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Lake Francis Murphy Dam

Lake Francis Murphy Dam from directly overhead

Lake Francis Murphy Dam is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 433 m. Stub Hill stands 1,106 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Stream Republic, a historic site 0.6 miles away. Moose Path Trail passes 2.1 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
NH Department of Environmental Services

How to reach it

Coordinates45.04970, -71.34891

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 15
  • Pittsburg Town Park: 1.9 mi
  • Philbrook Town Park: 2.2 mi
  • Lake Francis State Park: 2.4 mi
  • Ethan Allen Park: 10.0 mi
  • Fletcher Park: 10.1 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Little Hellgate: 8.7 mi
  • Beaver Brook Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Garfield Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Baby Flume: 13.5 mi
  • Huntington Cascades: 13.7 mi
Historic sites: 4
Cliffs: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Second Connecticut Lake Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
  • Flume Brook Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
  • Cascade Brook Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
Beaches: 2
Museums: 1
  • Pittsburg Historical Society Museum: 2.3 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Artworks: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Lake Francis Murphy Dam. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stub HillENE 72°1,106 m12.9 mi
North Stub HillENE 68°1,043 m13.0 mi
Magalloway MountainE 84°1,031 m9.2 mi
Crystal MountainSE 136°988 m10.0 mi
Diamond RidgeENE 74°985 m10.8 mi
Cave MountainSSE 160°973 m12.2 mi
Blue RidgeSE 142°945 m8.2 mi
Sanguinary MountainSSE 163°941 m11.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:1918:58
June solstice04:5919:5120:37
September equinox06:3318:0618:45
December solstice07:2215:1816:07

Local time (America/Toronto).

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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47799407

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