Forest Peters Wildlife Management Area
Forest Peters Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 198 m. Fort Mountain stands 424 m to the west, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Yeaton Lot, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Canterbury Shaker Village Byway passes 17 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- NH Dept of Fish & Game
How to reach it
- 17.1 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
- 17.9 mi off the Lakes Region Tour
- 18.1 mi off the Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway
- 18.7 mi off the Branch River Valley Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Yeaton Lot: 0.5 mi
- Parsonage Lot Town Forest: 0.9 mi
- McNeil Woods: 1.1 mi
- UNH Saddleback Mountain Lot: 1.1 mi
- Lalish Lot: 1.2 mi
- Blakes Hill: 0.8 mi
- Parsonage Peak: 0.9 mi
- Gulf Hill: 1.2 mi
- Saddleback Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Sherburne Hill: 2.7 mi
- Northwood Meadows State Park: 0.8 mi
- Kelsey Mill Historic Site: 1.7 mi
- Northwood Athlectic Fields: 2.0 mi
- Veasey Park: 2.4 mi
- Bow Lake Athletic Fields: 2.4 mi
- Deerfield Parade: 3.6 mi
- Veterans: 6.5 mi
- Cellar Hole: 6.6 mi
- Cellar Hole: 6.7 mi
- building ruins: 7.2 mi
- Deerfield Historical Society: 4.2 mi
- Farm Museum: 6.6 mi
- Strafford Historic Society: 7.2 mi
- The Van Dame Museum and Reserch Cente: 7.8 mi
- Raymond Historical Society: 11.0 mi
- Bear with Fish: 7.6 mi
- Pembroke Spartan: 12.2 mi
- Wildcat Statue: 14.9 mi
- Girder Sculpture: 14.9 mi
- Spider Statue: 14.9 mi
- Deerfield Fairgrounds: 6.5 mi
- Candia Springs Adventure Park: 9.1 mi
- Mast Way Trails: 11.7 mi
- Maud Jones Memorial Forest Trail (.8 mi): 13.0 mi
- Block Party Social: 15.0 mi
- Bedrock Gardens: 11.3 mi
- UNH Butterfly Garden: 14.2 mi
- MUB Garden: 15.2 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 17.7 mi
- Botanical Garden: 17.8 mi
- Northwood Lake Beach: 2.7 mi
- Bennett's Bridge Beach: 3.4 mi
- Mary Waldron Beach: 3.6 mi
- Nottingham Town Beach: 7.7 mi
- Catamount Pond Beach: 8.5 mi
- Steeles Falls: 4.8 mi
- Great Falls: 10.5 mi
- Gonic Trails Falls: 12.7 mi
- Wadleigh's Falls: 12.9 mi
- Hook Island Falls: 13.1 mi
- Devil's Den Cliff: 5.1 mi
- Ridgeline Climbing: 5.2 mi
- Boulder Natural: 5.4 mi
- Upper Cliff: 5.6 mi
- Lower Slabs: 5.6 mi
- East Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
- Log Landing: 9.2 mi
- SERCs A & B Greenspace: 14.9 mi
- Stratham Town Landing: 19.2 mi
- 4H Pavilion: 19.5 mi
- Two Sisters Spring: 11.1 mi
- Huckins Spring: 19.2 mi
- Jailhouse Spring: 19.5 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 14.0 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 14.1 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Forest Peters Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Mountain | W 264° | 424 m | 5.0 mi |
| Nottingham Mountain | WSW 257° | 411 m | 4.2 mi |
| Catamount Mountain | NNW 327° | 403 m | 6.8 mi |
| Parker Mountain | NNE 23° | 401 m | 6.6 mi |
| McCoy Mountain | W 274° | 384 m | 5.5 mi |
| Evans Mountain | N 11° | 370 m | 6.2 mi |
| Neville Peak | W 264° | 363 m | 4.1 mi |
| Nats Mountain | WSW 257° | 356 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 19:46 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:27 | 16:13 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 34 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Epping, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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