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Walker Forest

Walker Forest from directly overhead

Walker Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 156 m. North Uncanoonuc Mountain stands 401 m to the south, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Page Road Town Forest, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 2.7 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Bow
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.13897, -71.56545

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Bela Brook Conservation Area: 1.7 mi
  • Bow Rotary Park: 1.9 mi
  • Sargent Park: 2.5 mi
  • Russell E. Martin Memorial Park: 3.0 mi
  • Rollins Park: 3.5 mi
Historic sites: 50
Museums: 29
Beaches: 20
  • White Sands Beach: 4.2 mi
  • Catamount Pond Beach: 9.2 mi
  • Riverland Beach: 10.8 mi
  • Massabesic Lake Beach: 12.9 mi
  • Northwood Lake Beach: 16.4 mi
Artworks: 16
Attractions: 15
  • Everett Dam: 5.5 mi
  • Everett Dam: 5.5 mi
  • Everett Dam: 5.6 mi
  • Everett Dam: 5.8 mi
  • Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 6.1 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Steeles Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Senter Falls: 16.7 mi
  • Brennan Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Upper Falls: 18.8 mi
  • Middle Falls: 19.0 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Raymond Cliff: 5.9 mi
  • Rattlesnake Cliff: 6.1 mi
  • Devil's Den Cliff: 19.1 mi
  • Ridgeline Climbing: 19.2 mi
  • Boulder Natural: 19.2 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Vegetable Garden: 15.7 mi
  • Botanical Garden: 15.8 mi
  • Edmond G. Thibodeau Memorial Garden: 20.9 mi
  • Pinkerton Memorial Garden: 21.1 mi
  • Litchfield Community Garden: 21.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 4.9 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 5.0 mi
  • Canterbury Rest Area: 16.3 mi
  • Sanbornton Rest Area: 24.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Springs: 2
  • River Road Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Huckins Spring: 21.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Walker Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Uncanoonuc MountainS 191°401 m10.4 mi
South Uncanoonuc MountainS 186°395 m10.8 mi
Mount WallingfordWSW 242°364 m9.7 mi
Mount DearbornWSW 239°363 m10.1 mi
Mine HillWSW 241°354 m10.2 mi
Mount WilliamWSW 242°335 m8.4 mi
Odiorne HillWSW 239°310 m10.7 mi
Plausawa HillNE 49°304 m8.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2118:59
June solstice05:0719:4720:30
September equinox06:3418:0818:46
December solstice07:1615:2816:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222533455766717061493928
Precip in2.82.83.33.43.53.83.63.63.64.43.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Concord Asos, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47798184

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