Until I began training for the Manchester Half Marathon last year, I always thought Manchester, NH, was a fairly flat place. But then I started running up Webster Street. And Hanover Street. And Bridge Street. And River Road and north Union Street.

Come to find out, the city's elevation ranges from 110 feet above sea level to approximately 570 feet above sea level - an increase of more than 400 percent!

The lowest points, of course, are along the Merrimack River. But highest point, well, that's more of a mystery. Wikipedia notes that the highest point is in the city's "extreme northwest corner." It doesn't say so explicitly, but I have to assume this means Rock Rimmon, a massive formation that dominates this corner of the West Side around Northwest Elementary School:

The views from atop Rock Rimmon are even more impressive, and take in a majority of the city:

Countering the Rock Rimmon claim is Wellington Hill, which a Manchester City Planning Board map published in August, 1986, marks as the city's highest point, standing at 573 feet above sea level.

Located on the city's east side, Wellington Hill is now home to several sprawling residential developments. It's hard to get a glimpse of a vista of any sort, but occasionally, between the densely packed homes and apartment complexes one can see quite a ways:

 Until I get a hand-held GPS, I guess the mystery remains.