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Cushman State Forest

Cushman State Forest from directly overhead

Cushman State Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 420 m. Mount Lafayette stands 1,600 m to the south, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Caddy Camp Alumni Memorial, a historic site 1.1 miles away. Presidential Range Tour passes 0.6 miles off.

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Coordinates44.26876, -71.64790

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Cliffs: 60
  • Artists Bluff: 6.5 mi
  • Square Inch Wall: 6.6 mi
  • Profile Cliff: 6.6 mi
  • Maggot Buttress: 6.6 mi
  • Hermit Haven: 6.7 mi
Parks: 48
  • Bethlehem Town Park and Playground: 2.1 mi
  • Gazebo Park: 2.4 mi
  • Fox Hill Park: 5.6 mi
  • Dow Park: 5.6 mi
  • Twin Mountain Fish Hatchery: 5.6 mi
Waterfalls: 47
Attractions: 39
  • Cog Railway Display: 5.3 mi
  • Chutters: 6.7 mi
  • Boise Rock: 8.1 mi
  • The Basin: 10.4 mi
  • Liberty Gorge: 11.5 mi
Museums: 21
Picnic sites: 20
Historic sites: 12
Rest areas: 6
  • Boise Rock: 8.1 mi
  • The Basin, West: 10.2 mi
  • The Basin, East: 10.4 mi
  • Littleton Rest Area: 11.8 mi
  • Vermont Welcome Center: 13.9 mi
Springs: 5
  • Liberty Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Lac Littleton: 11.3 mi
  • Gulfside Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Spaulding Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Peabody Spring: 17.5 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Tree Harp: 6.8 mi
  • Pollyanna Statue: 6.8 mi
  • Sunflowers: 6.8 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Lancaster Community Garden: 15.5 mi
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 23.4 mi
Beaches: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Cushman State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LafayetteS 179°1,600 m7.5 mi
Mount LincolnS 179°1,551.12 m8.3 mi
North LincolnS 179°1,524 m7.9 mi
North LafayetteS 179°1,519 m7.1 mi
South Twin MountainSE 141°1,491 m7.3 mi
North Twin MountainSE 136°1,452 m6.4 mi
Little Haystack MountainS 179°1,440 m8.9 mi
Mount GarfieldSSE 162°1,345 m5.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2118:59
June solstice05:0319:5020:35
September equinox06:3418:0818:46
December solstice07:2015:2316:11

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161727405362666557453422
Precip in2.62.02.63.13.74.24.64.23.64.03.03.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bethlehem 2, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47799239

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