Belknap Mountain State Forest is a state forest in central

New Hampshire New Hampshire is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...

within the

Belknap Mountains The Belknap Mountains are a small mountain range in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire in the United States. The range lies in the towns of Gilford, Gilmanton, and Alton in Belknap County. The highest peak, Belknap Mountain, with an elevation o ...

. The forest contains the summit and surrounding slopes of

Belknap Mountain Belknap Mountain is a mountain located in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States, south of Lake Winnipesaukee. Like the county, the mountain and the associated surrounding Belknap Mountains are named after Jeremy Belknap (1744–1798), a ...

, the highest point in

Belknap County Belknap County () is a county in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. As of the 2020 census, the population was 63,705. The county seat is Laconia. It is located in New Hampshire's Lakes Region, slightly southeast of the state's geographic center. ...

, as well as lands to the east extending to Round Pond. The forest is bordered to the north by

Gunstock Mountain Gunstock Mountain is the second highest peak in the Belknap Mountains of central New Hampshire with an elevation greater than 2240 feet (683 m). It is located north of Belknap Mountain, the highest point in the range. It is home to the Gunsto ...

and

Gunstock Mountain Resort Gunstock Mountain Resort, originally known as Belknap Mountain Recreation Area, is an outdoor recreation complex located on Gunstock Mountain in Gilford, New Hampshire. Constructed by the Works Progress Administration, it was completed in 1937 a ...

, a downhill ski area. A lookout tower is at the top of Belknap Mountain, and there is an extensive trail network in the forest. Belknap Mountain State Forest is owned by the New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, and there is a conservation easement on private land to the north of the state forest. It adjoins several other county, town, and private conservation and recreation areas.Belknap Range Conservation Lands
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Belknap Range Trails
(hiking map)
U.S. Geological Survey Map
at the U.S. Geological Survey Map Website. Retrieved December 5th, 2022. New Hampshire state forests Protected areas of Belknap County, New Hampshire Belknap County, New Hampshire Gilford, New Hampshire {{NewHampshire-protected-area-stub

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