Beaver Dam Pond, New Boston
15.8 mi Gumpas Pond, Pelham
16.0 mi Bailey Pond, New Boston Boat ramp
16.1 mi Black Reservoir, Rindge
16.2 mi Emerson Pond, Rindge
16.4 mi Bullet Pond, Rindge
16.5 mi Crowcroft Pond, Rindge
16.6 mi Monomonac Lake, Rindge
16.8 mi Sandy Pond - Camp Foster, Bedford
16.9 mi Grassy Pond, Rindge Boat ramp
17.0 mi Sebbins Pond, Bedford
17.1 mi Zephyr Lake, Greenfield Boat rampSwimming beach
17.6 mi Rugg Pond, Rindge
18.1 mi Contoocook Lake, Rindge Boat rampSwimming beach
18.2 mi Kendall Pond, Londonderry Boat ramp
18.4 mi Haunted Lake (Scobie Pond), Francestown
18.4 mi Pine Island Pond, Manchester Hand-carry launch
18.4 mi Cheshire Pond, Jaffrey Hand-carry launch
18.6 mi Dodge Pond, New Boston
18.7 mi Uncanoonuc Lake, Goffstown Boat rampSwimming beach
18.7 mi Moeckel (Simpson) Pond, Windham Hand-carry launch
18.8 mi Pool Pond, Rindge Boat ramp
19.0 mi Parker Pond, Jaffrey
19.2 mi Rock Pond, Windham Hand-carry launch
19.2 mi Beard Pond, New Boston
19.3 mi Still Pond, New Boston
19.3 mi Mcquesten Pond, Manchester
19.4 mi Mountain Brook Res, Jaffrey Hand-carry launch
19.4 mi Robbins Pond, Rindge
19.4 mi Sunset Lake (Gould Pond), Greenfield
19.5 mi Island Pond, Little, Pelham
19.6 mi Unnamed Pond, Londonderry
19.7 mi Otter Lake, Greenfield Boat rampSwimming beach
19.7 mi Nutt Pond, Manchester Boat ramp
20.0 mi Dennison Pond, Francestown
20.1 mi Frost Pond, Jaffrey Boat ramp
20.2 mi Cobbetts Pond, Windham Boat rampSwimming beach
20.2 mi Pearly Lake, Rindge Hand-carry launch
20.3 mi Gilmore Pond, Jaffrey Boat ramp
20.3 mi Macdowell Reservoir, Peterborough Boat rampSwimming beach
20.5 mi Crystal Lake, Manchester
20.5 mi Hoods Pond, Derry Hand-carry launchSwimming beach
20.6 mi Glen Lake, Goffstown
20.6 mi Damon Reservoir, Lower, Rindge
20.7 mi Hodge Pond, Jaffrey
20.7 mi Wildlife Pond, Jaffrey
20.9 mi Mud Pond, Dublin Hand-carry launch
20.9 mi Harris Pond, Pelham
21.0 mi Scobie Pond, Londonderry Boat ramp
21.3 mi Powder Mill Pond, Hancock
21.4 mi Thorndike Pond, Jaffrey Boat rampSwimming beach
21.5 mi Whittemore Lake, Bennington Boat rampSwimming beach
21.5 mi Daniels Lake, Weare
21.5 mi Long Pond, Manchester
21.5 mi Mitchell Pond, Windham
21.6 mi Canobie Lake, Windham Boat ramp
21.6 mi Ezekiel Pond, Derry
21.8 mi Sip Pond, Fitzwilliam
21.9 mi Halfmoon Pond, Hancock
21.9 mi Hedgehog Pond, Salem Swimming beach
22.0 mi Pleasant Pond, Francestown Boat ramp
22.0 mi Dinsmore Pond, Harrisville
22.1 mi Gilson Pond, Jaffrey
22.1 mi Rainbow Lake, Derry
22.2 mi Shattuck Pond, Francestown
22.4 mi Beaver Lake, Derry Boat rampSwimming beach
22.4 mi Ferrin Pond, Weare Boat rampSwimming beach
22.5 mi Beaver Pond, Harrisville
22.5 mi Stevens Pond, Manchester Boat ramp
22.5 mi Seavey Pond, Windham
22.6 mi Cummings Meadow, Jaffrey
22.8 mi Perkins Pond Marsh, Weare Hand-carry launch
22.8 mi Shadow Lake, Windham
22.8 mi Dorrs Pond, Manchester Boat ramp
23.2 mi Massabesic Lake, Auburn Boat ramp
23.2 mi Scott (West) Pond, Fitzwilliam
23.2 mi Stone Pond, Fitzwilliam
23.3 mi Goldfish Pond, Hooksett
23.4 mi Norway Pond, Hancock Boat rampSwimming beach
23.5 mi Juggernaut Pond, Hancock
23.7 mi Millville Lake, Salem Swimming beach
23.8 mi Gorham Pond, Dunbarton Boat ramp
23.9 mi Mount William Pond, Weare Boat ramp
