Rest area · New Hampshire
Boise Rock
Boise Rock is a rest area in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 573 m. Mount Lafayette stands 1,600 m to the east-northeast, 1.7 miles off. White Mountain Trail runs past it.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Franconia Notch State Park
How to reach it
Coordinates44.15337, -71.67806
- On the White Mountain Trail, National
- 6.9 mi off the Kancamagus Scenic Byway, National
- 8.5 mi off the River Heritage Tour
- 8.3 mi off the Presidential Range Tour
Overlooks nearby
- Profiler Plaza · 1 mi
- Pemigewasset Overlook · 13 mi
- CL Graham Wangan Overlook · 13 mi
- Beaver Brook Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Cliffs
- Moby Grape: 0.5 mi
- Cannon Cliff: 0.5 mi
- Cannon Cliff: 0.6 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 1.1 mi
- Shining Rock Cliff: 1.6 mi
Peaks
- Cannon Mountain - East Peak: 0.8 mi
- Cannon Mountain: 1.0 mi
- The Cannon Balls East: 1.6 mi
- Mittersill Peak: 1.7 mi
- Mount Lincoln: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Lafayette Brook Scenic Area: 1.5 mi
- Wells Road Property: 4.1 mi
- Grote Wildlife Sanctuary: 4.3 mi
- Franconia Town Forest: 4.6 mi
- Lawrence Family Forest: 5.0 mi
Waterfalls: 53
- Stairs Falls: 1.2 mi
- Swiftwater Falls: 1.2 mi
- Cloudland Falls: 1.2 mi
- Kinsman Falls: 2.3 mi
- Bridalveil Falls: 2.3 mi
Parks: 51
- Franconia Notch State Park: 1.4 mi
- Fox Hill Park: 5.6 mi
- The Frost Place: 5.7 mi
- Dow Park: 6.0 mi
- Kanc Recreation Area: 7.0 mi
Attractions: 42
- Boise Rock: 0.0 mi
- The Basin: 2.2 mi
- Liberty Gorge: 3.4 mi
- Flume Gorge: 3.7 mi
- Table Rock Flume Brook: 3.7 mi
Museums: 18
- Old Man of the Mountain Museum: 1.0 mi
- New England Ski Museum: 1.3 mi
- Robert Frost Museum: 5.7 mi
- Franconia Heritage Museum: 5.9 mi
- Stone Iron Furnace Museum: 6.5 mi
Historic sites: 14
- Governor Gallen Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Caddy Camp Alumni Memorial: 8.9 mi
- Chase cellar hole: 13.8 mi
- Willey House: 14.0 mi
- Bath New Hampshire: 14.3 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Mount Cleveland Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Beaver Brook Recreation Area: 7.2 mi
- Fay Waside Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Zealand Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
- Eisenhower Memorial Area: 13.9 mi
Springs: 7
- Liberty Spring: 3.0 mi
- Lac Littleton: 14.4 mi
- Gulfside Spring: 21.1 mi
- Spaulding Spring: 21.1 mi
- Peabody Spring: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
- The Basin, West: 2.1 mi
- The Basin, East: 2.3 mi
- Littleton Rest Area: 15.4 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center: 18.0 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (North Bound): 20.7 mi
Artworks: 3
- Tree Harp: 11.6 mi
- Sunflowers: 11.6 mi
- Pollyanna Statue: 11.6 mi
Gardens: 2
- Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 16.8 mi
- Lancaster Community Garden: 23.6 mi
Beaches: 1
- Echo Lake Beach: 1.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Livermore: 15.9 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Mount Orne Covered Bridge: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Boise Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lafayette | ENE 73° | 1,600 m | 1.7 mi |
| Mount Lincoln | E 101° | 1,551.12 m | 1.7 mi |
| North Lincoln | E 87° | 1,524 m | 1.7 mi |
| North Lafayette | ENE 61° | 1,519 m | 1.9 mi |
| South Twin Mountain | ENE 69° | 1,491 m | 6.5 mi |
| North Twin Mountain | ENE 60° | 1,452 m | 6.9 mi |
| Little Haystack Mountain | ESE 119° | 1,440 m | 1.8 mi |
| Mount Bond | E 90° | 1,432 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:21 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 19:50 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:24 | 16:12 |
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 | 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, 8 mi away.
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