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James L. & Eleanor S. Crider Forest

James L. & Eleanor S. Crider Forest from directly overhead

James L. & Eleanor S. Crider Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 402 m. Osgood Hill stands 681 m to the south-southeast, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Rumrill Family Forest, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Currier & Ives Trail passes 12 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Society for the Prot. of NH Forests

How to reach it

Coordinates43.05985, -72.13115

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Gregg Lake Beach Park: 7.3 mi
  • Camp Morgan: 7.7 mi
  • Otter Brook Beach: 8.1 mi
  • Moose Brook Park: 9.5 mi
  • Hancock Common: 9.6 mi
Museums: 31
Historic sites: 17
  • Washington Civil War Memorial: 8.2 mi
  • Keene Soldier's Monument: 11.5 mi
  • Gravity Foundation Monument: 11.9 mi
  • Oya Hill: 12.0 mi
  • Troy Civil War Memorial: 16.3 mi
Beaches: 14
Artworks: 11
  • Armillary: 11.2 mi
  • Pizza Wings: 11.5 mi
  • Johnathan Daniels: 11.5 mi
  • Jennie B. Powers: 11.6 mi
  • Baseball: 11.6 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Gleason Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Brennan Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Falls Brook Falls: 17.8 mi
  • Bonner Falls: 18.2 mi
  • Pollard Mills Falls: 19.4 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Mine Ledge: 11.5 mi
  • Billings Fold: 13.7 mi
  • Black Precipice: 14.0 mi
  • Table Rock: 16.2 mi
  • Troy Cliffs: 17.4 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 11.5 mi
  • Frog Rock: 22.4 mi
  • Everett Dam: 23.9 mi
  • Everett Dam: 24.0 mi
  • Everett Dam: 24.1 mi
Gardens: 4
Springs: 3
  • (seasonal): 10.4 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 14.4 mi
  • River Road Spring: 23.5 mi
Covered bridges: 3
Picnic sites: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of James L. & Eleanor S. Crider Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Osgood HillSSE 159°681 m4.6 mi
Pitcher MountainN 355°653 m2.4 mi
Healey HillN 7°627 m5.0 mi
Hodgeman HillNNW 327°626 m2.3 mi
Bald MountainESE 117°617 m5.7 mi
Jackson HillNNW 347°613 m4.9 mi
Copeland HillN 7°604 m4.5 mi
Dakin HillS 176°595 m0.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2319:01
June solstice05:1019:4920:32
September equinox06:3618:1018:48
December solstice07:1815:3116:17

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, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47797327

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