Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Washington Town Forest (Back Mountain Lot)
Washington Town Forest (Back Mountain Lot) is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 556 m. Summit stands 828 m to the north-northwest, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Ayers Pond Peak - Northwest, a peak 0.3 miles away. Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway passes 4.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Washington
How to reach it
Coordinates43.24507, -72.05240
- 4.4 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 11.2 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 16.8 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 17.7 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 5 mi
- View of Bellows Falls · 21 mi
- Martin's Mill Covered Bridge · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Ayers Pond Peak - Northwest: 0.3 mi
- Ayers Pond Peak - Middle: 0.5 mi
- Ayers Pond Peak: 1.0 mi
- Little Sunapee Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Avery Ledge: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Pillsbury State Park (Max Isreal Tract): 1.8 mi
- Between the Mountains Preserve: 1.8 mi
- West Meadow Wetland Conservation Area: 3.1 mi
- Jessie Barton Memorial Forest: 3.2 mi
- Bradford Bog Headwaters: 3.2 mi
Parks
- Pillsbury-Sunapee Corridor: 2.8 mi
- Pillsbury State Park: 3.5 mi
- Larsen Memorial Park: 4.7 mi
- Whitman Park: 4.9 mi
- Fishersfield Park: 5.1 mi
Museums: 28
- Washington Historical Society: 5.3 mi
- John Hay Estate at The Fells: 7.4 mi
- Little Red Schoolhouse Museum: 8.5 mi
- Flanders-Osborne Museum: 9.8 mi
- Sunapee Historical Society: 10.0 mi
Beaches: 23
- State Park Beach: 6.8 mi
- Blodgett Landing Coast: 8.6 mi
- Wadleigh State Beach: 9.5 mi
- Dewey Beach: 10.5 mi
- Georges Mills Beach: 12.8 mi
Historic sites: 20
- Liberty Tree Memorial: 5.1 mi
- Washington Civil War Memorial: 5.3 mi
- naval gun: 16.8 mi
- naval gun: 16.8 mi
- civil war: 16.8 mi
Artworks: 10
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 10.1 mi
- Smith's clothespin: 21.9 mi
- Armillary: 23.4 mi
- Johnathan Daniels: 24.4 mi
- Pizza Wings: 24.4 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Gleason Falls: 8.5 mi
- Pollard Mills Falls: 8.9 mi
- Brennan Falls: 20.7 mi
- Gerry's Falls: 23.9 mi
- Litte Dog Falls: 24.4 mi
Gardens: 5
- Washington Community Garden: 5.2 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 12.2 mi
- Blue Star Garden: 21.9 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 23.4 mi
- Noahs Ark: 25.0 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Baker Ledge: 11.6 mi
- The Bulkhead: 19.1 mi
- Table Rock: 20.8 mi
- Raymond Cliff: 21.9 mi
- Mine Ledge: 22.4 mi
Covered bridges: 5
- Cillryville Bridge: 15.8 mi
- Victorian Village Covered Bridge: 23.0 mi
- Hall Bridge: 23.1 mi
- Bartonsville Covered Bridge: 24.4 mi
- Titcomb Covered Bridge: 24.8 mi
Attractions: 5
- Everett Dam: 22.4 mi
- Everett Dam: 22.5 mi
- Everett Dam: 22.5 mi
- Everett Dam: 22.6 mi
- Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 24.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Newhall Recreation Area: 17.0 mi
- Wright Grove: 21.2 mi
- Hippy Hill: 21.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 15.6 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 24.0 mi
Springs: 1
- (seasonal): 3.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Washington Town Forest (Back Mountain Lot). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit | NNW 347° | 828 m | 4.9 mi |
| Sunapee Mountain | N 352° | 824 m | 4.5 mi |
| South Peak | N 358° | 794 m | 4.6 mi |
| Lucias Lookout | NNW 335° | 756 m | 2.4 mi |
| Lovewell Mountain | S 189° | 751 m | 2.9 mi |
| Little Sunapee Mountain | NW 317° | 734 m | 1.6 mi |
| Goves Mountain | WNW 288° | 721 m | 2.9 mi |
| Bean Mountain | WSW 254° | 708 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:30 | 16:16 |
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 | 21 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bradford 2, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/47797209
Day trips start here
- New London · 12 mi
- Claremont · 17 mi
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 17 mi
- Cornish · 22 mi
- Windsor · 23 mi
- Concord · 25 mi
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