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Gertrude Russell Forest

Gertrude Russell Forest from directly overhead

Gertrude Russell Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 394 m. Mount Monadnock stands 965 m to the south-southeast, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Eliza Adams Gorge, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 16 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Monadnock Conservancy
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.92105, -72.12985

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Dublin Park: 0.8 mi
  • Marlborough Town Beach: 2.2 mi
  • Shattuck Park: 5.5 mi
  • Otter Brook Beach: 5.9 mi
  • Farrar Field: 6.0 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 58
  • Troy Civil War Memorial: 7.1 mi
  • Troy's Hero Memorial: 7.1 mi
  • Troy Veterans Memorial: 7.1 mi
  • Troy Veterans Memorial: 7.1 mi
  • Troy WW1 Memorial: 7.1 mi
Museums: 31
Waterfalls: 16
  • Falls Brook Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Bonner Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Royalston Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Brennan Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Gleason Falls: 17.7 mi
Beaches: 15
  • Sunset Beach: 2.6 mi
  • Ranger Beach: 5.3 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 8.4 mi
  • Contoocook Lake Public Beach: 10.6 mi
  • Jowder's Cove Beach: 11.1 mi
Artworks: 12
  • Armillary: 3.6 mi
  • Jennie B. Powers: 7.5 mi
  • Pizza Wings: 7.5 mi
  • Aurora: 7.5 mi
  • Reaching: 7.6 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Billings Fold: 4.2 mi
  • Black Precipice: 4.5 mi
  • Troy Cliffs: 8.9 mi
  • Mine Ledge: 12.2 mi
  • Jacob Hill: 16.0 mi
Attractions: 7
Gardens: 5
  • John Pierce Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Noahs Ark: 4.3 mi
  • Washington Community Garden: 17.8 mi
  • Phillipston Community Garden: 22.7 mi
  • St. Paul's Community Garden: 24.9 mi
Springs: 4
  • Falcon Spring: 5.0 mi
  • (seasonal): 19.7 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 22.3 mi
  • River Road Spring: 23.3 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Covered bridges: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Gertrude Russell Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MonadnockSSE 165°965 m4.3 mi
Bald RockSSE 166°790 m4.8 mi
Monte RosaS 170°749 m4.6 mi
Osgood HillNNE 17°681 m5.5 mi
Bald MountainNE 36°617 m8.6 mi
Skatutakee MountainNE 55°609 m5.8 mi
Thumb MountainNE 49°603 m5.4 mi
Fletcher HillN 10°595 m6.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2319:01
June solstice05:1019:4820:32
September equinox06:3618:1018:48
December solstice07:1715:3116:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202331435564696860483727
Precip in3.12.83.43.43.84.44.54.34.34.93.53.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Keene, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1410191692

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