Young Forest
Young Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 236 m. Crotched Mountain stands 630 m to the south, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Tyrrell Waters Tract, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Currier & Ives Trail passes 1.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 6.1 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 11.3 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 21.5 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 17 mi
- View of Bellows Falls · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tyrrell Waters Tract: 0.4 mi
- Gerard J. Dumas Forest: 1.8 mi
- Standke Tract: 2.3 mi
- Dudley Pond Forest: 2.4 mi
- Gregg Hill Nature Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Riverwalk: 0.8 mi
- Grimes Field: 0.9 mi
- Riverwalk: 0.9 mi
- Kemp Park: 1.1 mi
- Millworkers Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
- Sodom Hill: 0.9 mi
- Bear Hill: 1.6 mi
- Gregg Hill: 2.1 mi
- Clark Summit: 2.4 mi
- Cove Hill: 2.7 mi
- Washington Civil War Memorial: 12.2 mi
- Clifford Nyquist Memorial: 12.2 mi
- Burnham School (historical): 13.2 mi
- Goffstown Public Library: 15.0 mi
- Liberty Tree Memorial: 15.9 mi
- Weare Historical Society: 7.3 mi
- Washington Historical Society: 12.0 mi
- Little Nature Museum: 12.1 mi
- New Hampshire Telephone Museum: 12.2 mi
- Upton Chandler House Museum: 12.3 mi
- Cultural Cocoon: 16.4 mi
- Armillary: 16.9 mi
- Commodore George Hamilton Perkins: 18.2 mi
- John Gilbert Winant: 18.2 mi
- Christa McAuliffe: 18.2 mi
- Campers Beach: 10.5 mi
- Picnickers Beach: 10.5 mi
- Sunset Beach: 15.7 mi
- Wadleigh State Beach: 17.8 mi
- State Park Beach: 18.8 mi
- Everett Dam: 10.8 mi
- Everett Dam: 10.9 mi
- Everett Dam: 11.0 mi
- Everett Dam: 11.0 mi
- Frog Rock: 14.3 mi
- Gleason Falls: 4.8 mi
- Brennan Falls: 8.3 mi
- Senter Falls: 13.6 mi
- Bonner Falls: 14.7 mi
- Upper Falls: 17.4 mi
- Raymond Cliff: 10.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliff: 15.4 mi
- Baker Ledge: 17.8 mi
- Billings Fold: 20.8 mi
- Black Precipice: 21.1 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 12.2 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 16.8 mi
- Noahs Ark: 18.2 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 21.9 mi
- (seasonal): 11.5 mi
- River Road Spring: 13.1 mi
- Falcon Spring: 20.8 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 20.0 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 20.1 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 22.6 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 6.9 mi
- Wright Grove: 23.6 mi
- Cillryville Bridge: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Young Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crotched Mountain | S 180° | 630 m | 7.6 mi |
| Thompson Hill | NW 326° | 536 m | 6.7 mi |
| Tuttle Hill | WSW 245° | 535 m | 7.6 mi |
| Windsor Mountain | W 260° | 487 m | 6.8 mi |
| Stowe Hill | WNW 299° | 481 m | 7.7 mi |
| Clark Summit | S 176° | 465 m | 2.4 mi |
| Riley Mountain | WSW 252° | 441 m | 3.5 mi |
| Wilson Hill | S 178° | 427 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:22 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 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 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 49 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Weare 2 NE, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1411359483
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