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The Basin, East

The Basin, East from directly overhead

The Basin, East is a rest area in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 474 m. Mount Lafayette stands 1,600 m to the north-northeast, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is The Basin, a attraction 0.1 miles away. White Mountain Trail runs past it.

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Pothole in Franconia Notch State Park, Grafton County, New Hampshire.

Wikidata Q49341076, matched on coordinates and name (181 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

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Franconia Notch State Park
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.11988, -71.68141

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
  • Indian Head: 1.8 mi
  • Shining Rock Cliff: 2.0 mi
  • Cannon Cliff: 2.6 mi
  • Moby Grape: 2.7 mi
  • Eagle Cliff: 3.4 mi
Nature reserves
Parks: 49
Waterfalls: 47
Attractions: 39
  • The Basin: 0.1 mi
  • Liberty Gorge: 1.1 mi
  • Table Rock Flume Brook: 1.4 mi
  • Flume Gorge: 1.5 mi
  • Flume Gorge & Visitor Center: 1.6 mi
Museums: 18
Historic sites: 15
  • Governor Gallen Memorial: 4.4 mi
  • Caddy Camp Alumni Memorial: 11.3 mi
  • Chase cellar hole: 14.3 mi
  • Bath New Hampshire: 14.4 mi
  • Willey House: 14.6 mi
Picnic sites: 10
Springs: 7
  • Liberty Spring: 1.7 mi
  • Lac Littleton: 16.2 mi
  • Elliott Spring: 21.8 mi
  • Gulfside Spring: 22.5 mi
  • Spaulding Spring: 22.6 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • The Basin, West: 0.3 mi
  • Boise Rock: 2.3 mi
  • Littleton Rest Area: 17.2 mi
  • Vermont Welcome Center: 19.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-91 (North Bound): 21.8 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Tree Harp: 13.6 mi
  • Sunflowers: 13.7 mi
  • Pollyanna Statue: 13.7 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 15.0 mi
  • Peace Garden: 24.8 mi
Beaches: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of The Basin, East. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LafayetteNNE1,600 m3.4 mi
Mount LincolnNE1,551 m2.7 mi
North LincolnNE1,524 m3.0 mi
North LafayetteNNE1,519 m3.7 mi
South Twin MountainNE1,491 m7.8 mi
North Twin MountainNE1,452 m8.4 mi
Little Haystack MountainNE1,440 m2.3 mi
Mount BondENE1,432 m7.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2118:59
June solstice05:0419:5020:34
September equinox06:3518:0818:46
December solstice07:1915:2416:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182029425463686659473626
Precip in3.43.03.45.24.24.86.03.93.85.44.74.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lincoln Nepp, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/404865214

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