Hamel State Forest
Hamel State Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 212 m. Belknap Mountain stands 726 m to the southeast, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Pickerel Pond Conservation Land, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Lakes Region Tour passes 1.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Lakes Region Tour
- 15.0 mi off the River Heritage Tour
- 15.7 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
- 16.2 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sugar Hill Overlook · 29 mi
- Lily Pond Vista · 30 mi
- CL Graham Wangan Overlook · 30 mi
- Beaver Brook Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pickerel Pond Conservation Land: 0.3 mi
- Huston-Morgan State Forest: 1.0 mi
- Loon Sanctuary: 1.2 mi
- Chemung State Forest: 1.3 mi
- Chemung State Forest: 1.7 mi
- Childs Park: 1.6 mi
- Robbie Mills Sports Complex: 1.9 mi
- Hamlin-Eames-Smyth Recreation: 2.0 mi
- Eames Recreation and Wildlife Area: 2.6 mi
- Ahern State Park: 2.7 mi
- Ladd Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Bachelder Hill: 2.3 mi
- Buckyard Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Snow Dragon Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Leavitt Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Crocketts Ledge: 2.4 mi
- White Mountain Ledge: 2.6 mi
- Carbonneau Cave: 12.1 mi
- Watson Ledge: 12.3 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 12.7 mi
- Glenn P. Hart Memorial Walkway: 4.0 mi
- Glenn P. Hart Memorial Walkway: 4.0 mi
- Keewakwa Abenaki Keenahbeh: 4.4 mi
- Mill Falls Marketplace and The Inn at Mill Falls: 4.6 mi
- Mill Falls Waterfall: 4.6 mi
- Weirs Beach: 3.2 mi
- Sandborn Town Beach: 3.5 mi
- Waukewan Beach: 3.8 mi
- Hermit Lake Town Beach: 5.3 mi
- Leslie E. Roberts Beach: 5.3 mi
- Turitella: 4.4 mi
- Dragon Fly: 4.4 mi
- #10 / Dog: 4.5 mi
- #14 / White: 4.5 mi
- #28 / South of the Border in Koyoto: 4.5 mi
- Profile Falls: 11.0 mi
- Falls of Song: 13.6 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 13.6 mi
- Emerald Pool Falls: 13.7 mi
- The Cascades: 13.7 mi
- Autopac Gallery: 4.1 mi
- Whipple House: 9.1 mi
- Squam Lakes Natural Science Center: 10.4 mi
- Loon Center: 11.8 mi
- Franklin Firefighter's Museum: 12.2 mi
- Weirs Beach Go-Kart Track: 2.4 mi
- Funspot: 2.5 mi
- Monkey Trunks Weirs Beach: 2.5 mi
- Go-Karts: 3.3 mi
- Bumper Boats: 3.4 mi
- Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 13.2 mi
- Peace Garden: 14.6 mi
- Botanical Garden: 16.1 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 16.2 mi
- Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 24.5 mi
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 11.5 mi
- Huckins Spring: 12.2 mi
- Crystal Spring: 13.3 mi
- Elliott Spring: 20.5 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 8.1 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 15.9 mi
- Hippy Hill: 17.9 mi
- Campton Day Use Area: 20.0 mi
- Cillryville Bridge: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Hamel State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belknap Mountain | SE 125° | 726 m | 9.0 mi |
| Gunstock Mountain | ESE 123° | 674 m | 8.3 mi |
| Piper Mountain | SE 131° | 617 m | 9.3 mi |
| Red Hill | NNE 15° | 612 m | 11.7 mi |
| Mount Klem | ESE 121° | 610 m | 10.7 mi |
| Hersey Mountain | WSW 256° | 608 m | 7.3 mi |
| Mount Mack | ESE 123° | 590 m | 11.0 mi |
| Peaked Hill | WNW 294° | 575 m | 10.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 19:48 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:26 | 16:13 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 23 | 32 | 44 | 56 | 66 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lakeport 2, 4 mi away.
- Asian bittersweet6 obs
- American Toad6 obs
- Hickory Tussock Moth6 obs
- Common Loon4 obs
- Canada Goose4 obs
- pink lady's slipper4 obs
- eastern white pine4 obs
- autumn olive4 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/47797001
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