Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Profile Recreational Trail
Profile Recreational Trail is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 498 m. Mount Lafayette stands 1,600 m to the south, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Abbot Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. White Mountain Trail runs past it.
What to expect
- Operated by
- NH Dept of Resources & Econ Dev
How to reach it
Coordinates44.23953, -71.65268
- On the White Mountain Trail, National
- 2.4 mi off the Presidential Range Tour
- 9.5 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 12.2 mi off the Kancamagus Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Profiler Plaza · 5 mi
- Idlewilde View · 12 mi
- Willey Brook Bridge Overlook · 12 mi
- Elephant Head · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Abbot Hill: 0.2 mi
- Priest Hill: 0.8 mi
- Cleveland Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Mount Agassiz: 2.2 mi
- Scarface Mountain: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Cushman State Forest: 2.0 mi
- Johnson-Clark Nature Reserve: 2.6 mi
- Marilyn's Woods: 3.5 mi
- Ammonoosuc River Forest: 3.6 mi
- Bethlehem Town Forest: 4.0 mi
Cliffs
- Artists Bluff: 4.6 mi
- Square Inch Wall: 4.6 mi
- Profile Cliff: 4.6 mi
- Maggot Buttress: 4.7 mi
- Hermit Haven: 4.7 mi
Parks: 50
- Bethlehem Town Park and Playground: 3.3 mi
- Gazebo Park: 3.5 mi
- Fox Hill Park: 4.5 mi
- Dow Park: 4.7 mi
- Franconia Notch State Park: 5.3 mi
Waterfalls: 47
- Bridesmaid Falls: 5.8 mi
- Thirteen Falls: 5.9 mi
- Bridalveil Falls: 6.5 mi
- Cloudland Falls: 7.0 mi
- Swiftwater Falls: 7.2 mi
Attractions: 40
- Cog Railway Display: 6.0 mi
- Boise Rock: 6.1 mi
- Chutters: 7.5 mi
- The Basin: 8.3 mi
- Liberty Gorge: 9.4 mi
Picnic sites: 20
- Mount Cleveland Picnic Area: 0.2 mi
- Beaver Brook Recreation Area: 1.9 mi
- Zealand Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Eisenhower Memorial Area: 11.2 mi
- Moore Dam Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
Museums: 20
- Franconia Heritage Museum: 4.5 mi
- Stone Iron Furnace Museum: 5.1 mi
- New England Ski Museum: 5.1 mi
- Old Man of the Mountain Museum: 5.2 mi
- Robert Frost Museum: 5.5 mi
Historic sites: 12
- Caddy Camp Alumni Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Governor Gallen Memorial: 4.2 mi
- Mine Shaft: 11.1 mi
- Willey House: 13.2 mi
- Chase cellar hole: 15.3 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Boise Rock: 6.1 mi
- The Basin, West: 8.1 mi
- The Basin, East: 8.4 mi
- Littleton Rest Area: 12.5 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center: 14.7 mi
Springs: 5
- Liberty Spring: 8.5 mi
- Lac Littleton: 11.7 mi
- Gulfside Spring: 17.5 mi
- Spaulding Spring: 17.5 mi
- Peabody Spring: 18.2 mi
Artworks: 3
- Tree Harp: 7.6 mi
- Pollyanna Statue: 7.6 mi
- Sunflowers: 7.6 mi
Gardens: 2
- Lancaster Community Garden: 17.5 mi
- Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 21.6 mi
Beaches: 1
- Echo Lake Beach: 4.7 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Mount Orne Covered Bridge: 15.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Livermore: 17.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Profile Recreational Trail. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lafayette | S 176° | 1,600 m | 5.5 mi |
| Mount Lincoln | S 176° | 1,551.12 m | 6.3 mi |
| North Lincoln | S 176° | 1,524 m | 5.9 mi |
| North Lafayette | S 176° | 1,519 m | 5.0 mi |
| South Twin Mountain | SE 126° | 1,491 m | 6.0 mi |
| North Twin Mountain | ESE 119° | 1,452 m | 5.3 mi |
| Little Haystack Mountain | S 177° | 1,440 m | 6.9 mi |
| Mount Bond | SE 135° | 1,432 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:21 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 19:50 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:23 | 16:11 |
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 | 16 | 17 | 27 | 40 | 53 | 62 | 66 | 65 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 22 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bethlehem 2, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/47799246
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- Wentworth · 29 mi
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