Chocorua Birches Natural Area
Chocorua Birches Natural Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 240 m. Mount Chocorua stands 1,060 m to the west-northwest, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Lovejoy Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. White Mountain Trail passes 5.3 miles off.
What to expect
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- World Fellowship Center
How to reach it
- 5.3 mi off the White Mountain Trail, National
- 3.3 mi off the Kancamagus Scenic Byway, National
- 9.7 mi off the Presidential Range Tour
- 8.0 mi off the Lakes Region Tour
Overlooks nearby
- Sugar Hill Overlook · 12 mi
- Lily Pond Vista · 13 mi
- Beaver Brook Overlook · 14 mi
- CL Graham Wangan Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lovejoy Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary: 0.3 mi
- Whitton Pond Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Hartshorne Conservation Easement: 1.0 mi
- Tewksbury Reserve: 1.6 mi
- Stuart Mudd Memorial Nature Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Salter Hill: 1.2 mi
- Whitton Ledge: 1.3 mi
- Roundtop: 1.7 mi
- Pine Hill: 2.1 mi
- Bald Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Nickerson Ledge: 1.6 mi
- Eagle Ledge: 3.9 mi
- Woodchuck Ledge: 4.0 mi
- Main Cliff: 4.6 mi
- Crack in the Woods: 5.7 mi
- Madison Boulder Natural Area: 2.3 mi
- Kennett Park: 4.4 mi
- American Legion Ballfield: 5.2 mi
- Davis Park Recreation Area: 5.5 mi
- White Lake State Park: 7.2 mi
- Champney Falls: 4.1 mi
- Pitcher Falls: 4.1 mi
- Diana's Baths: 9.1 mi
- Sabbaday Falls: 9.8 mi
- Great Falls: 12.8 mi
- Boulder Beach: 3.7 mi
- Geneva Beach: 3.8 mi
- Eidelweiss Beach: 4.1 mi
- Porridge Shore Beach: 4.2 mi
- Thusis Beach: 4.5 mi
- Madison Historical Society and Museum: 4.5 mi
- Salyards Museum: 5.1 mi
- New England Ski Museum: 8.6 mi
- Conway Railroad Museum: 8.6 mi
- MWOBs Admin Office: 8.8 mi
- Jim Liberty Cabin: 3.0 mi
- Honor Roll: 8.4 mi
- First Church of Christ Congregational Park: 8.5 mi
- Jimmy Mersereau: 9.6 mi
- Bradley Memorial Park: 12.3 mi
- Hannes Schneider: 9.3 mi
- Frog Rock: 17.3 mi
- #20 / Nova: 24.2 mi
- #23 / Red Wing: 24.2 mi
- #27 / Black Sail: 24.3 mi
- Madison Boulder: 2.3 mi
- Albany Covered Bridge: 4.6 mi
- Lower Falls: 4.6 mi
- Attitash Alpine Slide: 9.2 mi
- Giant Swing: 9.3 mi
- Sabbaday Falls Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
- Sawyer Rock Picnic Ground: 10.9 mi
- Glen Ellis Scenic Area: 21.1 mi
- Campton Day Use Area: 21.3 mi
- Eisenhower Memorial Area: 23.1 mi
- lower falls: 5.2 mi
- Elliott Spring: 10.4 mi
- Deer Hill Spring: 22.7 mi
- Liberty Spring: 24.8 mi
- Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 14.4 mi
- Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 15.5 mi
- Livermore: 12.3 mi
- Sabatis Island Rest Area: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Chocorua Birches Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Chocorua | WNW 285° | 1,060 m | 3.2 mi |
| Middle Sister | WNW 298° | 1,022 m | 3.3 mi |
| Bear Mountain | NW 323° | 976 m | 7.5 mi |
| North Moat Mountain | N 359° | 956 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mount Paugus | W 276° | 946 m | 5.9 mi |
| Mount Paugus, South Peak | W 273° | 944.88 m | 5.8 mi |
| Hibbard Mountain | W 267° | 889 m | 7.9 mi |
| Big Attitash Mountain | N 352° | 885 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:19 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:03 | 19:48 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:06 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:23 | 16:10 |
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 | 18 | 20 | 29 | 41 | 53 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 57 | 45 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tamworth 4, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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