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Waterfall · New Hampshire

Thoreau Falls

Thoreau Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Thoreau Falls is a waterfall in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 729 m. Mount Lafayette stands 1,600 m to the west, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Whitewall Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. White Mountain Trail passes 3.7 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Height
24.384 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.16926, -71.47256

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
Nature reserves
  • Nancy Brook Research Natural Area: 5.4 mi
  • Gibbs Brook Scenic Area: 5.9 mi
  • Lafayette Brook Scenic Area: 9.1 mi
  • Ammonoosuc River Forest: 9.3 mi
  • Sawyer Pond Scenic Area: 9.5 mi
Waterfalls: 57
  • Zealand Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Ripley Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Arethusa Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Flume Cascade: 4.4 mi
  • Bemis Falls: 4.9 mi
Parks: 54
  • Twin Mountain Fish Hatchery: 10.2 mi
  • Franconia Notch State Park: 11.1 mi
  • Bartlett Village Gazebo Park: 11.3 mi
  • Morrell Family Community Complex: 11.9 mi
  • Kanc Recreation Area: 12.4 mi
Attractions: 43
Picnic sites: 21
Museums: 21
Historic sites: 14
Springs: 8
  • Liberty Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Gulfside Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Spaulding Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Peabody Spring: 13.3 mi
  • lower falls: 15.5 mi
Beaches: 8
  • Echo Lake Beach: 11.0 mi
  • Geneva Beach: 23.0 mi
  • Boulder Beach: 23.2 mi
  • Porridge Shore Beach: 23.3 mi
  • Eidelweiss Beach: 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Boise Rock: 10.2 mi
  • The Basin, West: 10.9 mi
  • The Basin, East: 10.9 mi
  • Littleton Rest Area: 22.6 mi
  • Vermont Welcome Center: 24.9 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Tree Harp: 17.7 mi
  • Pollyanna Statue: 17.7 mi
  • Sunflowers: 17.7 mi
  • Hannes Schneider: 19.6 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 15.5 mi
  • Lancaster Community Garden: 22.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Thoreau Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LafayetteW1,600 m8.5 mi
South Twin MountainWNW1,491 m4.3 mi
North Twin MountainWNW1,452 m4.8 mi
Mount EisenhowerNE1,449 m7.8 mi
Mount BondWSW1,432 m3.1 mi
Mount CarrigainSSE1,422 m5.4 mi
Mount GuyotW1,396 m3.0 mi
West BondWSW1,358 m3.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2018:58
June solstice05:0319:4920:34
September equinox06:3418:0718:45
December solstice07:1915:2316:11

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F6613243646504943312112
Precip in5.75.46.77.37.78.68.97.77.710.08.17.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Washington, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8429390296

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