Mast Yard State Forest
Mast Yard State Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 114 m. Stewarts Peak stands 552 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Allen State Forest, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Currier & Ives Trail passes 2.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 6.7 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 7.4 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
- 14.6 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Allen State Forest: 0.7 mi
- Broad Cove City Forest: 0.9 mi
- Horne Town Forest: 1.1 mi
- Bohanan Farm East: 1.3 mi
- City Conservation Land: 1.8 mi
- Dogwood Island: 1.0 mi
- Riverway Park: 3.1 mi
- George Park: 3.2 mi
- Park Avenue Field: 3.3 mi
- Kimball Pond Recreation Area: 3.5 mi
- Horse Hill: 1.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 1.4 mi
- Chase Hill: 1.8 mi
- Gould Hill: 2.5 mi
- Parsonage Hill: 2.6 mi
- Boudreau Square: 3.8 mi
- Hannah Duston Memorial Historic Site: 4.5 mi
- Hannah Duston Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Hannah Duston Memorial Historic site: 4.6 mi
- End of the First N.H. Turnpike: 6.3 mi
- Little Nature Museum: 2.2 mi
- Mary Baker Eddy House: 6.5 mi
- McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center: 6.5 mi
- New Hampshire Historical Society: 6.6 mi
- Museum of the New Hampshire Historical Society: 6.7 mi
- Riverland Beach: 4.8 mi
- White Sands Beach: 10.7 mi
- Lagace Beach: 14.8 mi
- Catamount Pond Beach: 14.9 mi
- Griffin Beach: 15.4 mi
- Uranus: 6.6 mi
- Neptune: 6.6 mi
- John Gilbert Winant: 6.6 mi
- Commodore George Hamilton Perkins: 6.6 mi
- John Parker Hale: 6.6 mi
- Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 6.5 mi
- Everett Dam: 10.5 mi
- Everett Dam: 10.5 mi
- Everett Dam: 10.5 mi
- Everett Dam: 10.5 mi
- Gleason Falls: 16.5 mi
- Steeles Falls: 17.6 mi
- Brennan Falls: 19.7 mi
- Senter Falls: 21.9 mi
- Profile Falls: 22.6 mi
- Raymond Cliff: 10.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliff: 14.0 mi
- Baker Ledge: 14.3 mi
- The Bulkhead: 17.3 mi
- Carbonneau Cave: 24.6 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 9.1 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 13.1 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 13.1 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 17.3 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 11.7 mi
- Botanical Garden: 11.7 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 20.1 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 22.5 mi
- River Road Spring: 18.0 mi
- Huckins Spring: 18.0 mi
- (seasonal): 20.5 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 20.8 mi
- Hippy Hill: 21.9 mi
- Cillryville Bridge: 16.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Mast Yard State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stewarts Peak | W 272° | 552 m | 10.5 mi |
| Mink Hills | W 275° | 496 m | 9.9 mi |
| Craney Hill | SW 227° | 420 m | 9.6 mi |
| Mount Hunger | SW 226° | 405 m | 10.5 mi |
| Liberty Hill | WSW 254° | 362 m | 10.6 mi |
| Clark Hill | W 270° | 341 m | 7.5 mi |
| Searles Hill | NNW 348° | 319 m | 10.9 mi |
| Waldron Hill | W 277° | 318 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:21 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:47 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:08 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 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 | 22 | 23 | 32 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hopkinton Lake, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/47797952
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