Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Mascoma State Forest
Mascoma State Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 276 m. Mount Cardigan stands 956 m to the east-southeast, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Canaan Street Lake Beach, a beach 1.0 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 9.2 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands
How to reach it
Coordinates43.67404, -72.05908
- 9.2 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 13.2 mi off the River Heritage Tour
- 15.5 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 16.7 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Balch Hill · 10 mi
- Norman Overlook · 11 mi
- Indian Ridge · 11 mi
- Post Pond Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Sawyer Hill: 1.3 mi
- Town Hill: 1.6 mi
- Jones Hill: 4.4 mi
- East Hill: 4.7 mi
- The Pinnacle: 5.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Canaan Town Forest: 1.5 mi
- Crowell Woodlands: 2.4 mi
- Mascoma River Wildlife Management Area: 2.7 mi
- Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge (Mascoma River Division): 3.6 mi
- McKinley Tract: 4.2 mi
Parks
- The Common: 3.1 mi
- Williams Field: 3.1 mi
- Goose Pond Park: 3.5 mi
- Huse Park: 4.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 4.9 mi
Cliffs: 49
- Winslow Ledge: 7.1 mi
- Holt's Ledge: 7.6 mi
- Bouldering: 9.0 mi
- The Ledges: 13.5 mi
- Slab Wall: 13.8 mi
Historic sites: 39
- Canaan Veterans' Memorial: 3.1 mi
- The Bill Farm: 4.3 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 7.0 mi
- Cummings Dam: 10.0 mi
- Former Hall Place: 10.0 mi
Beaches: 28
- Canaan Street Lake Beach: 1.0 mi
- Goose Pond Dam Beach: 1.7 mi
- Goose Pond Park Beach: 3.5 mi
- Shakoma Beach: 5.8 mi
- North Cove Beach: 10.0 mi
Museums: 25
- Canaan Historical Museum: 1.1 mi
- Shaker Museum: 5.7 mi
- Hood Museum of Art: 11.6 mi
- Montshire Museum of Science: 12.4 mi
- Hughes Barn Museum: 12.9 mi
Artworks: 19
- The Wrecker: 9.9 mi
- Feral Seed: 11.5 mi
- Robert Frost: 11.5 mi
- Perdido: 11.5 mi
- Refuge: 11.6 mi
Waterfalls: 17
- Big Dog Falls: 6.7 mi
- Litte Dog Falls: 6.9 mi
- Elizabeth Falls: 8.3 mi
- Welton Falls: 9.8 mi
- Sculptured Rocks: 10.5 mi
Attractions: 12
- Cardigan Mountain State Park: 6.5 mi
- Tipping Rock: 10.6 mi
- Lyme-East Thetford Bridge: 11.4 mi
- Lyman Point: 12.9 mi
- Train: Boston & Maine Engine 494: 13.1 mi
Covered bridges: 7
- Union Village Covered Bridge: 12.6 mi
- Edgell Covered Bridge: 14.4 mi
- Sayre Bridge: 14.6 mi
- Willard Twin Covered Bridge: 15.6 mi
- Cillryville Bridge: 19.3 mi
Gardens: 5
- Canillas Community Garden: 9.7 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 11.5 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 18.3 mi
- Peace Garden: 19.4 mi
- South Royalton Community Garden: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
- Area 1: 13.6 mi
- Area 2: 13.8 mi
- Hippy Hill: 14.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 14.4 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 14.9 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 18.7 mi
Springs: 2
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 16.4 mi
- Crystal Spring: 19.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Mascoma State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Cardigan | ESE 103° | 956 m | 7.4 mi |
| Firescrew | E 100° | 934 m | 7.5 mi |
| Cardigan South Peak | ESE 105° | 865 m | 7.5 mi |
| Cardigan Rimrock | ESE 107° | 851 m | 7.4 mi |
| Orange Mountain | ESE 111° | 782 m | 8.0 mi |
| Crane Mountain | ESE 115° | 727 m | 8.7 mi |
| Mowglis Mountain | E 89° | 720 m | 8.5 mi |
| Mount Tug | E 83° | 713 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:50 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:28 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 20 | 29 | 41 | 53 | 62 | 67 | 66 | 58 | 45 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grafton, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Orange · 5 mi
- Lebanon · 10 mi
- Hanover · 12 mi
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 13 mi
- Norwich · 13 mi
- White River Junction · 13 mi
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