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Beaver Brook Canyon

Beaver Brook Canyon from directly overhead

Beaver Brook Canyon is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 237 m. Brooks Hill stands 586 m to the northeast, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Greater Goose Pond Forest, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 9.2 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
City of Keene

How to reach it

Coordinates42.96294, -72.26055

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Ellis-Harrison Park: 1.2 mi
  • Fuller Park: 1.6 mi
  • North Street Park: 1.6 mi
  • Otter Brook Beach: 1.7 mi
  • Robin Hood Park: 1.7 mi
Peaks
Museums: 29
Historic sites: 26
  • Keene Soldier's Monument: 2.2 mi
  • Gravity Foundation Monument: 2.7 mi
  • Oya Hill: 2.8 mi
  • Troy Civil War Memorial: 10.2 mi
  • Troy's Hero Memorial: 10.2 mi
Beaches: 14
  • Sunset Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Ranger Beach: 12.3 mi
  • Corona Beach: 13.8 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 14.7 mi
  • Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 15.0 mi
Artworks: 11
  • Johnathan Daniels: 2.3 mi
  • Pizza Wings: 2.3 mi
  • Baseball: 2.3 mi
  • Jennie B. Powers: 2.4 mi
  • Trinity Bicycle Shop: 2.4 mi
Waterfalls: 11
Cliffs: 8
  • Mine Ledge: 5.1 mi
  • Troy Cliffs: 10.0 mi
  • Billings Fold: 10.4 mi
  • Black Precipice: 10.5 mi
  • Table Rock: 14.7 mi
Covered bridges: 6
Attractions: 3
  • Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 2.2 mi
  • Stone Bridge: 16.8 mi
  • Barrett House: 24.9 mi
Gardens: 3
  • John Pierce Garden: 10.8 mi
  • Noahs Ark: 11.4 mi
  • Washington Community Garden: 17.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 2
  • Falcon Spring: 11.3 mi
  • (seasonal): 19.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Beaver Brook Canyon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brooks HillNE 49°586 m8.0 mi
Tolman HillENE 64°572 m7.8 mi
Hurd HillE 79°555 m8.0 mi
Felt HillENE 63°532 m7.3 mi
Boynton HillNNE 18°529 m5.3 mi
Joslin HillNNE 29°529 m7.8 mi
Frost HillNNE 33°518 m7.3 mi
Winch HillNNE 28°500 m4.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1119:4920:32
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
December solstice07:1815:3216:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202331435564696860483727
Precip in3.12.83.43.43.84.44.54.34.34.93.53.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Keene, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47797265

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