The Basin
The Basin is an attraction in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 471 m. Mount Lafayette stands 1,600 m to the northeast, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is The Basin, East, a rest area 0.1 miles away. White Mountain Trail runs past it.
The story
pothole in Franconia Notch State Park, Grafton County, New Hampshire
Wikidata Q49341076, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- On the White Mountain Trail, National
- 4.9 mi off the Kancamagus Scenic Byway, National
- 6.3 mi off the River Heritage Tour
- 14.2 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Profiler Plaza · 3 mi
- Pemigewasset Overlook · 11 mi
- CL Graham Wangan Overlook · 12 mi
- Beaver Brook Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Pemigewasset: 1.8 mi
- Mount Liberty: 2.1 mi
- Little Haystack Mountain: 2.3 mi
- The Cannon Balls East: 2.4 mi
- The Cannon Balls: 2.5 mi
- Indian Head: 1.8 mi
- Shining Rock Cliff: 2.0 mi
- Cannon Cliff: 2.6 mi
- Moby Grape: 2.6 mi
- Cannon Cliff: 2.6 mi
- Lafayette Brook Scenic Area: 3.6 mi
- Second Presidential State Forest: 4.2 mi
- Rachel Adams Memorial Forest: 4.9 mi
- Fay State Forest: 5.5 mi
- Wells Road Property: 5.7 mi
- Franconia Notch State Park: 3.4 mi
- Kanc Recreation Area: 4.8 mi
- Cascade Park: 6.1 mi
- Soldiers Park: 6.3 mi
- The Frost Place: 7.3 mi
- Kinsman Falls: 0.3 mi
- Stairs Falls: 1.2 mi
- Swiftwater Falls: 1.2 mi
- Cloudland Falls: 1.5 mi
- Avalanche Falls: 1.6 mi
- Liberty Gorge: 1.2 mi
- Table Rock Flume Brook: 1.5 mi
- Flume Gorge: 1.6 mi
- Flume Gorge & Visitor Center: 1.7 mi
- Boise Rock: 2.2 mi
- Old Man of the Mountain Museum: 3.2 mi
- New England Ski Museum: 3.4 mi
- Avery's Garage: 5.0 mi
- Clark History Museum: 5.0 mi
- Americana Museum: 5.0 mi
- Governor Gallen Memorial: 4.3 mi
- Caddy Camp Alumni Memorial: 11.2 mi
- Chase cellar hole: 14.2 mi
- Bath New Hampshire: 14.3 mi
- Willey House: 14.7 mi
- Fay Waside Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
- Mount Cleveland Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
- Beaver Brook Recreation Area: 9.3 mi
- Zealand Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
- Eisenhower Memorial Area: 15.2 mi
- Liberty Spring: 1.8 mi
- Lac Littleton: 16.0 mi
- Elliott Spring: 21.9 mi
- Gulfside Spring: 22.5 mi
- Spaulding Spring: 22.6 mi
- The Basin, East: 0.1 mi
- The Basin, West: 0.2 mi
- Boise Rock: 2.2 mi
- Littleton Rest Area: 17.1 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center: 19.7 mi
- Tree Harp: 13.5 mi
- Sunflowers: 13.6 mi
- Pollyanna Statue: 13.6 mi
- Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 15.1 mi
- Peace Garden: 24.8 mi
- Echo Lake Beach: 4.0 mi
- Livermore: 15.5 mi
- Mount Orne Covered Bridge: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of The Basin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lafayette | NE 35° | 1,600 m | 3.3 mi |
| Mount Lincoln | NE 45° | 1,551.12 m | 2.7 mi |
| North Lincoln | NE 40° | 1,524 m | 3.0 mi |
| North Lafayette | NNE 31° | 1,519 m | 3.7 mi |
| South Twin Mountain | NE 54° | 1,491 m | 7.8 mi |
| North Twin Mountain | NE 48° | 1,452 m | 8.4 mi |
| Little Haystack Mountain | NE 54° | 1,440 m | 2.3 mi |
| Mount Bond | ENE 74° | 1,432 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:21 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 19:50 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:08 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:24 | 16:12 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 20 | 29 | 42 | 54 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lincoln Nepp, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 873297 — The Basin, Grafton County, New Hampshire.
OpenStreetMap element way/1259542830
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