Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Black Mountain Forest
Black Mountain Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 329 m. Mount Kearsarge stands 891 m to the northeast, 3.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Gage Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway passes 4.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
How to reach it
Coordinates43.35076, -71.89747
- 4.7 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 7.9 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 15.8 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
- 17.5 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 8 mi
- Martin's Mill Covered Bridge · 28 mi
- Indian Ridge · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Gage Hill: 1.0 mi
- Dresser Hills: 1.8 mi
- Meetinghouse Hill: 2.2 mi
- Black Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Wadleigh Hill: 2.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Warner Town Forest: 1.3 mi
- Shadow Hill State Forest: 1.6 mi
- Sutton Pines: 1.7 mi
- Mount Kearsarge State Forest: 2.3 mi
- Sutton Town Forest & Wetland: 2.3 mi
Parks
- Wadleigh State Park: 2.4 mi
- Winslow State Park: 3.1 mi
- Wilmot Town Ball Field: 4.3 mi
- Timmy Patten Park: 4.6 mi
- Scytheville Park: 5.1 mi
Historic sites: 27
- Liberty Tree Memorial: 6.5 mi
- Gerrish Depot: 12.5 mi
- William A. Fenlason Square: 13.9 mi
- Odell Park Arch: 14.2 mi
- Washington Civil War Memorial: 15.7 mi
Beaches: 25
- Wadleigh State Beach: 2.6 mi
- Elkins Beach: 5.2 mi
- Blodgett Landing Coast: 7.3 mi
- Bucklin Beach: 7.8 mi
- State Park Beach: 8.3 mi
Museums: 20
- Upton Chandler House Museum: 6.3 mi
- Potter Place Depot: 6.3 mi
- New Hampshire Telephone Museum: 6.4 mi
- John Hay Estate at The Fells: 7.2 mi
- Flanders-Osborne Museum: 9.6 mi
Artworks: 13
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 13.8 mi
- Uranus: 20.4 mi
- Neptune: 20.4 mi
- Pluto: 20.6 mi
- John Gilbert Winant: 20.6 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Pollard Mills Falls: 13.9 mi
- Gleason Falls: 14.6 mi
- Profile Falls: 17.1 mi
- Elizabeth Falls: 20.4 mi
- Big Dog Falls: 20.6 mi
Attractions: 7
- Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 20.3 mi
- Cardigan Mountain State Park: 20.4 mi
- Canterbury Shaker Village: 20.4 mi
- Everett Dam: 21.4 mi
- Everett Dam: 21.5 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Baker Ledge: 1.0 mi
- The Bulkhead: 8.8 mi
- Raymond Cliff: 21.0 mi
- The Ledges: 21.5 mi
- Crocketts Ledge: 24.5 mi
Gardens: 4
- Garden at Tracy Library: 6.2 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 15.6 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 20.6 mi
- Botanical Garden: 20.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 13.1 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 14.6 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 17.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Hippy Hill: 12.2 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 23.1 mi
Springs: 2
- (seasonal): 13.2 mi
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 19.1 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Cillryville Bridge: 5.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Black Mountain Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Kearsarge | NE 42° | 891 m | 3.0 mi |
| South Peak | WSW 251° | 794 m | 8.4 mi |
| Black Mountain | NE 48° | 774 m | 2.2 mi |
| Little Mountain | ENE 57° | 710 m | 3.2 mi |
| Bald Sunapee | WSW 236° | 632 m | 8.1 mi |
| Bly Hill | W 261° | 614 m | 6.1 mi |
| Kings Hill | WNW 286° | 583 m | 5.0 mi |
| Sunset Hill | W 270° | 558 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:22 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:29 | 16:15 |
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 | 22 | 25 | 32 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salisbury, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1394819643
Day trips start here
- New London · 6 mi
- Franklin · 14 mi
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 15 mi
- Tilton · 17 mi
- Concord · 20 mi
- Orange · 21 mi
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