24.1 mi Dublin Lake, Dublin Boat rampSwimming beach
24.1 mi Adams Pond, Derry
24.1 mi Collins Pond, Fitzwilliam
24.2 mi Harantis Lake (Houston P.), Chester
24.3 mi Taylor Reservoir, Salem
24.4 mi Laurel Lake, Fitzwilliam Boat rampSwimming beach
24.5 mi Arlington Mill Res., Salem
24.5 mi Purgatory Pond, Dunbarton Boat ramp
24.6 mi World End Pond, Salem Boat ramp
24.6 mi Long Pond, Dunbarton Boat ramp
24.7 mi Deering Reservoir, Deering Boat rampSwimming beach
24.8 mi Wilson Pond, Salem
24.8 mi Dark Pond, Dublin
24.9 mi Calef Pond, Auburn
24.9 mi Unnamed Pond, Deering
25.0 mi Perkins Pond, Troy Boat ramp
25.1 mi Skatutakee Lake, Harrisville Boat ramp
25.2 mi Bowker Pond, Fitzwilliam
25.3 mi Sportsman Pond, Fitzwilliam
25.3 mi Kimball Pond, Dunbarton Boat ramp
25.3 mi Horseshoe Pond (Boyce), Fitzwilliam
25.4 mi Hunts Pond, Hancock Boat ramp
25.6 mi Island Pond, Hampstead Boat ramp
25.8 mi Howe Reservoir, Dublin Hand-carry launch
25.8 mi Captain Pond, Salem
25.8 mi Tenney Pond, Hancock
25.9 mi Shadrach Pond, Hancock
26.0 mi Massabesic Lake, Little, Auburn Hand-carry launch
26.0 mi Quarry Pond, Troy
26.1 mi Everett Lake, Weare Boat rampSwimming beach
26.1 mi Clark Pond, Auburn Hand-carry launch
26.2 mi Harrisville Pond, Harrisville Boat rampSwimming beach
26.2 mi Rockwood Pond, Fitzwilliam
26.4 mi Tower Hill Pond, Candia Hand-carry launch
26.5 mi Horace Lake (Weare Reservoir), Weare
26.5 mi Stanford Pond, Harrisville
26.5 mi Wight Pond, Dublin
26.6 mi Gregg Lake, Antrim Boat rampSwimming beach
26.7 mi Nubanusit Lake, Nelson Boat ramp
26.7 mi Sand Dam Pond, Troy Swimming beach
26.7 mi Hog Hill Pond, Hampstead
26.9 mi Willard Pond, Antrim Boat ramp
26.9 mi Putney Meadow Pond, Bow
26.9 mi Silica Pond, Troy
27.1 mi Stone Pond, Marlborough Boat ramp
27.1 mi Dube Pond, Hooksett
27.3 mi Spoonwood Lake, Nelson
27.4 mi Wash Pond (Sunset Lake), Hampstead
27.4 mi Dubes Pond, Hooksett Hand-carry launch
27.4 mi Pinnacle Pond, Hooksett
27.5 mi Seaver Reservoir, Harrisville
27.5 mi Russell Reservoir, Harrisville Hand-carry launch
27.6 mi Chesham Pond, Harrisville
27.6 mi Hinman Pond, Hooksett
27.6 mi West Hill Reservoir, Troy
27.8 mi Childs Bog, Harrisville Hand-carry launch
27.8 mi Phillips Pond, Sandown Swimming beach
27.8 mi Tolman Pond, Nelson
27.9 mi Stark Pond, Dunbarton Hand-carry launch
28.0 mi Larrys Pond, Richmond
28.1 mi Meetinghouse Pond, Marlborough Boat ramp
28.1 mi Dudley Pond, Deering Hand-carry launch
28.1 mi Showell Pond, Sandown
28.1 mi Rye Pond, Nelson
28.1 mi Hunt Pond, Sandown
28.2 mi Campbell Pond, Antrim
28.3 mi Clay Pond, Hooksett
28.4 mi Heads (Lakins) Pond, Hooksett
28.7 mi Silver Lake, Harrisville Boat ramp
28.7 mi Angle Pond, Sandown
28.7 mi Steels Pond, Antrim
28.7 mi Lily Pond, Sandown
28.8 mi Pleasant Pond, Henniker Boat rampSwimming beach
28.8 mi Norton Pond, Raymond
28.9 mi Robb Reservoir, Stoddard Hand-carry launch
28.9 mi Corey Pond, Troy
29.0 mi Clapp Pond, Marlborough
29.0 mi Wason Pond, Chester
29.3 mi Jackman Res.(Franklin Pierce), Hillsborough Boat rampSwimming beach
29.4 mi Craney Pond, Henniker
29.4 mi Punch Pond, Sandown
29.5 mi Center Pond, Nelson Boat ramp
29.5 mi Mud Pond, Henniker
29.7 mi Unnamed Pond, Marlborough
29.8 mi Cub Pond, Sandown
29.9 mi Spectacle Pond, Roxbury
30.0 mi Cub Pond, Little, Danville

