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Sky Pond State Forest

Sky Pond State Forest from directly overhead

Sky Pond State Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 344 m. Mount Morgan stands 677 m to the north, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Ledge Scenic Vista, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Lakes Region Tour passes 3.5 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.66834, -71.57768

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Hawkins Pond Boat Launch Facility: 1.5 mi
  • Meredith Community Forest: 3.4 mi
  • L. W. Packard Ballfield: 3.5 mi
  • Center Harbor Ball Field: 3.8 mi
  • Sawhegenet Falls Recreation Area: 3.8 mi
Cliffs
Beaches: 29
  • Waukewan Beach: 3.8 mi
  • South Beach: 5.5 mi
  • Edna-Maude Beach: 5.6 mi
  • Birch Beach: 5.7 mi
  • Leavit Beach: 6.3 mi
Historic sites: 28
Waterfalls: 21
  • Livermore Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Profile Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Lower Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Beede Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Roaring Falls: 13.6 mi
Artworks: 20
  • #19 / Enigmatic Dream: 3.9 mi
  • #28 / South of the Border in Koyoto: 3.9 mi
  • #14 / White: 3.9 mi
  • #24 / Snowy Owl: 3.9 mi
  • Lake Life Walk: 4.0 mi
Museums: 18
Attractions: 13
  • Monkey Trunks Weirs Beach: 6.2 mi
  • Weirs Beach Go-Kart Track: 6.3 mi
  • Funspot: 6.3 mi
  • Go-Karts: 7.7 mi
  • Bumper Boats: 7.8 mi
Gardens: 5
  • Peace Garden: 8.5 mi
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 11.4 mi
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 19.6 mi
  • Botanical Garden: 21.7 mi
  • Vegetable Garden: 21.8 mi
Springs: 4
  • Crystal Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Breck-Plankey Spring: 9.5 mi
  • Elliott Spring: 16.9 mi
  • Huckins Spring: 18.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Campton Day Use Area: 14.2 mi
  • Hippy Hill: 17.3 mi
  • Sabbaday Falls Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Sanbornton Rest Area: 12.2 mi
  • Canterbury Rest Area: 20.5 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Sky Pond State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MorganN 4°677 m9.4 mi
Mount PercivalN 6°674 m9.8 mi
Plymouth MountainWNW 291°664 m7.8 mi
Mount SquamN 10°661 m10.3 mi
Mount WebsterN 2°625 m8.3 mi
Red HillNE 45°612 m8.5 mi
Hersey MountainSSW 210°608 m8.1 mi
Mount ProspectNNW 346°595 m7.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2118:59
June solstice05:0619:4820:32
September equinox06:3418:0818:46
December solstice07:1715:2616:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212432445665716962493827
Precip in3.32.83.53.93.84.54.44.04.14.94.04.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meredith 3 NNE, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47799066

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