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Huston-Morgan State Forest

Huston-Morgan State Forest from directly overhead

Huston-Morgan State Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 222 m. Belknap Mountain stands 726 m to the east-southeast, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Robbie Mills Sports Complex, a park 0.8 miles away. Lakes Region Tour passes 0.6 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
NH Department of Resources & Economic Development

How to reach it

Coordinates43.57905, -71.50678

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Cliffs: 56
Beaches: 33
  • Sandborn Town Beach: 2.7 mi
  • Weirs Beach: 3.1 mi
  • Leslie E. Roberts Beach: 4.3 mi
  • Waukewan Beach: 4.7 mi
  • Gilford Beach: 5.4 mi
Artworks: 23
  • Turitella: 5.2 mi
  • Dragon Fly: 5.3 mi
  • #10 / Dog: 5.3 mi
  • #14 / White: 5.3 mi
  • #25 / Bear: 5.3 mi
Waterfalls: 18
  • Profile Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Falls of Song: 13.9 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 13.9 mi
  • Emerald Pool Falls: 14.0 mi
  • The Cascades: 14.0 mi
Museums: 17
Attractions: 12
  • Weirs Beach Go-Kart Track: 2.7 mi
  • Funspot: 2.8 mi
  • Monkey Trunks Weirs Beach: 2.9 mi
  • Go-Karts: 3.2 mi
  • Bumper Boats: 3.2 mi
Springs: 4
  • Huckins Spring: 11.1 mi
  • Breck-Plankey Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 14.3 mi
  • Elliott Spring: 21.3 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 13.7 mi
  • Botanical Garden: 15.1 mi
  • Vegetable Garden: 15.2 mi
  • Peace Garden: 15.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Sanbornton Rest Area: 7.6 mi
  • Canterbury Rest Area: 15.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Hippy Hill: 18.2 mi
  • Campton Day Use Area: 21.0 mi
Covered bridges: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Huston-Morgan State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Belknap MountainESE 121°726 m8.1 mi
Gunstock MountainESE 120°674 m7.4 mi
Piper MountainSE 129°617 m8.3 mi
Mount KlemESE 118°610 m9.8 mi
Hersey MountainW 264°608 m7.6 mi
Mount MackESE 121°590 m10.1 mi
East Quarry MountainESE 113°580 m10.9 mi
North Straightback MountainESE 115°578 m11.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:0619:4820:32
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1715:2616:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212332445666717062503928
Precip in3.12.93.43.63.54.44.63.93.84.83.73.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lakeport 2, 3 mi away.

  • autumn olive11 obs
  • common milkweed9 obs
  • Mallard8 obs
  • Asian bittersweet8 obs
  • American Toad8 obs
  • eastern white pine7 obs
  • purple loosestrife7 obs
  • pink lady's slipper6 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/47798514

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