Straight-line distance from the summit. Lakes and towns: NH Fish and Game fishing guide data. Boat launches: NH Fish and Game public access sites. Swimming: NH Fish and Game access sites and NH DES monitored public beaches. No badge means access is unknown, not that there is none. Check local rules before you go.

Closest golf courses

Overlook Golf Club — 6.4 mi
Ponemah Green Family Golf Center, Amherst — 7.8 mi
Nashua Country Club — 11.5 mi

Straight-line distance. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Trails & mileage

This peak is outside USFS trail data. Check the land manager below for official trail info.

Summit sunrise & sunset by month

Mid-month	Sunrise	Sunset	Turn around by*
Jan	7:14 AM	4:36 PM	2:36 PM
Feb	6:45 AM	5:16 PM	3:16 PM
Mar	7:00 AM	6:51 PM	4:51 PM
Apr	6:06 AM	7:27 PM	5:27 PM
May	5:24 AM	8:00 PM	6:00 PM
Jun	5:07 AM	8:25 PM	6:25 PM
Jul	5:21 AM	8:23 PM	6:23 PM
Aug	5:52 AM	7:50 PM	5:50 PM
Sep	6:25 AM	6:58 PM	4:58 PM
Oct	6:58 AM	6:06 PM	4:06 PM
Nov	6:37 AM	4:25 PM	2:25 PM
Dec	7:09 AM	4:13 PM	2:13 PM

Computed for the summit coordinates with the NOAA solar formula, Eastern Time (DST applied). *Rule of thumb: be heading down at least 2 hours before sunset; start early enough to reach the summit before this time.

Best month to hike

Sep — the month with the fewest wet days (≥1 mm precipitation) among months where the average summit high reaches 50°F.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Wet days
Jan	34°F	18°F	30%
Feb	36°F	18°F	34%
Mar	44°F	26°F	34%
Apr	56°F	37°F	39%
May	68°F	48°F	36%
Jun	76°F	58°F	40%
Jul	83°F	64°F	38%
Aug	80°F	62°F	34%
Sep	73°F	56°F	30%
Oct	61°F	45°F	35%
Nov	48°F	34°F	29%
Dec	38°F	24°F	35%

2006–2025 daily ERA5 reanalysis from the Open-Meteo archive, adjusted to summit elevation. Reanalysis smooths mountain weather; summits like Mount Washington are often colder and windier than shown.

Getting there & parking

Nearest towns

Brookline — 0.6 mi
Hollis — 4.2 mi
Mason — 5.0 mi

Closest airports with scheduled flights

Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT) — about 18.6 mi straight line
Laurence G Hanscom Field (BED) — about 26.4 mi straight line
Worcester Regional Airport (ORH) — about 33.4 mi straight line

Campgrounds & places to stay

KOA campgrounds

KOA - Stratford / Lake Winnipesaukee South — 49.2 mi, Strafford · Directions
Lincoln / Woodstock KOA Holiday — 85.3 mi, Woodstock · Directions
Littleton / Franconia Notch KOA Holiday — 105.6 mi, Lisbon · Directions

Nearby ski areas

Crotched Mountain — 21.7 mi 1000 vertical ft · 25 trails · 5 lifts · 180 acres
McIntyre Ski Area — 22.6 mi 200 vertical ft · 11 trails · 5 lifts · 37 acres
Pats Peak — 30.8 mi 770 vertical ft · 28 trails · 11 lifts · 115 acres

Hike + ski pairing: hike Potanipo Hill in summer or fall, then come back in winter to ski Crotched Mountain, 21.7 miles away.

Hiking clubs & trail groups

Peaks nearby

Kidder Mountain — 11.4 mi, 1,805 ft
New Ipswich Mountain — 12.4 mi, 1,876 ft
Pratt Mountain — 12.5 mi, 1,817 ft
Barrett Mountain — 12.6 mi, 1,843 ft
Temple Mountain — 12.8 mi, 1,968 ft

Sources

Summit location: Wikidata Q7234666. Elevations: Wikidata/GNIS and USGS 3D Elevation Program (EPQS). Trails & trailheads: USDA Forest Service EDW datasets. Ski stats: Ski NH. Climate: Open-Meteo archive (ERA5). Airports: OurAirports. KOA locations: OpenStreetMap contributors.