Wade State Forest
Wade State Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 301 m. Tinkham Hill stands 692 m to the west-northwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Periwig Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Currier & Ives Trail passes 11 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- NH Dept of Resources & Econ Dev
How to reach it
- 11.4 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 13.1 mi off the Lakes Region Tour
- 14.8 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 15.0 mi off the River Heritage Tour
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 22 mi
- Post Pond Overlook · 28 mi
- Balch Hill · 28 mi
- Indian Ridge · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Periwig Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Rowell Hill: 0.8 mi
- Merrill Hill: 1.1 mi
- Burnt Hill: 1.3 mi
- Roundtop: 1.9 mi
- Page Hill Trails - Main Parking: 1.5 mi
- Kelley Park: 2.8 mi
- Mill Stream Park: 3.4 mi
- Barrett Park: 3.5 mi
- Cummings Beach: 5.0 mi
- Glory Hill Conservation Area: 1.7 mi
- Page Hill Conservation Area: 2.5 mi
- Sugar Hill State Forest: 3.2 mi
- William H. Thomas State Forest: 4.1 mi
- Lawrence W. and Caroline B. Robie Forest: 4.2 mi
- The Bulkhead: 7.0 mi
- The Ledges: 7.2 mi
- Crocketts Ledge: 10.4 mi
- White Mountain Ledge: 10.5 mi
- Baker Ledge: 14.7 mi
- Avery-Crouse Beach: 4.6 mi
- Griffin Beach: 7.0 mi
- Hermit Lake Town Beach: 7.0 mi
- Lagace Beach: 7.5 mi
- Sandborn Town Beach: 11.6 mi
- Old Hill VIllage: 3.6 mi
- Cellar Hole: 8.2 mi
- Old Well: 8.3 mi
- Foundations: 8.3 mi
- William A. Fenlason Square: 9.2 mi
- Turitella: 14.5 mi
- Dragon Fly: 14.5 mi
- #14 / White: 14.5 mi
- #28 / South of the Border in Koyoto: 14.5 mi
- Local Boyscout Harold A. Webster Jr.: 14.5 mi
- Franklin Firefighter's Museum: 9.1 mi
- Potter Place Depot: 9.5 mi
- Whipple House: 11.5 mi
- Autopac Gallery: 14.4 mi
- Museum of the White Mountains: 14.5 mi
- Profile Falls: 1.4 mi
- Welton Falls: 9.1 mi
- Elizabeth Falls: 9.6 mi
- Sculptured Rocks: 11.8 mi
- Livermore Falls: 16.6 mi
- Cardigan Mountain State Park: 11.1 mi
- Weirs Beach Go-Kart Track: 14.4 mi
- Monkey Trunks Weirs Beach: 14.4 mi
- Funspot: 14.5 mi
- Go-Karts: 15.5 mi
- Peace Garden: 14.8 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 15.1 mi
- Botanical Garden: 18.8 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 18.9 mi
- Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 23.2 mi
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 3.5 mi
- Crystal Spring: 13.7 mi
- Huckins Spring: 19.1 mi
- Hippy Hill: 5.8 mi
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
- Campton Day Use Area: 22.9 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 8.8 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 14.4 mi
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 18.4 mi
- Cillryville Bridge: 10.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Wade State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tinkham Hill | WNW 296° | 692 m | 5.9 mi |
| The Pinnacle | SSW 213° | 689 m | 7.0 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | SW 220° | 689 m | 7.2 mi |
| Church Mountain | WNW 302° | 671 m | 8.2 mi |
| Brown Mountain | WNW 303° | 664 m | 7.9 mi |
| Melvin Mountain | WNW 296° | 660 m | 7.9 mi |
| Forbes Mountain | WNW 296° | 658 m | 4.5 mi |
| Pine Hill | WNW 300° | 637 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:27 | 16:14 |
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 | 19 | 22 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin Falls DAM, 8 mi away.
- partridgeberry6 obs
- Red-spotted Admiral5 obs
- purple-flowered raspberry5 obs
- American beech4 obs
- Solomon's plume4 obs
- azure bluet4 obs
- Oriental Beetle4 obs
- Eastern Newt3 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/47797679
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