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Belknap Mountain State Forest

Belknap Mountain State Forest from directly overhead

Belknap Mountain State Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a recorded elevation of 586 m. Belknap Mountain stands 726 m to the northwest, 0.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Suncook, a peak 0.2 miles away. Lakes Region Tour passes 3.6 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
586 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.50867, -71.35808
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Gunstock Mountain Resort: 1.6 mi
  • Gilford Village Fields: 3.5 mi
  • Ellacoya State Park: 4.3 mi
  • Stonewall Park: 4.7 mi
  • Tardif Park: 5.2 mi
Historic sites: 41
Beaches: 41
Artworks: 32
  • Turitella: 12.4 mi
  • Dragon Fly: 12.4 mi
  • #10 / Dog: 12.4 mi
  • #16 ~ Hand: 12.4 mi
  • #25 / Bear: 12.4 mi
Museums: 25
Waterfalls: 12
  • Falls of Song: 15.2 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Emerald Pool Falls: 15.3 mi
  • The Cascades: 15.4 mi
  • Whittier Falls: 15.4 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Bumper Boats: 8.0 mi
  • Daytona Fun Park: 8.0 mi
  • Go-Karts: 8.0 mi
  • Mount Washington Boat Terminal: 8.9 mi
  • Weirs Beach Go-Kart Track: 9.4 mi
Cliffs: 7
Gardens: 4
  • Botanical Garden: 12.1 mi
  • Vegetable Garden: 12.2 mi
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 17.2 mi
  • Peace Garden: 24.1 mi
Springs: 3
  • Huckins Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Breck-Plankey Spring: 20.5 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Sanbornton Rest Area: 12.1 mi
  • Canterbury Rest Area: 15.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Belknap Mountain State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Belknap MountainNW 319°726 m0.8 mi
Gunstock MountainNW 320°674 m1.6 mi
Piper MountainWSW 251°617 m1.0 mi
Mount KlemENE 78°610 m1.2 mi
Mount MackESE 103°590 m1.2 mi
East Quarry MountainENE 79°580 m2.7 mi
North Straightback MountainE 86°578 m2.8 mi
Mount RandENE 78°570 m1.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2018:58
June solstice05:0519:4720:31
September equinox06:3318:0718:45
December solstice07:1615:2616:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212332445666717062503928
Precip in3.12.93.43.63.54.44.63.93.84.83.73.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lakeport 2, 6 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • pink lady's slipper30 obs
  • Canadian bunchberry24 obs
  • bluebead lily17 obs
  • three-toothed cinquefoil16 obs
  • Hickory Tussock Moth16 obs
  • Cucumber Root14 obs
  • Wood Lily11 obs
  • hobblebush10 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/47798391

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