Picnic site · New Hampshire
Beaver Brook Recreation Area
Beaver Brook Recreation Area is a picnic site in New Hampshire, at a recorded elevation of 439 m. Mount Lafayette stands 1,600 m to the south-southwest, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Abbot Hill, a peak 1.8 miles away. White Mountain Trail runs past it.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 439 m
How to reach it
Coordinates44.24691, -71.61541
- On the White Mountain Trail, National
- 1.4 mi off the Presidential Range Tour
- 10.7 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 12.5 mi off the Kancamagus Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Profiler Plaza · 6 mi
- Idlewilde View · 10 mi
- Elephant Head · 11 mi
- Willey Brook Bridge Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Abbot Hill: 1.8 mi
- Haystack Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Priest Hill: 2.3 mi
- Cleveland Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Flat Top Mountain: 3.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Profile Recreational Trail: 1.9 mi
- Ammonoosuc River Forest: 2.0 mi
- Cushman State Forest: 2.2 mi
- Johnson-Clark Nature Reserve: 4.1 mi
- Bethlehem Town Forest: 4.7 mi
Cliffs
- Profile Cliff: 6.0 mi
- Square Inch Wall: 6.0 mi
- Maggot Buttress: 6.0 mi
- Hermit Haven: 6.0 mi
- Hone Wall: 6.1 mi
Parks: 48
- Bethlehem Town Park and Playground: 4.2 mi
- Gazebo Park: 4.5 mi
- Twin Mountain Fish Hatchery: 5.3 mi
- Fox Hill Park: 6.4 mi
- Dow Park: 6.6 mi
Waterfalls: 47
- Thirteen Falls: 5.8 mi
- Lower Ammonoosuc Falls: 6.7 mi
- Zealand Falls: 7.0 mi
- Bridesmaid Falls: 7.4 mi
- Cloudland Falls: 7.9 mi
Attractions: 41
- Cog Railway Display: 4.1 mi
- Boise Rock: 7.2 mi
- Chutters: 8.8 mi
- The Basin: 9.3 mi
- Liberty Gorge: 10.3 mi
Museums: 21
- Franconia Heritage Museum: 6.4 mi
- Old Man of the Mountain Museum: 6.4 mi
- New England Ski Museum: 6.4 mi
- Stone Iron Furnace Museum: 7.0 mi
- Robert Frost Museum: 7.4 mi
Picnic sites: 19
- Mount Cleveland Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
- Zealand Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
- Eisenhower Memorial Area: 9.4 mi
- Moore Dam Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
- Fay Waside Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
Historic sites: 13
- Caddy Camp Alumni Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Governor Gallen Memorial: 5.6 mi
- Mine Shaft: 10.6 mi
- Willey House: 11.6 mi
- Jarhead Motorcycle Memorial: 14.6 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Boise Rock: 7.2 mi
- The Basin, West: 9.1 mi
- The Basin, East: 9.4 mi
- Littleton Rest Area: 13.9 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center: 16.0 mi
Springs: 6
- Liberty Spring: 9.1 mi
- Lac Littleton: 13.3 mi
- Gulfside Spring: 15.6 mi
- Spaulding Spring: 15.6 mi
- Peabody Spring: 16.3 mi
Artworks: 3
- Tree Harp: 8.8 mi
- Pollyanna Statue: 8.9 mi
- Sunflowers: 8.9 mi
Gardens: 2
- Lancaster Community Garden: 16.7 mi
- Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 21.5 mi
Beaches: 1
- Echo Lake Beach: 6.2 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Mount Orne Covered Bridge: 14.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Livermore: 16.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Beaver Brook Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lafayette | SSW 194° | 1,600 m | 6.1 mi |
| Mount Lincoln | SSW 192° | 1,551.12 m | 6.9 mi |
| North Lincoln | SSW 192° | 1,524 m | 6.5 mi |
| North Lafayette | SSW 195° | 1,519 m | 5.7 mi |
| South Twin Mountain | SE 144° | 1,491 m | 5.1 mi |
| North Twin Mountain | SE 137° | 1,452 m | 4.2 mi |
| Little Haystack Mountain | SSW 192° | 1,440 m | 7.5 mi |
| Mount Bond | SSE 147° | 1,432 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:21 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:03 | 19:50 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:23 | 16:11 |
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 | 16 | 17 | 27 | 40 | 53 | 62 | 66 | 65 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 22 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bethlehem 2, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357729629
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