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King - Hibbard Forest

King - Hibbard Forest from directly overhead

King - Hibbard Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 340 m. North Pack Monadnock Mountain stands 694 m to the southwest, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Piscataquog Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 5.4 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests

How to reach it

Coordinates42.93323, -71.78238

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Zephyr Lake Town Beach: 3.7 mi
  • Goss Park: 4.7 mi
  • Sunset Lake Town Beach: 5.4 mi
  • Town Common: 5.5 mi
  • Oak Park: 5.6 mi
Artworks
  • Cultural Cocoon: 9.3 mi
  • Armillary: 14.2 mi
  • Communication: 15.1 mi
  • House of Wish: 15.2 mi
  • Frieda Carrying the Marble Player: 15.2 mi
Museums: 35
Beaches: 20
Attractions: 17
Gardens: 13
Waterfalls: 11
  • Senter Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Bonner Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Brennan Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Upper Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Middle Falls: 5.0 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Raymond Cliff: 12.7 mi
  • Rattlesnake Cliff: 13.2 mi
  • Billings Fold: 17.3 mi
  • Black Precipice: 17.4 mi
  • Old Limestone Quarry: 23.7 mi
Springs: 4
  • River Road Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 16.7 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 21.1 mi
  • (seasonal): 23.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 19.6 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 19.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of King - Hibbard Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Pack Monadnock MountainSW 232°694 m5.3 mi
Pack Monadnock MountainSW 225°692 m6.9 mi
Crotched MountainNW 314°630 m6.5 mi
Holt PeakSW 215°623 m9.0 mi
Temple MountainSW 220°596 m8.3 mi
Whitcomb PeakSSW 211°524 m8.4 mi
Rose MountainW 266°523 m1.1 mi
The PinnacleSW 233°511 m0.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:0919:4720:30
September equinox06:3518:0918:46
December solstice07:1615:3016:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465766726961493929
Precip in3.03.03.84.13.44.03.73.74.04.93.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Milford, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47797422

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