Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Stearns-Lamont Forest
Stearns-Lamont Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 358 m. Mount Monadnock stands 965 m to the north-northwest, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Todd Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 18 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
How to reach it
Coordinates42.75702, -72.02672
- 18.4 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 20.0 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 21.4 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 22.7 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Kiwanis Point · 20 mi
- Beal's Knob Vista · 21 mi
- Overlook · 22 mi
- Hubbard Hill Vista · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Todd Hill: 0.5 mi
- Thrasher Hill: 0.9 mi
- Lord Hill: 1.2 mi
- Towne Hill: 1.6 mi
- Carter Hill: 2.3 mi
Parks
- Rindge Veteran's Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
- Ridge Common: 1.0 mi
- Wellington Park: 2.5 mi
- Wellington Park: 2.6 mi
- Mountain Brook Reservoir Conservation Easement: 3.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Betsy Fosket Wildlife Sanctuary: 1.6 mi
- Contoocook Marsh Conservation Complex: 1.7 mi
- Miriam Hunt Memorial Forest: 1.8 mi
- Tetreault Park: 2.0 mi
- Perry Forest: 2.2 mi
Historic sites
- Civil War Monument: 5.1 mi
- Spirit of the American Doughboy Monument: 5.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 5.3 mi
- World War 2 Honor Roll: 5.3 mi
- Winchendon World War 1 Monument: 5.3 mi
Artworks
- Clyde II: 5.4 mi
- Cultural Cocoon: 9.2 mi
- Schoolboy of 1850: 10.1 mi
- Armillary: 10.5 mi
- South Royalston Chicken: 10.7 mi
Museums: 33
- Rindge Historcal Museum: 1.1 mi
- Winchendon Historical Society: 5.3 mi
- Mariposa Museum: 9.2 mi
- Troy Historical Society: 9.3 mi
- Troy Station: 9.3 mi
Attractions: 23
- Nutting Ledges: 7.4 mi
- Barrett House: 8.5 mi
- Barrett House: 8.8 mi
- Stone Bridge: 11.5 mi
- Bicentennial Giant Chair: 12.7 mi
Beaches: 21
- Jowder's Cove Beach: 1.7 mi
- Contoocook Lake Public Beach: 2.9 mi
- Sandy Beach: 4.1 mi
- Ripple Beach Cove: 5.9 mi
- Holiday Cove: 6.4 mi
Cliffs: 20
- Black Precipice: 8.2 mi
- Billings Fold: 8.3 mi
- Jacob Hill: 9.9 mi
- Troy Cliffs: 11.5 mi
- Ice Fall (in winter): 19.3 mi
Waterfalls: 19
- Spirit Falls: 10.9 mi
- Falls Brook Falls: 11.3 mi
- Royalston Falls: 11.5 mi
- Doane's Falls: 11.6 mi
- Doane's Falls: 11.7 mi
Gardens: 9
- Noahs Ark: 8.9 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 10.5 mi
- St. Paul's Community Garden: 12.7 mi
- Phillipston Community Garden: 12.9 mi
- Sundial Community Garden: 16.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Trap Falls: 14.0 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 18.6 mi
- Wright Grove: 22.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
Springs: 3
- Falcon Spring: 7.5 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 10.0 mi
- River Road Spring: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Stearns-Lamont Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Monadnock | NNW 330° | 965 m | 8.3 mi |
| Bald Rock | NNW 329° | 790 m | 7.8 mi |
| Monte Rosa | NNW 327° | 749 m | 8.1 mi |
| Holt Peak | NE 56° | 623 m | 8.7 mi |
| Burton Peak | ENE 59° | 605 m | 7.9 mi |
| Temple Mountain | NE 51° | 596 m | 9.2 mi |
| Gap Mountain - South Peak | NW 307° | 579 m | 7.1 mi |
| Little Monadnock Mountain | WNW 284° | 571 m | 9.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:32 | 16:18 |
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 | 22 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jaffrey Muni AP Silver RCH, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1408198726
Day trips start here
- Rindge · 1 mi
- Gardner · 13 mi
- Swanzey · 15 mi
- Ashburnham · 16 mi
- Westminster · 16 mi
- Fitchburg · 17 mi
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