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Mount Major State Forest

Mount Major State Forest from directly overhead

Mount Major State Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 496 m. Belknap Mountain stands 726 m to the west, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Major, a peak 0.1 miles away. Lakes Region Tour passes 0.9 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.51439, -71.28889
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Gunstock Mountain Resort: 3.9 mi
  • Harmony Park: 4.0 mi
  • Levy Park: 4.3 mi
  • Jones Field Recreation Area: 4.6 mi
  • Ellacoya State Park: 5.2 mi
Beaches: 42
Historic sites: 36
Artworks: 31
  • Frog Rock: 14.0 mi
  • Turitella: 14.4 mi
  • #10 / Dog: 14.4 mi
  • Dragon Fly: 14.4 mi
  • #16 ~ Hand: 14.4 mi
Museums: 24
Attractions: 13
  • Mount Washington Boat Terminal: 6.1 mi
  • Daytona Fun Park: 10.2 mi
  • Bumper Boats: 10.2 mi
  • Go-Karts: 10.2 mi
  • Funspot: 11.7 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Falls of Song: 14.7 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Emerald Pool Falls: 14.8 mi
  • The Cascades: 14.9 mi
  • Whittier Falls: 15.0 mi
Cliffs: 5
Gardens: 4
  • Botanical Garden: 14.6 mi
  • Vegetable Garden: 14.6 mi
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 17.4 mi
  • Sanford Community Garden: 22.6 mi
Springs: 2
  • Huckins Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Breck-Plankey Spring: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Sanbornton Rest Area: 15.6 mi
  • Canterbury Rest Area: 18.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Mount Major State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Belknap MountainW 273°726 m4.0 mi
Gunstock MountainW 280°674 m4.6 mi
Piper MountainW 261°617 m4.5 mi
Mount KlemW 267°610 m2.3 mi
Mount MackWSW 253°590 m2.4 mi
East Quarry MountainW 278°580 m0.9 mi
North Straightback MountainWSW 254°578 m0.7 mi
Straightback MountainSW 226°570 m0.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0519:4720:30
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1615:2516:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212332445666717062503928
Precip in3.12.93.43.63.54.44.63.93.84.83.73.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lakeport 2, 9 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Eastern Newt69 obs
  • trailing arbutus36 obs
  • three-toothed cinquefoil28 obs
  • Hickory Tussock Moth27 obs
  • pink lady's slipper26 obs
  • hobblebush20 obs
  • striped maple19 obs
  • red pine19 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/47798579

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