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Crystal Lake Park

Crystal Lake Park from directly overhead

Crystal Lake Park is a park in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 67 m. North Uncanoonuc Mountain stands 401 m to the west-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Bell, a historic site 1.5 miles away. Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway passes 4.2 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
City of Manchester

How to reach it

Coordinates42.95364, -71.40635

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
Artworks
  • Brigadier General John Stark: 3.9 mi
  • Soldier and Sailers Monument: 7.5 mi
  • Bear with Fish: 11.9 mi
  • Millennium Child: 12.4 mi
  • Anchor: 12.4 mi
Attractions
  • The Amoskeag Fishways: 4.8 mi
  • Block Party Social: 6.1 mi
  • Moonlight Meadery: 6.2 mi
  • Robert Frost Historic Site: 8.0 mi
  • Taylor's Bingo Hall: 9.6 mi
Museums: 52
Beaches: 22
Waterfalls: 16
  • Wildcat Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Upper Falls: 16.0 mi
  • Middle Falls: 16.0 mi
  • Purgatory Lower Falls: 16.2 mi
  • Senter Falls: 17.1 mi
Gardens: 13
Cliffs: 9
Rest areas: 6
  • Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 10.8 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 11.3 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 11.4 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 16.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 20.3 mi
Picnic sites: 6
Springs: 3

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Crystal Lake Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Uncanoonuc MountainWNW 284°401 m10.4 mi
South Uncanoonuc MountainWNW 283°395 m9.4 mi
Hall MountainNNE 15°286 m9.9 mi
Quimby MountainNNW 327°267 m9.8 mi
Worthley HillWNW 290°254 m9.6 mi
Holbrook HillW 276°253 m9.8 mi
Shirley HillWNW 286°247 m8.6 mi
Yacum HillWNW 295°245 m8.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:0719:4620:29
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1415:2816:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262837485968747264524231
Precip in2.42.73.43.33.44.03.33.33.73.93.53.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Manchester AP, 2 mi away.

  • eastern white pine39 obs
  • purple pitcher plant14 obs
  • American Robin7 obs
  • Common Garter Snake7 obs
  • Mourning Dove6 obs
  • Eastern Skunk Cabbage6 obs
  • Green Frog6 obs
  • Northern Cardinal5 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/47798071

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