The Weld Forest
The Weld Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 424 m. Mount Monadnock stands 965 m to the south-southeast, 2.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Ryan Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 17 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New England Forestry Foundation
How to reach it
- 17.0 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 19.3 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 22.3 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- 22.4 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Beal's Knob Vista · 15 mi
- Hubbard Hill Vista · 18 mi
- Dort Knob Vista · 18 mi
- stone post view · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ryan Wildlife Management Area: 0.5 mi
- Kennelley Forest: 1.1 mi
- Carter Forest: 1.1 mi
- Bruce Forest: 1.5 mi
- Leighton State Forest: 2.2 mi
- Sunset Hill: 1.1 mi
- Spaulding Hill: 1.6 mi
- Hurricane Hill: 1.8 mi
- Mount Monadnock: 2.0 mi
- Monte Rosa: 2.3 mi
- Dublin Park: 1.7 mi
- Marlborough Town Beach: 1.9 mi
- Shattuck Park: 3.6 mi
- Farrar Field: 4.5 mi
- Central Square: 5.4 mi
- Troy Civil War Memorial: 5.4 mi
- Troy's Hero Memorial: 5.4 mi
- Troy Veterans Memorial: 5.4 mi
- Troy Veterans Memorial: 5.4 mi
- Troy WW1 Memorial: 5.4 mi
- Troy Historical Society: 5.5 mi
- Troy Station: 5.5 mi
- Bruder House Museum: 8.4 mi
- Wyman Tavern Museum: 8.4 mi
- Cheshire County Historical Society: 8.4 mi
- Falls Brook Falls: 7.9 mi
- Royalston Falls: 13.6 mi
- Bonner Falls: 13.8 mi
- Spirit Falls: 15.8 mi
- Brennan Falls: 16.0 mi
- Ranger Beach: 3.6 mi
- Sunset Beach: 4.3 mi
- Sandy Beach: 6.2 mi
- Contoocook Lake Public Beach: 8.5 mi
- Jowder's Cove Beach: 8.9 mi
- Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 8.6 mi
- Stone Bridge: 13.4 mi
- Barrett House: 16.1 mi
- Barrett House: 16.3 mi
- Nutting Ledges: 16.9 mi
- Armillary: 3.2 mi
- Aurora: 8.5 mi
- Reaching: 8.5 mi
- Jennie B. Powers: 8.5 mi
- Pizza Wings: 8.6 mi
- Billings Fold: 2.0 mi
- Black Precipice: 2.2 mi
- Troy Cliffs: 7.6 mi
- Mine Ledge: 13.8 mi
- Jacob Hill: 14.0 mi
- Noahs Ark: 2.9 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 3.2 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 19.9 mi
- Phillipston Community Garden: 20.5 mi
- St. Paul's Community Garden: 22.6 mi
- Falcon Spring: 2.7 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 20.1 mi
- (seasonal): 21.8 mi
- River Road Spring: 23.4 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 13.1 mi
- Wright Grove: 13.1 mi
- Trap Falls: 22.9 mi
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of The Weld Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Monadnock | SSE 164° | 965 m | 2.0 mi |
| Bald Rock | SSE 166° | 790 m | 2.5 mi |
| Monte Rosa | S 173° | 749 m | 2.3 mi |
| Osgood Hill | N 8° | 681 m | 7.6 mi |
| Skatutakee Mountain | NE 37° | 609 m | 6.9 mi |
| Thumb Mountain | NNE 31° | 603 m | 6.7 mi |
| Fletcher Hill | N 4° | 595 m | 8.6 mi |
| Holt Hill | NNE 16° | 581 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:23 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 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 | 45 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 49 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jaffrey Silver RCH Airpark, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/47797017
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