Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Mount Kearsarge State Forest
Mount Kearsarge State Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 644 m. Mount Kearsarge stands 891 m to the north, 1.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Mission Ridge, a peak 0.6 miles away. Currier & Ives Trail passes 5.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands
How to reach it
Coordinates43.36473, -71.85630
- 5.7 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 5.8 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 13.8 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
- 17.3 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 10 mi
- Martin's Mill Covered Bridge · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Mission Ridge: 0.6 mi
- Black Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Little Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Mount Kearsarge: 1.3 mi
- Gage Hill: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Warner Town Forest: 1.6 mi
- Black Mountain Forest: 2.3 mi
- Kearsarge Wildlife Management Area: 3.2 mi
- Elliot and Catherine Reiner Woodland Conservancy: 3.2 mi
- Stevens Brook Natural Area: 3.3 mi
Parks
- Winslow State Park: 1.9 mi
- Wilmot Town Ball Field: 4.3 mi
- Wadleigh State Park: 4.4 mi
- Timmy Patten Park: 4.4 mi
- Carr Field: 5.1 mi
Historic sites: 26
- Liberty Tree Memorial: 8.8 mi
- Gerrish Depot: 10.3 mi
- William A. Fenlason Square: 11.6 mi
- Odell Park Arch: 11.9 mi
- Old Hill VIllage: 13.7 mi
Beaches: 25
- Wadleigh State Beach: 4.6 mi
- Elkins Beach: 5.7 mi
- Bucklin Beach: 8.8 mi
- Blodgett Landing Coast: 9.3 mi
- State Park Beach: 10.4 mi
Museums: 21
- Potter Place Depot: 5.0 mi
- Upton Chandler House Museum: 6.1 mi
- New Hampshire Telephone Museum: 6.2 mi
- John Hay Estate at The Fells: 9.3 mi
- Flanders-Osborne Museum: 11.4 mi
Artworks: 13
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 15.9 mi
- Uranus: 19.0 mi
- Neptune: 19.1 mi
- Pluto: 19.2 mi
- John Gilbert Winant: 19.3 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Profile Falls: 15.3 mi
- Pollard Mills Falls: 16.0 mi
- Gleason Falls: 16.1 mi
- Elizabeth Falls: 19.5 mi
- Welton Falls: 20.2 mi
Attractions: 7
- Canterbury Shaker Village: 18.3 mi
- Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 18.9 mi
- Cardigan Mountain State Park: 19.7 mi
- Everett Dam: 21.2 mi
- Everett Dam: 21.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Baker Ledge: 1.7 mi
- The Bulkhead: 7.1 mi
- The Ledges: 20.2 mi
- Raymond Cliff: 20.8 mi
- Crocketts Ledge: 22.4 mi
Gardens: 4
- Garden at Tracy Library: 7.3 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 17.7 mi
- Botanical Garden: 18.5 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 18.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Canterbury Rest Area: 12.5 mi
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 14.2 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 15.6 mi
Springs: 3
- (seasonal): 15.2 mi
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 17.4 mi
- Huckins Spring: 22.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Hippy Hill: 11.1 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 24.3 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Cillryville Bridge: 4.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Mount Kearsarge State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Kearsarge | N 358° | 891 m | 1.3 mi |
| Black Mountain | NW 317° | 774 m | 0.7 mi |
| Little Mountain | NE 38° | 710 m | 1.0 mi |
| The Pinnacle | N 11° | 689 m | 7.3 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | N 4° | 689 m | 7.4 mi |
| Bly Hill | WSW 256° | 614 m | 8.3 mi |
| Kings Hill | W 273° | 583 m | 6.9 mi |
| Sunset Hill | W 264° | 558 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:22 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 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 | 25 | 32 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salisbury, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/47797607
Day trips start here
- New London · 7 mi
- Franklin · 12 mi
- Tilton · 14 mi
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 17 mi
- Concord · 18 mi
- Orange · 21 mi
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