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Black Mountain State Forest

Black Mountain State Forest from directly overhead

Black Mountain State Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 498 m. Mount Moosilauke stands 1,468 m to the southeast, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Black Mountain, a peak 0.1 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 4.1 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

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NH Dept of Resource & Economic Dev
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.08025, -71.94218

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Cliffs
  • Sawyers Ledge: 9.2 mi
  • Indian Head: 12.1 mi
  • Cannon Cliff: 13.7 mi
  • Cannon Cliff: 13.8 mi
  • Moby Grape: 13.9 mi
Parks: 54
  • Hazen Park: 4.6 mi
  • Bedell Bridge State Park: 6.6 mi
  • Lake Tarleton State Park: 6.8 mi
  • Community Field: 6.8 mi
  • Railroad Park: 7.0 mi
Waterfalls: 27
  • Paradise Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Dusk Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Gordon Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Kinsman Flume: 10.7 mi
  • Waits River Falls: 11.1 mi
Museums: 19
Attractions: 17
Historic sites: 16
  • Rogers Rangers: 5.6 mi
  • Bath New Hampshire: 5.6 mi
  • Chase cellar hole: 7.5 mi
  • Bradford: 9.9 mi
  • Governor Gallen Memorial: 14.6 mi
Picnic sites: 7
Rest areas: 6
  • The Basin, East: 13.2 mi
  • The Basin, West: 13.2 mi
  • Boise Rock: 14.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-91 (North Bound): 16.4 mi
  • Littleton Rest Area: 17.4 mi
Beaches: 6
Artworks: 5
  • Tree Harp: 17.7 mi
  • Sunflowers: 17.7 mi
  • Pollyanna Statue: 17.8 mi
  • Vermontasaurus: 20.3 mi
  • Kettle Pond State Park: 23.3 mi
Springs: 2
  • Liberty Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Lac Littleton: 16.4 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 23.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Black Mountain State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MoosilaukeSE 125°1,468 m6.8 mi
South PeakSE 133°1,381 m6.9 mi
Mount BlueESE 119°1,380 m6.9 mi
Mount JimESE 120°1,270 m7.7 mi
Mount WaternomeeESE 119°1,199 m8.3 mi
Mt. BraleySE 124°1,149 m9.0 mi
Mount CloughSE 135°1,083 m4.9 mi
Mount WolfE 92°1,051 m9.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2219:00
June solstice05:0519:5120:35
September equinox06:3618:0918:47
December solstice07:2015:2516:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F171928415362676557453424
Precip in2.42.12.73.23.43.84.44.43.54.53.53.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Benton 5 SW, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • sheep laurel12 obs
  • purple-flowered raspberry12 obs
  • Tricolored Bumble Bee11 obs
  • balsam fir10 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle9 obs
  • American Dog Tick9 obs
  • pink lady's slipper8 obs
  • striped maple8 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/1384205941

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