USDA Forest Service · New Hampshire
Coppermine Shelter
USDA Forest Service · New Hampshire, United States
- Cost
- No fees are required for this site
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- No
- Elevation
- 2,106 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- Verizon weak · T-Mobile none · AT&T none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Twin Mountain, NH
About
US Forest Service campground. The historic Coppermine Shelter will accommodate about 6 people however, there is no privy or desigted tent sites. Please practice Leave No Trace. Pack out what you pack in. Not reservable through Recreation.gov, so plan on first-come, first-served; check with the ranger district for current conditions and fees.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23° | 4° | -23° | 37° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 25° | 8° | -27° | 47° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 35° | 20° | -8° | 54° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 48° | 31° | 14° | 70° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 62° | 42° | 25° | 81° | 3 of 11 |
| June | 67° | 49° | 40° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 76° | 59° | 50° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 72° | 57° | 45° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 67° | 50° | 38° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 52° | 37° | 25° | 70° | 8 of 10 |
| November | 35° | 24° | -4° | 61° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 28° | 13° | -12° | 48° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- Kinsman Pond Shelter · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi
- Cannon Mountain RV Park (Franconia Notch State Park) · New Hampshire State Parks · 2 mi · 7 sites
- Lafayette Place Campground (Franconia Notch State Park) · New Hampshire State Parks · 2 mi · 97 sites
- Eliza Brook Shelter · USDA Forest Service · 4 mi
- Liberty Springs Tent Site · USDA Forest Service · 5 mi
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