Coleman State Park
| Coleman State Park | |
|---|---|
 Fishing on Little Diamond Pond | |
  Coleman State Park Location in New Hampshire  Coleman State Park Coleman State Park (the United States) | |
| Location | 1166 Diamond Pond Road, Stewartstown, Coos County, New Hampshire, United States |
| Coordinates | 44°56′17″N 71°19′28″W / 44.9381°N 71.3245°W[1] |
| Area | 1,573 acres (637 ha)[2] |
| Elevation | 2,375 feet (724 m)[1] |
| Established | 1956[3] |
| Administered by | New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation |
| Designation | New Hampshire state park |
| Website | Coleman State Park |
Coleman State Park is a public recreation area on Little Diamond Pond in Stewartstown, New Hampshire. Activities in the state park include camping, hiking, fishing, ATV riding, and picnicking.[4]
The park was created when the state purchased the 1,200-acre (490 ha) Camp Diamond property from the Coleman family in 1956.[3]
The park is 1 of 10 New Hampshire state parks that are in the path of totality for the 2024 solar eclipse, with 2 minutes and 59 seconds of totality.[5]
Climate
[edit]There is a weather station for Diamond Pond, situated at an elevation of 2200 ft (671 m).[6]
| Climate data for Diamond Pond, New Hampshire, 1998-2011 normals: 2200ft (671m) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 53 (12) |
59 (15) |
68 (20) |
80 (27) |
83 (28) |
87 (31) |
86 (30) |
85 (29) |
86 (30) |
76 (24) |
65 (18) |
58 (14) |
87 (31) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 43.1 (6.2) |
45.5 (7.5) |
52.9 (11.6) |
67.6 (19.8) |
76.9 (24.9) |
81.9 (27.7) |
81.2 (27.3) |
79.7 (26.5) |
77.4 (25.2) |
69.5 (20.8) |
58.5 (14.7) |
48.6 (9.2) |
83.6 (28.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 19.4 (−7.0) |
23.0 (−5.0) |
32.2 (0.1) |
43.8 (6.6) |
58.9 (14.9) |
66.5 (19.2) |
70.3 (21.3) |
69.1 (20.6) |
63.2 (17.3) |
48.6 (9.2) |
37.9 (3.3) |
27.2 (−2.7) |
46.7 (8.1) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 10.1 (−12.2) |
12.7 (−10.7) |
21.8 (−5.7) |
34.0 (1.1) |
48.6 (9.2) |
56.9 (13.8) |
61.2 (16.2) |
59.8 (15.4) |
53.6 (12.0) |
40.6 (4.8) |
30.9 (−0.6) |
18.4 (−7.6) |
37.4 (3.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 0.6 (−17.4) |
2.5 (−16.4) |
11.3 (−11.5) |
24.4 (−4.2) |
38.3 (3.5) |
47.4 (8.6) |
52.1 (11.2) |
50.4 (10.2) |
44.1 (6.7) |
32.5 (0.3) |
23.9 (−4.5) |
9.7 (−12.4) |
28.1 (−2.2) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −22.7 (−30.4) |
−18.2 (−27.9) |
−13.0 (−25.0) |
11.7 (−11.3) |
24.6 (−4.1) |
34.3 (1.3) |
41.9 (5.5) |
38.4 (3.6) |
30.6 (−0.8) |
19.1 (−7.2) |
8.5 (−13.1) |
−10.4 (−23.6) |
−24.8 (−31.6) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −38 (−39) |
−29 (−34) |
−22 (−30) |
2 (−17) |
18 (−8) |
30 (−1) |
36 (2) |
33 (1) |
22 (−6) |
13 (−11) |
−2 (−19) |
−27 (−33) |
−38 (−39) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 4.51 (115) |
4.23 (107) |
5.11 (130) |
3.78 (96) |
4.79 (122) |
6.51 (165) |
5.36 (136) |
5.34 (136) |
4.68 (119) |
5.60 (142) |
4.95 (126) |
4.90 (124) |
59.76 (1,518) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 44.8 (114) |
41.5 (105) |
39.4 (100) |
13.3 (34) |
2.3 (5.8) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
8.8 (22) |
27.2 (69) |
45.0 (114) |
222.3 (563.8) |
| Average extreme snow depth inches (cm) | 29.6 (75) |
38.8 (99) |
43.6 (111) |
32.2 (82) |
2.5 (6.4) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
4.6 (12) |
10.9 (28) |
21.1 (54) |
45.9 (117) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 19.9 | 16.1 | 17.7 | 11.0 | 14.2 | 16.7 | 15.8 | 14.9 | 12.9 | 14.9 | 17.8 | 18.4 | 190.3 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 18.7 | 15.6 | 14.7 | 5.9 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 11.1 | 16.4 | 87.2 |
| Source: XMACIS2 (normals, extremes & precip/snow)[7] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]
- ^ a b "Coleman State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "State Lands" (PDF). New Hampshire Department of Resources and Economic Development. July 2007. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- ^ a b Lisa Mausolf, Preservation Consultant (March 2019). "New Hampshire State Parks: Mid-Century Modern (1945-1975): Historic Context Study" (PDF). New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation. p. 15. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- ^ "Coleman State Park". New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- ^ R, Mike (August 11, 2021). "New Hampshire 2024 Solar Eclipse State Parks". CosmosPNW. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
- ^ "Data of Meteorological Station Diamond Pond, New Hampshire". geographic.org. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Coleman State Park New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources