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Devil's Slide State Forest

Devil's Slide State Forest from directly overhead

Devil's Slide State Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 348 m. Mount Cabot stands 1,258 m to the south, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Devils Slide, a cliff 0.5 miles away. Woodland Heritage Trail passes 0.7 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates44.61087, -71.42248

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 38
  • Eames Wayside Area: 6.2 mi
  • Guildhall Square: 7.5 mi
  • Milan Hill State Park: 10.1 mi
  • Colonel Town Recreation Park: 10.9 mi
  • Soldier Park: 11.3 mi
Attractions: 23
  • Lancaster Fairgrounds: 10.1 mi
  • Rudolph: 13.2 mi
  • play structure: 13.2 mi
  • The Yule Log Flume: 13.2 mi
  • Hot Shots Fire Brigade: 13.2 mi
Waterfalls: 16
  • Crystal Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Pond Brook Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Gordon Fall: 18.0 mi
  • Huntington Cascades: 18.1 mi
  • Salroc Fall: 18.3 mi
Picnic sites: 14
  • P7: 17.4 mi
  • P8: 17.4 mi
  • P9: 17.4 mi
  • P1: 17.4 mi
  • P10: 17.4 mi
Historic sites: 8
Museums: 6
Springs: 4
  • Mountain fountain: 21.0 mi
  • Peabody Spring: 21.1 mi
  • Spaulding Spring: 21.4 mi
  • Gulfside Spring: 21.5 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Lancaster Community Garden: 11.3 mi
  • Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 15.5 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Cliffs: 1
  • Devils Slide: 0.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Campers' Beach: 24.6 mi
Artworks: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Devil's Slide State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount CabotS 177°1,258 m7.3 mi
The BulgeS 174°1,197 m6.7 mi
The HornS 170°1,168 m6.5 mi
SugarloafNNW 346°1,128 m9.5 mi
Hutchins MountainSSW 200°1,122 m4.6 mi
Long MountainNNE 24°1,120 m5.2 mi
Long Mountain West PeakNNE 14°1,116 m4.2 mi
Pilot RidgeS 188°1,102 m5.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2018:58
June solstice05:0119:5020:35
September equinox06:3318:0718:45
December solstice07:2015:2116:09

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141725385160656356443221
Precip in3.22.93.23.74.44.64.84.43.75.33.94.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — York Pond, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47799284

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