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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.

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.

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Wikidata Q30603339, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
619 m
Getting there

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Coordinates44.47121, -71.19962

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
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 9.8 miles of Mount Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MoriahSSE 160°1,234 m9.6 mi
Mount WeeksW 266°1,185 m9.0 mi
South Weeks MountainWSW 258°1,183 m9.5 mi
Middle Moriah MountainSSE 155°1,143 m9.2 mi
Shelburne Moriah MountainSSE 149°1,135 m9.6 mi
Middle Weeks MountainW 261°1,128 m9.0 mi
Mount SuccessE 90°1,086 m7.9 mi
Mount CarloE 82°1,086 m9.5 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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