Upton-Morgan State Forest
Upton-Morgan State Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 124 m. Mount Wallingford stands 364 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Silk Farm Wildlife Sanctuary, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 3.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- NH Dept of Resources & Econ Dev
How to reach it
- 3.6 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 5.5 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 11.0 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
- 13.2 mi off the Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Silk Farm Wildlife Sanctuary: 0.3 mi
- West Iron Works Road State Forest: 0.4 mi
- Russell-Shea State Forest: 0.6 mi
- White Farm Site: 0.9 mi
- Cilley State Forest: 1.3 mi
- Silver Hill: 0.4 mi
- Rum Hill: 1.7 mi
- Jerry Hill: 2.7 mi
- Dimond Hill: 3.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 3.6 mi
- Russell E. Martin Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
- Memorial Field: 1.5 mi
- Rollins Park: 1.6 mi
- McKee Square: 1.8 mi
- Sargent Park: 2.0 mi
- NH Law Enforcement Officers Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch: 2.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 2.6 mi
- The Pennacook: 3.8 mi
- End of the First N.H. Turnpike: 4.1 mi
- New Hampshire Historical Society: 2.5 mi
- Museum of the New Hampshire Historical Society: 2.6 mi
- Mary Baker Eddy House: 2.7 mi
- McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center: 3.7 mi
- Little Nature Museum: 6.8 mi
- White Sands Beach: 4.4 mi
- Riverland Beach: 8.2 mi
- Catamount Pond Beach: 9.2 mi
- Massabesic Lake Beach: 15.0 mi
- Northwood Lake Beach: 15.8 mi
- Commodore George Hamilton Perkins: 2.5 mi
- John Gilbert Winant: 2.6 mi
- Christa McAuliffe: 2.6 mi
- General John Stark: 2.6 mi
- Daniel Webster: 2.6 mi
- Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 3.7 mi
- Everett Dam: 7.2 mi
- Everett Dam: 7.3 mi
- Everett Dam: 7.3 mi
- Everett Dam: 7.5 mi
- Raymond Cliff: 7.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliff: 8.7 mi
- Devil's Den Cliff: 19.5 mi
- Ridgeline Climbing: 19.6 mi
- Boulder Natural: 19.7 mi
- Steeles Falls: 13.0 mi
- Brennan Falls: 18.6 mi
- Senter Falls: 18.9 mi
- Gleason Falls: 19.7 mi
- Upper Falls: 21.2 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 13.2 mi
- Botanical Garden: 13.3 mi
- Pinkerton Memorial Garden: 23.3 mi
- Edmond G. Thibodeau Memorial Garden: 23.3 mi
- Litchfield Community Garden: 24.0 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 6.5 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 6.5 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 13.7 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 21.8 mi
- Log Landing: 20.8 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 21.3 mi
- East Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
- River Road Spring: 14.3 mi
- Huckins Spring: 19.4 mi
- Cillryville Bridge: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Upton-Morgan State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Wallingford | SW 230° | 364 m | 11.1 mi |
| Mount Dearborn | SW 227° | 363 m | 11.6 mi |
| Mine Hill | SW 230° | 354 m | 11.6 mi |
| Mount William | SW 228° | 335 m | 9.8 mi |
| Brush Hill | E 82° | 305 m | 11.5 mi |
| Plausawa Hill | ENE 65° | 304 m | 7.0 mi |
| Garvin Hill | ENE 66° | 299 m | 7.7 mi |
| Oak Hill | NNE 24° | 293 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:21 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:47 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:28 | 16:15 |
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 | 25 | 33 | 45 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 70 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Concord Asos, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/47798206
Day trips start here
- Concord · 3 mi
- Merrimack Valley · 7 mi
- Hooksett · 8 mi
- Manchester · 14 mi
- Bedford · 16 mi
- Barnstead · 18 mi
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