Franconia Notch State Park

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Franconia Notch State Park
The Pemigewassett covered bridge in Franconia Notch State Park

The Pemigewassett covered bridge in Franconia Notch State Park

location Grafton County in New Hampshire (USA)
surface 27 km²
Geographical location 44 ° 9 ′  N , 71 ° 41 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 8 ′ 36 "  N , 71 ° 41 ′ 2"  W
Franconia Notch State Park, New Hampshire
Franconia Notch State Park
Setup date since 1971 National Natural Landmark
administration New Hampshire Dept. of Resources and Economic Development
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The Franconia Notch State Park is a state park of the US state of New Hampshire with a size of 2,700 hectares. It lies - embedded in the White Mountain National Forest - in the north of this state. In 1972 the area was registered as a National Natural Landmark . Its main attractions include a 240-meter-long gorge , a cable car that goes to the top of Cannon Mountain (mountain) at almost 1,300 meters, and Profile Lake (lake). Known beyond the borders of New Hampshire was the Old Man of the Mountain , a natural granite formation on Cannon Mountain, which from Profile Lake looked like the jagged face of a person, but on May 3, 2003, despite it repeated attempts to rescue the valley fell.

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  • The " Old Man " on April 26, 2003

  • Cannon Mountain

  • View from Cannon Mountain to the northeast of Profile Lake

  • Eagle Cliff on Profile Lake , 1876 by Sylvester Phelps Hodgdon

References

  1. ↑ National Natural Landmarks (US National Park Service) .
  2. ↑ Created by George C. Jobel, PO Box 2482 Concord, NH 03302-2482, 603.491.4340, Lead Designer: Jody Blodgett: Franconia Notch State Park - Lincoln, NH .

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