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Leighton State Forest

Leighton State Forest from directly overhead

Leighton State Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a recorded elevation of 423 m. Mount Monadnock stands 965 m to the south-southeast, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Gertrude Russell Forest, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 16 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
423 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
NH Dept of Resources & Econ Dev
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.91733, -72.13695

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Dublin Park: 1.0 mi
  • Marlborough Town Beach: 1.8 mi
  • Shattuck Park: 5.6 mi
  • Farrar Field: 5.6 mi
  • Otter Brook Beach: 5.7 mi
Historic sites: 56
  • Troy Civil War Memorial: 6.7 mi
  • Troy's Hero Memorial: 6.7 mi
  • Troy Veterans Memorial: 6.7 mi
  • Troy Veterans Memorial: 6.7 mi
  • Troy WW1 Memorial: 6.7 mi
Museums: 31
Waterfalls: 16
  • Falls Brook Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Bonner Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Royalston Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Brennan Falls: 16.1 mi
  • Spirit Falls: 17.5 mi
Beaches: 15
  • Sunset Beach: 3.0 mi
  • Ranger Beach: 5.4 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 8.3 mi
  • Contoocook Lake Public Beach: 10.6 mi
  • Jowder's Cove Beach: 11.1 mi
Artworks: 12
  • Armillary: 3.9 mi
  • Jennie B. Powers: 7.2 mi
  • Aurora: 7.2 mi
  • Pizza Wings: 7.2 mi
  • Reaching: 7.3 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Billings Fold: 4.1 mi
  • Black Precipice: 4.3 mi
  • Troy Cliffs: 8.4 mi
  • Mine Ledge: 12.0 mi
  • Jacob Hill: 15.7 mi
Attractions: 7
Gardens: 5
  • John Pierce Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Noahs Ark: 4.4 mi
  • Washington Community Garden: 18.1 mi
  • Phillipston Community Garden: 22.5 mi
  • St. Paul's Community Garden: 24.8 mi
Springs: 4
  • Falcon Spring: 4.9 mi
  • (seasonal): 20.0 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 22.3 mi
  • River Road Spring: 23.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Covered bridges: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Leighton State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MonadnockSSE 160°965 m4.1 mi
Bald RockSSE 161°790 m4.6 mi
Monte RosaSSE 164°749 m4.4 mi
Osgood HillNNE 20°681 m5.9 mi
Bald MountainNE 36°617 m9.0 mi
Skatutakee MountainNE 55°609 m6.2 mi
Thumb MountainNE 49°603 m5.8 mi
Fletcher HillNNE 12°595 m6.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2319:01
June solstice05:1119:4820:32
September equinox06:3618:1018:48
December solstice07:1715:3216:18

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, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47797298

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