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Lost River Gorge & Boulder Caves

Lost River Gorge & Boulder Caves from directly overhead

Lost River Gorge & Boulder Caves is an attraction in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 551 m. Mount Moosilauke stands 1,468 m to the west-southwest, 2.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Lost River Reservation, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. River Heritage Tour passes 4.9 miles off.

About

The story

protected gorge area in New Hampshire, USA

Wikidata Q6684221, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.03724, -71.78377

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Cliffs
  • Indian Head: 5.9 mi
  • Russell Crag: 6.3 mi
  • The Imaginarium: 6.7 mi
  • Welcome Wall: 6.8 mi
  • Nook: 6.8 mi
Parks: 59
Waterfalls: 44
  • Paradise Falls: 0.1 mi
  • Dusk Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Gordon Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Georgiana Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Harvard Falls: 5.0 mi
Historic sites: 20
  • Governor Gallen Memorial: 11.2 mi
  • Bath New Hampshire: 12.4 mi
  • Chase cellar hole: 13.4 mi
  • Rogers Rangers: 13.9 mi
  • Nancy Pfannenstiehl: 15.2 mi
Museums: 17
Attractions: 14
  • Ice Castles: 4.2 mi
  • Alpine Adventures Outdoor Recreation: 5.4 mi
  • Flume Gorge & Visitor Center: 6.6 mi
  • Table Rock Flume Brook: 7.0 mi
  • Liberty Gorge: 7.1 mi
Picnic sites: 9
Beaches: 8
Rest areas: 6
  • The Basin, East: 7.6 mi
  • The Basin, West: 7.8 mi
  • Boise Rock: 9.6 mi
  • Littleton Rest Area: 20.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-91 (North Bound): 22.5 mi
Springs: 4
  • Liberty Spring: 8.8 mi
  • Lac Littleton: 19.4 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 20.9 mi
  • Elliott Spring: 22.0 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Tree Harp: 18.6 mi
  • Sunflowers: 18.6 mi
  • Pollyanna Statue: 18.7 mi
  • Local Boyscout Harold A. Webster Jr.: 19.9 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 15.4 mi
  • Peace Garden: 19.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1
  • Edgell Covered Bridge: 22.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Lost River Gorge & Boulder Caves. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MoosilaukeWSW 248°1,468 m2.6 mi
South PeakWSW 237°1,381 m3.4 mi
Mount BlueWSW 256°1,380 m1.9 mi
South Kinsman MountainNNE 22°1,320 m6.4 mi
North Kinsman MountainNNE 19°1,308.5 m7.0 mi
Mount JimSW 234°1,270 m1.4 mi
Mount WaternomeeSSW 209°1,199 m1.2 mi
Mt. BraleySSW 192°1,149 m2.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2119:00
June solstice05:0519:5020:34
September equinox06:3518:0818:47
December solstice07:2015:2516:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182029425463686659473626
Precip in3.43.03.45.24.24.86.03.93.85.44.74.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lincoln Nepp, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/3800866753

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