Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Bear Mountain State Forest
Bear Mountain State Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 380 m. Governors Mountain stands 497 m to the west, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Mountain, a peak 0.1 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 0.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- NH Dept of Resources & Econ Dev
How to reach it
Coordinates42.83979, -72.49308
- 0.5 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 3.4 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- 13.5 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 15.7 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
Overlooks nearby
- Dort Knob Vista · 2 mi
- Hubbard Hill Vista · 2 mi
- stone post view · 3 mi
- Beal's Knob Vista · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Bear Mountain: 0.1 mi
- Bear Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Porter Hill: 1.2 mi
- Daniels Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Davis Hill: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Hinsdale Town Forest: 1.1 mi
- Madame Sherri Forest: 2.1 mi
- Wantastiquet Mountain Natural Area: 3.0 mi
- Fort Dummer State Park: 4.0 mi
- Friedsam Town Forest: 4.2 mi
Parks
- Hinsdale Town Park: 3.2 mi
- Pliny Park: 3.5 mi
- Brattleboro Common: 3.6 mi
- Lynch Park: 3.7 mi
- Millstream Waterfront Park: 3.7 mi
Historic sites: 37
- Hinsdale Raceway: 2.7 mi
- New Hampshire/Vermont/Massachusetts Tri-State Granite Marker: 8.0 mi
- Massachusetts-Vermont Border Monument: 11.9 mi
- Oya Hill: 12.2 mi
- Gravity Foundation Monument: 12.3 mi
Museums: 31
- Brattleboro Museum & Art Center: 3.3 mi
- Antique Carriage and Sleigh Museum: 4.6 mi
- Powers Institute Museum: 12.0 mi
- Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery: 12.3 mi
- Cheshire Children's Museum: 12.3 mi
Cliffs: 22
- Mine Ledge: 2.4 mi
- Table Rock: 12.4 mi
- Troy Cliffs: 13.1 mi
- Mine Ledge: 13.5 mi
- Rose Ledge Upper Tier: 16.5 mi
Attractions: 15
- Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 12.6 mi
- Stone Bridge: 14.9 mi
- Hermit's Castle: 16.1 mi
- Greenfield Energy Park: 18.4 mi
- rock overhang: 18.8 mi
Beaches: 13
- Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 13.5 mi
- Green Mountain Beach: 16.5 mi
- Fitzwilliam Town Beach on Laurel Lake: 18.9 mi
- The Ledges: 19.3 mi
- Silver Lake Beach: 21.3 mi
Artworks: 12
- Reaching: 12.3 mi
- Aurora: 12.4 mi
- Trinity Bicycle Shop: 12.5 mi
- Baseball: 12.5 mi
- Johnathan Daniels: 12.6 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Old Mill Falls: 1.9 mi
- Pulpit Falls: 9.0 mi
- Hobo Falls: 12.3 mi
- Falls Brook Falls: 13.1 mi
- Royalston Falls: 15.2 mi
Gardens: 6
- Just Roots Community Garden: 15.0 mi
- Wendell Community Garden: 20.7 mi
- Noahs Ark: 22.0 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 22.4 mi
- Phillipston Community Garden: 24.6 mi
Covered bridges: 5
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 4.7 mi
- Green River Covered Bridge: 9.9 mi
- Scott Covered Bridge: 17.7 mi
- Hall Bridge: 20.6 mi
- Victorian Village Covered Bridge: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Wright Grove: 14.6 mi
- Mt Mills West Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Falcon Spring: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Bear Mountain State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Governors Mountain | W 264° | 497 m | 8.9 mi |
| Ginseng Hill | W 272° | 459 m | 8.1 mi |
| Round Mountain | W 280° | 441 m | 7.5 mi |
| Franklin Mountain | E 96° | 434 m | 7.4 mi |
| Davis Hill | NE 43° | 432 m | 1.4 mi |
| Hubbard Hill | NE 46° | 419 m | 2.4 mi |
| East Mountain | SW 226° | 416 m | 7.1 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | E 98° | 402 m | 1.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:33 | 16:19 |
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 | 20 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Keene, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/47797044
Day trips start here
- Brattleboro · 3 mi
- Swanzey · 11 mi
- Gill · 18 mi
- Greenfield · 18 mi
- Wilmington · 19 mi
- Charlemont · 20 mi
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