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Hurlbert Swamp

Hurlbert Swamp from directly overhead

Hurlbert Swamp is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 468 m. Crystal Mountain stands 988 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Hurlburt Swamp Preserve, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Moose Path Trail passes 0.6 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests

How to reach it

Coordinates44.99654, -71.43630

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 14
  • Pittsburg Town Park: 4.5 mi
  • Ethan Allen Park: 5.0 mi
  • Fletcher Park: 5.1 mi
  • Beaver Brook Falls State Wayside: 5.4 mi
  • Connecticut River Boat Access: 6.2 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Beaver Brook Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Baby Flume: 12.0 mi
  • Huntington Cascades: 12.1 mi
  • Little Hellgate: 13.0 mi
  • Garfield Falls: 15.9 mi
Historic sites: 4
Cliffs: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Back Lake Beach: 7.5 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 12.3 mi
  • Campers' Beach: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Flume Brook Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
  • Cascade Brook Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
  • Second Connecticut Lake Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
Museums: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Artworks: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Hurlbert Swamp. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Crystal MountainESE 108°988 m11.7 mi
Monadnock MountainSW 218°973 m8.7 mi
Cave MountainSE 133°973 m11.4 mi
Blue RidgeESE 107°945 m9.7 mi
Sanguinary MountainSE 135°941 m11.0 mi
Mount PisgahE 90°939 m10.9 mi
Mud Pond RidgeSE 131°918 m10.1 mi
Sugar HillSE 129°910 m7.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:1918:58
June solstice05:0019:5220:37
September equinox06:3318:0718:45
December solstice07:2215:1916:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F111322365059646355443220
Precip in3.02.43.03.64.55.14.94.84.04.63.63.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — First Connecticut Lake, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1379008050

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