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Lake Winnipesaukee (/ ˌ w ɪ n ɪ p ə ˈ s ɔː k i /) is the largest lake in the U.S. state of New Hampshire, located in the Lakes Region at the foothills of the White Mountains.It is approximately 21 miles (34 km) long (northwest-southeast) and from 1 to 9 miles (1.6 to 14.5 km) wide (northeast-southwest), covering 69 square miles (179 km 2)—71 square miles (184 km 2) when Paugus Bay is ...
The remains of an ancient volcanic ring dike, [1] they lie north of Lake Winnipesaukee, east of Squam Lake, and south of the Sandwich Range, the southernmost of the White Mountains. 2,990 ft (910 m) Mount Shaw is their highest point.
Scale depiction of the 15 largest lakes in the US. The following is a list of the 100 largest lakes of the United States by normal surface area.The top twenty lakes in size are as listed by the National Atlas of the United States, a publication of the United States Department of the Interior.
In this 2018 map by the N.H. Department of Transportation, the Lakes Region (in darker blue) is located in the east-central portion of the state. The Lakes Region of New Hampshire is located in the east-central part of the state, south of the White Mountains Region and extending to the Maine border.
Fire tower at summit. 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 renowned preacher, historian, and author of The History of New Hampshire.
The northeast side of the range drains via several small brooks to Lake Winnipesaukee, the outlet of which is the Winnipesaukee River, which drains westward to form the Merrimack. The west side of the range drains via the Gunstock River into Lake Winnipesaukee, and the extreme southwest end of the range, near Whiteface Mountain, drains west via ...
Mount Major is a mountain located in Alton, New Hampshire, south of Lake Winnipesaukee and northeast of Straightback Mountain in the Belknap Range. The scenic, rocky summit is a popular hiking destination, accessible by multiple trails including the Mount Major Trail, the Brook Trail, and the Boulder Loop. The easiest trail is the Mount Major ...
Lake Winnisquam is in Belknap County in the Lakes Region of central New Hampshire, United States, in the communities of Meredith, Laconia, Sanbornton, Belmont, and Tilton. At 4,214 acres (1,705 ha), [1] it is the fourth-largest lake entirely in New Hampshire. The lake is roughly triangular in shape, with the vertexes pointing north, east, and ...