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Mount Forest

Mount Forest, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Forest rises to 619 m in New Hampshire. Mount Moriah stands 1,234 m to the south-southeast, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Gilbert Street Field, a park 0.7 miles away. Moose Path Trail passes 0.8 miles off. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Mount Forest, locally spelled Mount Forist, is a mountain located in Coös County, New Hampshire, in the United States. The mountain has an elevation of 2,031 feet (619 m), and is a prominent feature of the city of Berlin's landscape. It is sometimes referred to as Elephant Mountain due to its appearance from Berlin.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q30603339, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
619 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.47121, -71.19962

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 60
Nature reserves
Parks: 41
  • Gilbert Street Field: 0.7 mi
  • World War I Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
  • Friendship Park: 0.9 mi
  • Gill Park: 0.9 mi
Waterfalls: 33
  • Triple Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Gordon Fall: 8.2 mi
  • Coosauk Fall: 8.3 mi
  • Hitchcock Fall: 8.5 mi
  • Salroc Fall: 8.6 mi
Attractions: 26
  • ZipRider Wildcat Mountain: 14.4 mi
  • Mount Washington Observatory: 14.8 mi
  • Ho Ho Ho H20: 14.8 mi
  • Rudys Rapid Transit: 14.8 mi
  • Hot Shots Fire Brigade: 14.8 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • P10: 5.0 mi
  • P9: 5.0 mi
  • P8: 5.0 mi
  • P7: 5.0 mi
  • P6: 5.0 mi
Historic sites: 14
Museums: 10
Cliffs: 10
  • Devils Slide: 14.1 mi
  • Wild River Crag: 14.5 mi
  • Lightning Ledge: 18.3 mi
  • Bugle Cliff: 20.5 mi
  • Elephant Head: 20.5 mi
Springs: 5
  • Peabody Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Spaulding Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Gulfside Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Mountain fountain: 13.8 mi
  • Deer Hill Spring: 19.9 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 1.0 mi
  • Lancaster Community Garden: 18.4 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Artworks: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Pleasant Point Town Beach: 24.9 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MoriahSSE1,234 m9.6 mi
Mount WeeksW1,185 m9.0 mi
South Weeks MountainWSW1,183 m9.5 mi
Middle Moriah MountainSSE1,143 m9.2 mi
Shelburne Moriah MountainSSE1,135 m9.6 mi
Goose Eye MountainENE1,132 m10.1 mi
Middle Weeks MountainW1,128 m9.0 mi
Mount SuccessE1,086 m7.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
June solstice05:0119:4920:34
September equinox06:3318:0618:44
December solstice07:1915:2016:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161827415362676557463523
Precip in2.72.43.03.43.64.24.13.83.44.93.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Berlin, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 871897 — Mount Forest, Coos County, New Hampshire.

OpenStreetMap element node/357730011

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