George Duncan State Forest
George Duncan State Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a recorded elevation of 330 m. Plymouth Mountain stands 664 m to the north-northwest, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Hersey Mountain Forest, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Lakes Region Tour passes 8.4 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 330 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- NH Dept of Resources & Econ Dev
How to reach it
- 8.4 mi off the Lakes Region Tour
- 12.8 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 13.2 mi off the River Heritage Tour
- 17.1 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hersey Mountain Forest: 0.7 mi
- Alfred Jenness Natural Area: 0.8 mi
- Glines Memorial Forest: 1.6 mi
- Sugar Hill State Forest: 3.8 mi
- Kelley-Drake Conservation Area: 3.9 mi
- Burleigh Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Hersey Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Sanbornton Mountain: 2.1 mi
- White Oak Hill: 2.3 mi
- Saddle Hill: 3.5 mi
- Kelley Park: 3.9 mi
- Mill Stream Park: 4.4 mi
- Eames Recreation and Wildlife Area: 5.1 mi
- Cummings Beach: 5.2 mi
- Sanbornton Town Park: 5.4 mi
- Crocketts Ledge: 5.6 mi
- White Mountain Ledge: 5.6 mi
- The Ledges: 8.2 mi
- The Bulkhead: 11.2 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 16.5 mi
- Hermit Lake Town Beach: 2.7 mi
- Avery-Crouse Beach: 4.6 mi
- Sandborn Town Beach: 7.5 mi
- Griffin Beach: 7.7 mi
- Lagace Beach: 8.3 mi
- Cellar Hole: 3.6 mi
- Old Well: 3.6 mi
- Foundations: 3.7 mi
- Old Hill VIllage: 4.0 mi
- Odell Park Arch: 9.3 mi
- Whipple House: 8.2 mi
- Franklin Firefighter's Museum: 9.3 mi
- Autopac Gallery: 10.2 mi
- Squam Lakes Natural Science Center: 11.3 mi
- Museum of the White Mountains: 12.5 mi
- Profile Falls: 3.6 mi
- Welton Falls: 11.4 mi
- Elizabeth Falls: 12.6 mi
- Sculptured Rocks: 13.0 mi
- Livermore Falls: 14.3 mi
- Turitella: 9.7 mi
- Dragon Fly: 9.8 mi
- #14 / White: 9.8 mi
- #28 / South of the Border in Koyoto: 9.8 mi
- #10 / Dog: 9.8 mi
- Weirs Beach Go-Kart Track: 9.6 mi
- Monkey Trunks Weirs Beach: 9.6 mi
- Funspot: 9.7 mi
- Go-Karts: 10.8 mi
- Bumper Boats: 10.8 mi
- Peace Garden: 12.7 mi
- Botanical Garden: 17.4 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 17.5 mi
- Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 18.6 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 19.7 mi
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 4.4 mi
- Crystal Spring: 11.5 mi
- Huckins Spring: 16.2 mi
- Elliott Spring: 24.5 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 6.8 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 14.5 mi
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 23.2 mi
- Hippy Hill: 10.6 mi
- Campton Day Use Area: 20.3 mi
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
- Cillryville Bridge: 14.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of George Duncan State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plymouth Mountain | NNW 342° | 664 m | 9.5 mi |
| Forbes Mountain | W 271° | 658 m | 8.5 mi |
| Pine Hill | W 273° | 637 m | 8.4 mi |
| Hersey Mountain | SSE 159° | 608 m | 0.8 mi |
| The Pinnacle | W 272° | 604 m | 9.5 mi |
| Dickinson Hill | WSW 237° | 579 m | 7.4 mi |
| Peaked Hill | NNW 341° | 575 m | 5.3 mi |
| Bristol Peak | NNW 334° | 547 m | 4.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:21 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 19:48 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:27 | 16:14 |
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 | 19 | 22 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin Falls DAM, 8 mi away.
- eastern white pine4 obs
- purple-flowered raspberry4 obs
- White-tailed Deer3 obs
- eastern hemlock3 obs
- Red-spotted Admiral3 obs
- common boneset3 obs
- American Black Bear2 obs
- American beech2 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/47798478
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