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Ammonoosuc River State Forest

Ammonoosuc River State Forest from directly overhead

Ammonoosuc River State Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 276 m. Mount Cabot stands 1,258 m to the south-southeast, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Moore Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Woodland Heritage Trail passes 0.5 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
NH Dept of Resources & Econ Dev

How to reach it

Coordinates44.61792, -71.47951

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves: 51
Parks: 39
  • Eames Wayside Area: 4.1 mi
  • Guildhall Square: 5.4 mi
  • Colonel Town Recreation Park: 9.7 mi
  • Soldier Park: 10.1 mi
  • Riverside Park: 11.8 mi
Attractions: 22
  • Lancaster Fairgrounds: 8.6 mi
  • The Yule Log Flume: 13.2 mi
  • Rudolph: 13.2 mi
  • play structure: 13.3 mi
  • The Himalaya: 13.3 mi
Waterfalls: 16
  • Pond Brook Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Crystal Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Huntington Cascades: 18.9 mi
  • Baby Flume: 19.3 mi
  • Gordon Fall: 19.6 mi
Picnic sites: 14
  • Cascade Brook Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
  • Flume Brook Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
  • P7: 19.4 mi
  • P8: 19.4 mi
  • P1: 19.4 mi
Historic sites: 9
Museums: 8
Springs: 4
  • Peabody Spring: 22.5 mi
  • Spaulding Spring: 22.7 mi
  • Gulfside Spring: 22.8 mi
  • Mountain fountain: 23.8 mi
Covered bridges: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Lancaster Community Garden: 10.1 mi
  • Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 18.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Devils Slide: 3.4 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Campers' Beach: 22.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Ammonoosuc River State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount CabotSSE 157°1,258 m8.4 mi
The BulgeSSE 154°1,197 m8.0 mi
The HornSSE 150°1,168 m7.9 mi
SugarloafN 4°1,128 m8.7 mi
Hutchins MountainSSE 166°1,122 m5.0 mi
Long MountainNE 49°1,120 m6.5 mi
Long Mountain West PeakNE 47°1,116 m5.2 mi
Pilot RidgeSSE 160°1,102 m6.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2018:58
June solstice05:0119:5120:35
September equinox06:3418:0718:45
December solstice07:2015:2116:09

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141526405362676558453322
Precip in2.52.22.43.03.74.44.54.03.64.22.93.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Stratford, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47799283

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