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.- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 2,382 feet
- Description: mountain range in the American state of New Hampshire
- Also known as: “Gunstock Mountains” and “Suncook Mountains”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Belknap Mountain and Gunstock Mountain.
Belknap Mountain
Peak
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, a renowned preacher, historian, and author of The History of New Hampshire.
Gunstock Mountain
Peak
Photo: Tabbytiger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gunstock Mountain is the second highest peak in the Belknap Mountains of central New Hampshire with an elevation greater than 2240 feet. It is located 1 mile north of Belknap Mountain, the highest point in the range.
Belknap Mountain State Forest
Nature reserve
Belknap Mountain State Forest is a 1,300-acre state forest in central New Hampshire within the Belknap Mountains. The forest contains the summit and surrounding slopes of 2,382-foot Belknap Mountain, the highest point in Belknap County, as well as lands to the east extending to Round Pond.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gilford and Glendale.
Gilford
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Gilford is a town in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 7,699 at the 2020 census, up from 7,126 at the 2010 census. Situated on Lake Winnipesaukee, Gilford is home to Governors Island, Ellacoya State Beach, Belknap Mountain State Forest, Gunstock Mountain Resort, and the Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion, a seasonal outdoor concert venue.
Glendale
Hamlet
Glendale is an unincorporated community in the town of Gilford in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States. Glendale is located on the southern shore of Lake Winnipesaukee, east of Laconia. Glendale is situated 4½ miles north of Belknap Mountains.
Laconia
Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Laconia is a city of 17,000 people in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire. It includes the villages of Lakeport and Weirs Beach.
Belknap Mountains
- Categories: mountain range, mountain, and landform
- Location: Belknap, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Venetian—“Belknap Mountains” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل بيلكناپس”
- French: “Belknap Mountains”
- German: “Belknap Mountains”
- Ladin: “Belknap Mountains”
- Spanish: “montañas Belknap”
- Spanish: “Montañas Belknap”
- Venetian: “montañas Belknap”
- “Belknap Mountains”
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Notable Places Nearby
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