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Rachel Adams Memorial Forest

Rachel Adams Memorial Forest from directly overhead

Rachel Adams Memorial Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 259 m. Mount Lafayette stands 1,600 m to the north, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Kanc Recreation Area, a park 0.2 miles away. Kancamagus Scenic Byway runs past it.

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What to expect

Operated by
Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
Getting there

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Coordinates44.05048, -71.66621

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Cliffs
  • Russell Crag: 3.4 mi
  • Indian Head: 3.7 mi
  • The Imaginarium: 3.9 mi
  • Stolen Buttress: 4.0 mi
  • Main Cliff: 4.0 mi
Parks: 56
Waterfalls: 47
  • Georgiana Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Harvard Falls: 2.5 mi
  • Avalanche Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Gordon Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Kinsman Falls: 5.1 mi
Attractions: 22
  • Alpine Adventures Outdoor Recreation: 0.9 mi
  • Ice Castles: 1.9 mi
  • Flume Gorge & Visitor Center: 3.3 mi
  • Table Rock Flume Brook: 3.4 mi
  • Flume Gorge: 3.4 mi
Historic sites: 19
Museums: 16
Picnic sites: 10
Beaches: 6
Springs: 5
  • Liberty Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Elliott Spring: 17.8 mi
  • Lac Littleton: 20.6 mi
  • lower falls: 21.1 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 21.2 mi
Rest areas: 5
Artworks: 4
  • Tree Harp: 18.4 mi
  • Sunflowers: 18.5 mi
  • Pollyanna Statue: 18.5 mi
  • Local Boyscout Harold A. Webster Jr.: 20.3 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 10.9 mi
  • Peace Garden: 20.0 mi
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Rachel Adams Memorial Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LafayetteN 8°1,600 m7.7 mi
Mount LincolnN 9°1,551.12 m6.9 mi
North LincolnN 9°1,524 m7.3 mi
North LafayetteN 7°1,519 m8.1 mi
Mount MoosilaukeWSW 257°1,468 m8.4 mi
Little Haystack MountainN 9°1,440 m6.3 mi
Mount BlueW 260°1,380 m7.8 mi
Mount LibertyNNE 15°1,353 m4.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2118:59
June solstice05:0419:5020:34
September equinox06:3418:0818:46
December solstice07:1915:2416:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182029425463686659473626
Precip in3.43.03.45.24.24.86.03.93.85.44.74.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lincoln Nepp, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1388272523

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