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The Basin

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Elevation, modelled
471 m
Tallest summit within 9.0 miles
Mount Lafayette1,600 m · 3.3 mi
Nearest byway
White Mountain Trailon it
Sunset, June solstice
20:34local time
Coordinates
44.1211, -71.6829

The Basin is a attraction in New Hampshire, at a modelled 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.

pothole in Franconia Notch State Park, Grafton County, New Hampshire

Wikidata Q49341076, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LafayetteNE 35°1,600 m3.3 mi
Mount LincolnNE 45°1,551.12 m2.7 mi
North LincolnNE 40°1,524 m3.0 mi
North LafayetteNNE 31°1,519 m3.7 mi
South Twin MountainNE 54°1,491 m7.8 mi
North Twin MountainNE 48°1,452 m8.4 mi
Little Haystack MountainNE 54°1,440 m2.3 mi
Mount BondENE 74°1,432 m7.8 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 48
Rest areas: 6
Beaches: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2118:59
June solstice05:0419:5020:34
September equinox06:3518:0818:46
December solstice07:1915:2416:12

Local time (America/New_York).

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