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Black Spruce Bogs Natural Area

Black Spruce Bogs Natural Area from directly overhead

Black Spruce Bogs Natural Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 140 m. Mount Chocorua stands 1,060 m to the north-northwest, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is White Lake State Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Lakes Region Tour passes 0.9 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Tamworth Conservation Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.83899, -71.23174

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • White Lake State Park: 0.4 mi
  • Kennett Park: 4.5 mi
  • Mill Pond Park: 6.6 mi
  • Madison Boulder Natural Area: 7.1 mi
  • Constitution Park: 7.3 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Cliffs
  • Nickerson Ledge: 7.7 mi
  • Overhang: 9.2 mi
  • Eagle Ledge: 11.1 mi
  • Woodchuck Ledge: 11.2 mi
  • Main Cliff: 11.6 mi
Beaches: 40
  • Nichols Beach: 3.5 mi
  • Bearcamp Beach: 6.7 mi
  • Boulder Beach: 8.2 mi
  • Eidelweiss Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Geneva Beach: 8.6 mi
Historic sites: 32
Waterfalls: 29
  • Roaring Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Twin Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Whittier Falls: 8.7 mi
  • The Cascades: 8.7 mi
  • Emerald Pool Falls: 8.8 mi
Attractions: 22
Artworks: 21
  • Frog Rock: 10.5 mi
  • Hannes Schneider: 16.2 mi
  • #20 / Nova: 18.2 mi
  • #23 / Red Wing: 18.2 mi
  • #27 / Black Sail: 18.2 mi
Museums: 19
Springs: 3
Gardens: 3
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 9.5 mi
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 15.3 mi
  • Peace Garden: 23.5 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Sabbaday Falls Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
  • Sawyer Rock Picnic Ground: 17.1 mi
  • Campton Day Use Area: 19.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Black Spruce Bogs Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ChocoruaNNW 345°1,060 m8.2 mi
Mount ShawSSW 198°911 m6.9 mi
Black SnoutSSW 196°854 m7.4 mi
Faraway MountainSW 217°848 m6.7 mi
Black Snout MountainSW 231°812 m6.2 mi
Mount RobertsSW 219°782 m7.4 mi
Bald MountainSSW 213°742 m3.1 mi
Mount FlaggS 189°728 m6.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
June solstice05:0319:4720:31
September equinox06:3318:0618:44
December solstice07:1715:2416:11

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182029415362676557453525
Precip in3.73.34.04.63.84.64.84.04.35.74.64.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tamworth 4, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47799187

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