Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Gilmore State Forest
Gilmore State Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 155 m. Mount Kearsarge stands 891 m to the north, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Warner Town Forest, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway passes 5.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- NH Dept of Resources & Econ Dev
How to reach it
Coordinates43.29140, -71.84284
- 5.7 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 5.9 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 12.6 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 13.4 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Warner Town Forest: 0.5 mi
- Warner Town Forest: 1.1 mi
- Warner Town Forest: 1.1 mi
- Warner Town Forest: 1.6 mi
- Warner Town Forest: 1.8 mi
Peaks
- Tory Hill: 1.0 mi
- Birch Hill: 2.1 mi
- Pumpkin Hill: 2.1 mi
- Denny Hill: 2.2 mi
- Waldron Hill: 2.2 mi
Parks
- Riverside Park: 1.6 mi
- School Street Park: 1.7 mi
- Warren Brook Park: 5.1 mi
- French's Park: 5.2 mi
- Whitman Park: 6.2 mi
Beaches: 26
- Wadleigh State Beach: 7.1 mi
- Elkins Beach: 10.1 mi
- Blodgett Landing Coast: 11.3 mi
- State Park Beach: 11.6 mi
- Riverland Beach: 12.7 mi
Historic sites: 23
- Liberty Tree Memorial: 8.8 mi
- Gerrish Depot: 10.9 mi
- Boudreau Square: 12.2 mi
- Hannah Duston Memorial: 12.7 mi
- Hannah Duston Memorial Historic Site: 12.7 mi
Museums: 19
- Upton Chandler House Museum: 1.5 mi
- New Hampshire Telephone Museum: 1.6 mi
- Little Nature Museum: 9.2 mi
- Potter Place Depot: 10.0 mi
- John Hay Estate at The Fells: 10.8 mi
Artworks: 14
- Uranus: 16.3 mi
- Neptune: 16.4 mi
- John Gilbert Winant: 16.4 mi
- Commodore George Hamilton Perkins: 16.4 mi
- John Parker Hale: 16.4 mi
Attractions: 7
- Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 16.3 mi
- Everett Dam: 16.5 mi
- Everett Dam: 16.6 mi
- Everett Dam: 16.6 mi
- Everett Dam: 16.6 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Gleason Falls: 11.7 mi
- Pollard Mills Falls: 16.9 mi
- Profile Falls: 19.9 mi
- Brennan Falls: 20.7 mi
- Elizabeth Falls: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Canterbury Rest Area: 13.0 mi
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 17.8 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 18.5 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 22.3 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 22.3 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Baker Ledge: 5.6 mi
- The Bulkhead: 12.1 mi
- Raymond Cliff: 16.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliff: 21.3 mi
Gardens: 4
- Garden at Tracy Library: 11.1 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 15.0 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 18.5 mi
- Botanical Garden: 18.5 mi
Springs: 4
- (seasonal): 12.6 mi
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 22.1 mi
- River Road Spring: 22.8 mi
- Huckins Spring: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Hippy Hill: 16.2 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 19.4 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Cillryville Bridge: 9.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Gilmore State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Kearsarge | N 354° | 891 m | 6.4 mi |
| Black Mountain | NNW 348° | 774 m | 5.7 mi |
| Little Mountain | N 359° | 710 m | 5.8 mi |
| Knights Hill | SW 224° | 573 m | 7.3 mi |
| Sawyer Hill | NNE 12° | 555 m | 4.2 mi |
| Stewarts Peak | SSW 204° | 552 m | 3.0 mi |
| Gage Hill | NNW 337° | 539 m | 4.6 mi |
| Rowes Hill | SW 223° | 525 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:22 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:48 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:29 | 16:15 |
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 | 22 | 25 | 32 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salisbury, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/47797594
Day trips start here
- New London · 11 mi
- Franklin · 14 mi
- Concord · 16 mi
- Tilton · 16 mi
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 20 mi
- Merrimack Valley · 21 mi
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