Shelburne Valley Forest
Shelburne Valley Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 373 m. Mount Madison stands 1,636 m to the southwest, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Cap Forest, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Moose Path Trail passes 2.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
How to reach it
- 2.9 mi off the Moose Path Trail
- 2.9 mi off the Woodland Heritage Trail
- 3.2 mi off the Presidential Range Tour
- 7.9 mi off the PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY
Overlooks nearby
- Alpine Cascade · 3 mi
- Lookout Ledge · 9 mi
- Cold River Overlook · 11 mi
- Evans Notch Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bald Cap Forest: 0.7 mi
- Peabody Forest: 1.5 mi
- Lead Mine State Forest: 1.6 mi
- Lead Mine State Forest: 1.8 mi
- Androscoggin Wildlife Management Area: 1.9 mi
- Cascade Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Mount Hayes: 1.4 mi
- Wocket Ledge: 1.7 mi
- Bald Cap Peak: 1.9 mi
- Middle Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Gorham Common: 3.3 mi
- Glenside Park: 3.4 mi
- Hutchins Street Park: 3.5 mi
- Chester Hayes Memorial Park: 3.5 mi
- Moose Brook Park: 3.6 mi
- Triple Falls: 7.2 mi
- Coosauk Fall: 8.0 mi
- Hitchcock Fall: 8.2 mi
- Gordon Fall: 8.5 mi
- Salroc Fall: 8.7 mi
- ZipRider Wildcat Mountain: 12.3 mi
- Mount Washington Observatory: 13.6 mi
- Moose Cave: 14.7 mi
- Ho Ho Ho H20: 17.7 mi
- Rudys Rapid Transit: 17.7 mi
- P10: 4.9 mi
- P6: 4.9 mi
- P9: 4.9 mi
- P5: 4.9 mi
- P8: 4.9 mi
- Ravine House Site: 8.4 mi
- Jarhead Motorcycle Memorial: 12.3 mi
- Dummer Veterans Memorial: 13.1 mi
- Bethel War Memorial: 17.1 mi
- Camp Stark: 18.2 mi
- Wild River Crag: 10.3 mi
- Browns Ledge: 16.5 mi
- Lightning Ledge: 17.4 mi
- Devils Slide: 18.6 mi
- Bugle Cliff: 19.8 mi
- Gorham Historical Society & Railroad Museum: 3.4 mi
- Moffett House Museum: 4.0 mi
- Jefferson Historical Museum: 16.3 mi
- Moses Mason House Museum: 17.1 mi
- Bethel Historical Society Regional History Museum: 17.1 mi
- Peabody Spring: 11.1 mi
- Spaulding Spring: 11.8 mi
- Gulfside Spring: 11.9 mi
- Mountain fountain: 14.4 mi
- Deer Hill Spring: 15.5 mi
- Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 3.6 mi
- Lancaster Community Garden: 22.0 mi
- Pleasant Point Town Beach: 20.5 mi
- Greenwood Town Beach: 22.4 mi
- Sunday River Covered Bridge: 15.1 mi
- Bethel's Civil War Soldier Monument: 17.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Shelburne Valley Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Madison | SW 226° | 1,636 m | 9.7 mi |
| Mount Lethe | S 191° | 1,397 m | 8.3 mi |
| Middle Carter Mountain | S 191° | 1,384 m | 8.6 mi |
| North Carter Mountain | S 191° | 1,359 m | 7.9 mi |
| South Carter Mountain | SSW 193° | 1,344 m | 9.6 mi |
| Mount Moriah | S 179° | 1,234 m | 5.9 mi |
| Middle Moriah Mountain | S 173° | 1,143 m | 5.3 mi |
| Shelburne Moriah Mountain | SSE 161° | 1,135 m | 5.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:19 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:01 | 19:49 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:20 | 16:08 |
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 | 18 | 27 | 41 | 53 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 57 | 46 | 35 | 23 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Berlin, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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