- Elevation
- 235 m
- Tallest summit within 8.9 miles
- Mount Lafayette1,600 m · 8.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- White Mountain Trail0.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:34local time
- Coordinates
- 44.0420, -71.6867
Fay Waside Picnic Area is a picnic site in New Hampshire, at a recorded 235 m. Mount Lafayette stands 1,600 m to the north-northeast, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Fay State Forest, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. White Mountain Trail passes 0.3 miles off.
Open to the public Spring-Fall. Pack-in, Pack out policy for trash. Inaccessible in winter when there is heavy snow accumulation.
- Elevation
- 235 m
- Operated by
- New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands
- Access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Fay Waside Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lafayette | NNE 14° | 1,600 m | 8.5 mi |
| Mount Lincoln | NNE 16° | 1,551.12 m | 7.7 mi |
| North Lincoln | NNE 15° | 1,524 m | 8.1 mi |
| North Lafayette | NNE 13° | 1,519 m | 8.9 mi |
| Mount Moosilauke | W 260° | 1,468 m | 7.3 mi |
| Little Haystack Mountain | NNE 17° | 1,440 m | 7.1 mi |
| South Peak | WSW 254° | 1,381 m | 7.9 mi |
| Mount Blue | W 263° | 1,380 m | 6.7 mi |
- 0.3 mi off the White Mountain TrailNational
- 0.6 mi off the Kancamagus Scenic BywayNational
- 0.8 mi off the River Heritage Tour
- 16.0 mi off the Connecticut River BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Profiler Plaza · 9 mi
- Pemigewasset Overlook · 10 mi
- CL Graham Wangan Overlook · 10 mi
- Beaver Brook Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fay State Forest: 0.1 mi
- Fay State Forest: 0.4 mi
- Rachel Adams Memorial Forest: 1.2 mi
- Second Presidential State Forest: 1.4 mi
- Merriam Woods: 3.5 mi
- Cascade Park: 0.7 mi
- Soldiers Park: 0.8 mi
- Kanc Recreation Area: 1.4 mi
- White Mountain Motorsports Park: 2.5 mi
- Staple Rock Park: 4.6 mi
- Parker Ledge: 1.6 mi
- Russell Mountain: 2.3 mi
- South Peak: 2.7 mi
- Little Coolidge Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Grandview Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Russell Crag: 3.0 mi
- The Imaginarium: 3.6 mi
- Welcome Wall: 3.6 mi
- Nook: 3.6 mi
- Stolen Buttress: 3.7 mi
- Georgiana Falls: 2.2 mi
- Harvard Falls: 2.5 mi
- Gordon Falls: 3.1 mi
- Avalanche Falls: 4.1 mi
- Paradise Falls: 4.7 mi
- Alpine Adventures Outdoor Recreation: 0.6 mi
- Ice Castles: 0.8 mi
- Flume Gorge & Visitor Center: 3.8 mi
- Table Rock Flume Brook: 4.0 mi
- Flume Gorge: 4.1 mi
- Governor Gallen Memorial: 9.7 mi
- Nancy Pfannenstiehl: 11.1 mi
- Bath New Hampshire: 16.0 mi
- Chase cellar hole: 16.6 mi
- Caddy Camp Alumni Memorial: 16.6 mi
- Pemigewasset Hook & Ladder: 0.5 mi
- Americana Museum: 0.5 mi
- Clark History Museum: 0.5 mi
- Avery's Garage: 0.5 mi
- Old Man of the Mountain Museum: 8.7 mi
- Campton Day Use Area: 12.2 mi
- Mount Cleveland Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
- Beaver Brook Recreation Area: 14.6 mi
- Sabbaday Falls Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- Sawyer Rock Picnic Ground: 18.0 mi
- Echo Lake Beach: 9.4 mi
- Sandwich Town Beach: 20.9 mi
- Edna-Maude Beach: 22.1 mi
- Birch Beach: 22.1 mi
- South Beach: 22.2 mi
- The Basin, East: 5.4 mi
- The Basin, West: 5.6 mi
- Boise Rock: 7.7 mi
- Littleton Rest Area: 21.7 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center: 24.4 mi
- Liberty Spring: 5.5 mi
- Elliott Spring: 18.2 mi
- Crystal Spring: 20.6 mi
- Lac Littleton: 20.7 mi
- lower falls: 22.0 mi
- Tree Harp: 18.7 mi
- Sunflowers: 18.8 mi
- Pollyanna Statue: 18.8 mi
- Local Boyscout Harold A. Webster Jr.: 19.7 mi
- Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 11.3 mi
- Peace Garden: 19.4 mi
- Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 24.8 mi
- Livermore: 15.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:21 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 19:50 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:08 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:24 | 16:12 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 20 | 29 | 42 | 54 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lincoln Nepp, under a mile away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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