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Black Brook Wildlife Management Area

Black Brook Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Black Brook Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 150 m. Belknap Mountain stands 726 m to the east-southeast, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Sandborn Town Beach, a beach 0.4 miles away. Lakes Region Tour passes 2.2 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
NH Dept of Fish & Game

How to reach it

Coordinates43.54543, -71.52883

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Cliffs: 46
Historic sites: 38
Beaches: 33
  • Sandborn Town Beach: 0.4 mi
  • Leslie E. Roberts Beach: 2.7 mi
  • Hermit Lake Town Beach: 4.4 mi
  • Weirs Beach: 5.5 mi
  • Gilford Beach: 7.0 mi
Artworks: 32
  • Turitella: 7.7 mi
  • Dragon Fly: 7.7 mi
  • #10 / Dog: 7.7 mi
  • #14 / White: 7.8 mi
  • #28 / South of the Border in Koyoto: 7.8 mi
Waterfalls: 16
  • Profile Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Falls of Song: 16.4 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Emerald Pool Falls: 16.4 mi
  • The Cascades: 16.5 mi
Attractions: 12
  • Weirs Beach Go-Kart Track: 5.3 mi
  • Funspot: 5.4 mi
  • Monkey Trunks Weirs Beach: 5.4 mi
  • Go-Karts: 5.6 mi
  • Bumper Boats: 5.6 mi
Gardens: 5
  • Botanical Garden: 12.9 mi
  • Vegetable Garden: 13.0 mi
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 16.3 mi
  • Peace Garden: 17.0 mi
  • Garden at Tracy Library: 24.6 mi
Springs: 4
  • Huckins Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Breck-Plankey Spring: 11.6 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Elliott Spring: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Sanbornton Rest Area: 5.1 mi
  • Canterbury Rest Area: 12.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Hippy Hill: 16.8 mi
  • Campton Day Use Area: 23.0 mi
Covered bridges: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Black Brook Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Belknap MountainESE 103°726 m8.2 mi
Gunstock MountainE 100°674 m7.6 mi
Piper MountainESE 111°617 m8.1 mi
Mount KlemESE 103°610 m10.0 mi
Hersey MountainWNW 283°608 m6.6 mi
Mount MackESE 106°590 m10.2 mi
East Quarry MountainE 100°580 m11.3 mi
Peaked HillNW 311°575 m11.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:0619:4820:32
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1715:2616:13

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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47798526

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