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Forest Lake State Park

Forest Lake State Park from directly overhead

Forest Lake State Park is a park in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 380 m. Peak Above the Nubble stands 1,162 m to the south-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Dalton Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. Presidential Range Tour passes 2.1 miles off.

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Coordinates44.35766, -71.68305

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks: 42
  • Whitefield Park: 3.6 mi
  • The Common: 3.7 mi
  • Pine Hill Park: 5.1 mi
  • Bethlehem Town Park and Playground: 5.3 mi
  • Gazebo Park: 5.4 mi
Waterfalls: 42
  • Lower Ammonoosuc Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Ogontz Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Bridesmaid Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Bridalveil Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Thirteen Falls: 14.0 mi
Attractions: 38
  • Chutters: 5.6 mi
  • Cog Railway Display: 9.2 mi
  • You Tubing: 10.3 mi
  • Merry Crismas Ferris wheel: 10.3 mi
  • Flying School: 10.3 mi
Museums: 19
Picnic sites: 18
Cliffs: 18
  • Artists Bluff: 12.3 mi
  • Square Inch Wall: 12.4 mi
  • Profile Cliff: 12.5 mi
  • Maggot Buttress: 12.5 mi
  • Hermit Haven: 12.5 mi
Historic sites: 13
Rest areas: 6
  • Littleton Rest Area: 9.6 mi
  • Vermont Welcome Center: 10.6 mi
  • Boise Rock: 14.1 mi
  • The Basin, West: 16.2 mi
  • The Basin, East: 16.4 mi
Springs: 5
  • Lac Littleton: 9.7 mi
  • Liberty Spring: 16.7 mi
  • Spaulding Spring: 18.6 mi
  • Gulfside Spring: 18.6 mi
  • Peabody Spring: 19.1 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Pollyanna Statue: 5.7 mi
  • Tree Harp: 5.8 mi
  • Sunflowers: 5.8 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Lancaster Community Garden: 10.5 mi
Beaches: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Forest Lake State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Peak Above the NubbleSSE 147°1,162 m11.1 mi
Mount MarthaESE 101°1,084 m9.3 mi
Big Bickford MountainS 173°992 m11.2 mi
Flat Top MountainSSE 160°987 m11.4 mi
Owl's HeadE 98°983 m9.5 mi
South SugarloafSE 134°915 m11.9 mi
The HumpsE 101°907 m10.2 mi
Scarface MountainS 174°850 m10.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2118:59
June solstice05:0319:5120:35
September equinox06:3418:0818:46
December solstice07:2015:2316:11

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161727405362666557453422
Precip in2.62.02.63.13.74.24.64.23.64.03.03.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bethlehem 2, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • striped maple6 obs
  • balsam fir5 obs
  • Ruffed Grouse4 obs
  • Common Loon4 obs
  • Spotted Salamander4 obs
  • Canadian bunchberry4 obs
  • hay-scented fern4 obs
  • Wood Frog4 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/43126170

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