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Browne, Greenough, VerPlanck Forest

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Browne, Greenough, VerPlanck Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 200 m. Mount Chocorua stands 1,060 m to the northwest, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Tewksbury Reserve, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. White Mountain Trail passes 6.6 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Chocorua Lake Conservancy

How to reach it

Coordinates43.91566, -71.21567

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Madison Boulder Natural Area: 2.6 mi
  • Kennett Park: 3.0 mi
  • White Lake State Park: 5.3 mi
  • American Legion Ballfield: 6.3 mi
  • Davis Park Recreation Area: 6.8 mi
Cliffs
  • Nickerson Ledge: 2.7 mi
  • Eagle Ledge: 5.7 mi
  • Woodchuck Ledge: 5.8 mi
  • Main Cliff: 6.4 mi
  • Overhang: 6.5 mi
Waterfalls: 40
  • Champney Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Pitcher Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Sabbaday Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Diana's Baths: 11.0 mi
  • Lower Falls: 12.2 mi
Beaches: 38
  • Nichols Beach: 3.5 mi
  • Boulder Beach: 4.1 mi
  • Geneva Beach: 4.4 mi
  • Eidelweiss Beach: 4.5 mi
  • Porridge Shore Beach: 4.8 mi
Attractions: 24
Historic sites: 21
Artworks: 20
  • Hannes Schneider: 11.0 mi
  • Frog Rock: 15.5 mi
  • #20 / Nova: 22.6 mi
  • #23 / Red Wing: 22.6 mi
  • #27 / Black Sail: 22.7 mi
Museums: 16
  • Madison Historical Society and Museum: 3.7 mi
  • Salyards Museum: 6.4 mi
  • New England Ski Museum: 10.4 mi
  • Conway Railroad Museum: 10.4 mi
  • MWOBs Admin Office: 10.6 mi
Picnic sites: 5
Springs: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 13.8 mi
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 14.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 22.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Browne, Greenough, VerPlanck Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ChocoruaNW 313°1,060 m3.9 mi
Middle SisterNW 321°1,022 m4.3 mi
Mount PaugusWNW 294°946 m6.2 mi
Mount Paugus, South PeakWNW 291°944.88 m6.0 mi
Hibbard MountainW 280°889 m7.8 mi
Mount WonalancetW 276°845 m8.0 mi
Middle Moat MountainN 6°840 m7.5 mi
South Moat MountainN 9°828 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
June solstice05:0319:4820:32
September equinox06:3318:0618:44
December solstice07:1715:2316:11

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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1388921652

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