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Jones Forest

Jones Forest from directly overhead

Jones Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 167 m. Copple Crown Mountain stands 534 m to the northwest, 7.6 miles off. Branch River Valley Trail runs past it.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Society for the Prot. of NH Forests
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.46783, -70.99637
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • New Hampshire Farm Museum: 0.5 mi
  • Jones Brook Park: 1.2 mi
  • Milton Town Beach: 2.4 mi
  • Fernald Shore Recreation Area: 3.4 mi
  • Middleton Park: 3.6 mi
Peaks
Beaches: 36
Historic sites: 31
Museums: 25
Waterfalls: 13
  • Gonic Trails Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Kimballs Falls: 18.5 mi
  • Hayes Falls: 18.7 mi
  • Orris Falls: 19.6 mi
  • Steeles Falls: 23.8 mi
Artworks: 12
  • Fairy Village: 10.0 mi
  • Sherwood Cairn Garden: 19.9 mi
  • Snake Eyes: 20.2 mi
  • A World Alive by Sculptor Walter Liff: 22.9 mi
  • Wildcat Statue: 23.0 mi
Attractions: 12
  • Mount Washington Boat Terminal: 13.5 mi
  • Willowbrook Museum Village: 14.8 mi
  • Rock Tripe Boulder: 17.7 mi
  • Spring Hill: 18.6 mi
  • Maud Jones Memorial Forest Trail (.8 mi): 22.6 mi
Gardens: 6
Cliffs: 5
  • Carbonneau Cave: 16.0 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 19.7 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 19.7 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 19.7 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 19.7 mi
Springs: 2
  • Two Sisters Spring: 19.9 mi
  • Huckins Spring: 20.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Jones Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copple Crown MountainNW 308°534 m7.6 mi
Moose MountainsNW 311°527 m5.8 mi
Prospect MountainWSW 245°424 m10.7 mi
Birch RidgeW 276°415 m6.9 mi
Blue Job MountainSSW 213°412 m11.2 mi
Caverly MountainWNW 293°410 m8.2 mi
Rand MountainWNW 298°397 m7.0 mi
Ragged MountainWSW 241°394 m10.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0419:4520:29
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1415:2416:11

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212332445463696760483827
Precip in3.73.64.74.63.84.64.03.93.85.34.54.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sanford 2 NNW, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/191978623

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