Great Falls
Great Falls is a waterfall in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 487 m. North Tripyramid stands 1,274 m to the north, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. Kancamagus Scenic Byway passes 7.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 15'
How to reach it
- 7.7 mi off the Kancamagus Scenic Byway, National
- 7.5 mi off the Lakes Region Tour
- 9.3 mi off the White Mountain Trail, National
- 10.2 mi off the River Heritage Tour
Overlooks nearby
- Sugar Hill Overlook · 8 mi
- Lily Pond Vista · 8 mi
- Beaver Brook Overlook · 9 mi
- CL Graham Wangan Overlook · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Flat Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Young Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Sandwich Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Sandwich Dome: 2.0 mi
- Guinea Hill: 2.4 mi
- Remick Park: 4.9 mi
- Sandwich Notch Park: 5.1 mi
- Sunshine Park: 5.8 mi
- Quimby Field: 6.3 mi
- Everrett Field: 6.3 mi
- East Slab: 6.5 mi
- Back Country: 6.5 mi
- Dark Side: 6.5 mi
- Dark Passenger Lower: 6.5 mi
- School House: 6.5 mi
- Sandwich Town Forest: 2.1 mi
- Visny Woods: 2.7 mi
- Chapman Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.8 mi
- Sharp Forest: 3.9 mi
- The Bowl Research Natural Area: 4.3 mi
- Lower Falls: 0.1 mi
- Fletcher Cascades: 2.7 mi
- Beede Falls: 5.0 mi
- Norway Rapids: 5.2 mi
- Sabbaday Falls: 7.5 mi
- Lower Pool: 7.5 mi
- The Old Country Store: 10.2 mi
- Albany Covered Bridge: 13.3 mi
- Lucknow Mansion: 13.4 mi
- Alpine Adventures Outdoor Recreation: 14.6 mi
- Bearcamp Beach: 7.2 mi
- Sandwich Town Beach: 7.9 mi
- Birch Beach: 11.1 mi
- Edna-Maude Beach: 11.2 mi
- South Beach: 11.3 mi
- Jim Liberty Cabin: 10.1 mi
- Piper Homestead: 12.9 mi
- Captain Douglas A. DiCenzo Bridge: 14.7 mi
- Draper & Maynard Co.: 14.7 mi
- Bobcat Boulder: 14.8 mi
- Curious George Cottage: 4.1 mi
- Sandwich Historical Society: 6.2 mi
- Loon Center: 11.4 mi
- Squam Lakes Natural Science Center: 12.9 mi
- Museum of the White Mountains: 15.0 mi
- Frog Rock: 13.8 mi
- Local Boyscout Harold A. Webster Jr.: 14.9 mi
- #20 / Nova: 16.4 mi
- #23 / Red Wing: 16.5 mi
- #27 / Black Sail: 16.5 mi
- Elliott Spring: 3.2 mi
- lower falls: 13.5 mi
- Crystal Spring: 15.2 mi
- Liberty Spring: 17.9 mi
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 24.7 mi
- Sabbaday Falls Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Campton Day Use Area: 8.5 mi
- Sawyer Rock Picnic Ground: 14.1 mi
- Fay Waside Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Eisenhower Memorial Area: 23.8 mi
- Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 4.1 mi
- Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 10.3 mi
- Peace Garden: 14.8 mi
- The Basin, East: 19.0 mi
- The Basin, West: 19.3 mi
- Boise Rock: 20.9 mi
- Livermore: 13.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Great Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Tripyramid | N 9° | 1,274 m | 5.4 mi |
| Middle Tripyramid | NNE 11° | 1,262 m | 4.9 mi |
| South Tripyramid | NNE 11° | 1,250 m | 4.6 mi |
| Mount Passaconaway | NE 44° | 1,225 m | 5.7 mi |
| Mount Tecumseh | NW 315° | 1,218 m | 6.9 mi |
| Mount Whiteface | NE 42° | 1,217 m | 3.8 mi |
| Sandwich Mountain | W 280° | 1,215 m | 2.0 mi |
| Sandwich Dome | W 280° | 1,206 m | 2.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:20 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 19:48 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:07 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 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 | 17 | 18 | 27 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 24 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waterville Valley Nepp, 4 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Mar–May, Nov–Dec — fullest in Apr, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 135 | 104 | 233 | 424 | 200 | 123 | 87.4 | 65.7 | 59.6 | 142 | 173 | 209 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Bearcamp River AT South Tamworth, NH, 10 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9327993665
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