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Falls of Song

Falls of Song, seen from above at true elevation

Falls of Song is a waterfall in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 292 m. Mount Shaw stands 911 m to the east-northeast, 2.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Bridal Veil Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. Lakes Region Tour passes 1.6 miles off.

What the record says

Height
15.2 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.72601, -71.31736

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Castle in the Clouds: 0.4 mi
  • State's Landing: 2.8 mi
  • James D. Sutherland Memorial Park: 4.4 mi
  • The Point at Long Island: 4.5 mi
  • Kraine Meadow Park: 5.5 mi
Peaks
Beaches: 43
Cliffs: 35
Museums: 22
Artworks: 20
  • Frog Rock: 1.8 mi
  • #20 / Nova: 10.1 mi
  • #23 / Red Wing: 10.1 mi
  • #27 / Black Sail: 10.2 mi
  • #26 / Stone Sail: 10.2 mi
Waterfalls: 19
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 0.1 mi
  • Emerald Pool Falls: 0.1 mi
  • The Cascades: 0.2 mi
  • Whittier Falls: 0.3 mi
  • Twin Falls: 0.4 mi
Attractions: 18
  • Lucknow Mansion: 0.3 mi
  • The Old Country Store: 4.4 mi
  • Daytona Fun Park: 10.8 mi
  • Bumper Boats: 10.8 mi
  • Go-Karts: 10.8 mi
Springs: 5
  • Elliott Spring: 11.2 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 18.2 mi
  • lower falls: 20.3 mi
  • Huckins Spring: 20.7 mi
  • Breck-Plankey Spring: 23.0 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 17.8 mi
  • Peace Garden: 18.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Campton Day Use Area: 18.4 mi
  • Sabbaday Falls Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
  • Sawyer Rock Picnic Ground: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Sanbornton Rest Area: 21.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Falls of Song. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ShawENE 60°911 m2.5 mi
Black SnoutENE 73°854 m2.3 mi
Faraway MountainN 7°848 m2.5 mi
Black Snout MountainN 352°812 m4.0 mi
Mount RobertsNNW 348°782 m2.1 mi
Bald MountainNNE 26°742 m5.8 mi
Mount FlaggENE 70°728 m3.5 mi
Mount WhittierNNE 27°676 m6.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:58
June solstice05:0419:4720:31
September equinox06:3318:0718:45
December solstice07:1715:2416:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202231435564696760473626
Precip in3.93.34.25.03.95.04.94.04.76.04.74.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Sandwich, 6 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Mar–May, Nov–Dec — fullest in Apr, leanest in Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs13510423342420012387.465.759.6142173209

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Bearcamp River AT South Tamworth, NH, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12272238517

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