Richardson Forest
Richardson Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 446 m. Bunnell Mountain stands 1,135 m to the northeast, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Spruce Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 0.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Society for the Prot. of NH Forests
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 8.7 mi off the Woodland Heritage Trail
- 12.3 mi off the Moose Path Trail
- 16.4 mi off the Presidential Range Tour
Overlooks nearby
- Stark Covered Bridge · 12 mi
- Table Rock · 17 mi
- Middle Brother · 17 mi
- Dixville Notch Wildlife Viewing Area · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Spruce Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Savage Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Goback Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Teapot Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Lightning Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Stratford Town Forest: 5.0 mi
- Vickie Bunnell Preserve: 6.5 mi
- Bag Hill Town Forest: 7.5 mi
- Ammonoosuc River State Forest: 8.9 mi
- Lost Nation Preserve: 10.4 mi
- Riverside Park: 3.0 mi
- Fish Pond Boat Launch Facility: 10.2 mi
- Eames Wayside Area: 10.4 mi
- Guildhall Square: 11.1 mi
- Connecticut River Boat Access: 14.2 mi
- Lancaster Fairgrounds: 14.7 mi
- The Yule Log Flume: 21.0 mi
- The Himalaya: 21.0 mi
- Rudolph: 21.0 mi
- play structure: 21.0 mi
- Camp Stark German Prisoner of War Camp: 12.0 mi
- Camp Stark: 12.0 mi
- Vermont Major cross-state route: 16.6 mi
- The Balsams Grand Resort Hotel: 16.8 mi
- Canaan Veterans Memorial: 18.9 mi
- Don Eagle Museum: 14.4 mi
- Lancaster Historical Society: 15.7 mi
- Island Pond, Historical Society Museum: 16.0 mi
- John Wingate Weeks Historic Museum: 18.9 mi
- Jefferson Historical Museum: 22.3 mi
- Pond Brook Falls: 7.3 mi
- Crystal Falls: 14.3 mi
- Beaver Brook Falls: 14.6 mi
- Huntington Cascades: 16.9 mi
- Baby Flume: 17.3 mi
- Campers' Beach: 14.1 mi
- Sandy Beach: 17.9 mi
- South Beach: 22.1 mi
- Southwest Cove Beach: 22.2 mi
- North Beach: 24.4 mi
- Columbia Covered Bridge: 9.0 mi
- Island Pond Covered Footbridge: 16.0 mi
- Mount Orne Covered Bridge: 18.6 mi
- Devils Slide: 11.6 mi
- Bald Hill: 20.0 mi
- Cascade Brook Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
- Flume Brook Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
- Lancaster Community Garden: 16.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Richardson Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunnell Mountain | NE 47° | 1,135 m | 6.8 mi |
| Sugarloaf | ENE 76° | 1,128 m | 5.7 mi |
| Long Mountain | ESE 107° | 1,120 m | 10.4 mi |
| Long Mountain West Peak | ESE 113° | 1,116 m | 9.6 mi |
| Gore Mountain | ENE 59° | 1,101 m | 6.6 mi |
| Muise Mountain | ENE 67° | 1,096 m | 10.8 mi |
| Castle Mountain | ENE 64° | 1,087 m | 5.6 mi |
| West Peak | ENE 64° | 1,072 m | 4.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:20 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:01 | 19:51 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:07 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:21 | 16:09 |
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 | 14 | 15 | 26 | 40 | 53 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 58 | 45 | 33 | 22 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Stratford, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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