Russell-Colbath House, White Mountain National Forest

Name: Russell-Colbath House
Address: White Mountain National Forest, United States

#67 among attractions in White Mountain National Forest

History museum, Museum

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The Russell/Colbath House is a historic house on the Kancamagus Highway in Albany, New Hampshire. It is located in the White Mountain National Forest, and is operated as a museum by the United States Forest Service. Built about 1831, it is the only surviving early homestead in the Swift River valley. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. ()

Built: 1831 (193 years ago)Coordinates: 43°59'47"N, 71°20'25"W

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Russell-Colbath House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Rocky Gorge, Mount Chocorua, Mount Whiteface, Mount Passaconaway.

3.1 miE
Natural attraction, Mountain, Hiking trail
Rocky Gorge, White Mountain National Forest
80 min walk • Rocky Gorge is a waterfall and the name of a scenic and picnic area along the Swift River in the White Mountain National Forest of New Hampshire, United States, next to the Kancamagus Highway. Swimming is not permitted in the falls at Rocky Gorge because of a near-fatal accident involving Dorothy Sparks in 1942.
4.4 miSE
Natural attraction, Park, Mountain
Mount Chocorua, Conway
113 min walk • Mount Chocorua is a 3,490 ft mountain in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, the easternmost peak of the Sandwich Range. Although the mountain is not outstanding for its elevation, it is very rugged and has excellent views of the surrounding lakes, mountains, and forests.
5.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Whiteface, White Mountain National Forest
138 min walk • Mount Whiteface is a 4,019 ft mountain located in Grafton County, New Hampshire. The mountain is part of the Sandwich Range of the White Mountains. Whiteface is flanked to the northwest by Mount Tripyramid, and to the northeast by Mount Passaconaway. Whiteface is on the eastern border of the Sandwich Range Wilderness.
3.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Passaconaway, White Mountain National Forest
90 min walk • Mount Passaconaway is a 4,043 ft mountain in the Sandwich Range Wilderness of the White Mountain National Forest in Grafton County, New Hampshire, near Waterville Valley.
5.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
The Sleepers, White Mountain National Forest
140 min walk • The Sleepers are two mountain peaks, East Sleeper 3,855 ft and West Sleeper 3,881 ft, located within the Sandwich Range Wilderness in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bear Mountain, White Mountain National Forest
77 min walk • Bear Mountain is a 3,219-foot mountain located in Bartlett, New Hampshire, USA. Bear Mountain is flanked to the northwest, across Bear Notch, by Bartlett Haystack. To the east is Table Mountain, followed by Big Attitash Mountain.
3.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bartlett Haystack, White Mountain National Forest
100 min walk • Bartlett Haystack is a mountain located in Bartlett, New Hampshire. Like the town, the mountain is named after Dr. Josiah Bartlett, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence and sixth Governor of New Hampshire.
5.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sandwich Range, White Mountain National Forest
136 min walk • The Sandwich Range is located in the White Mountains of New Hampshire in the United States, north of the Lakes Region and south of the Kancamagus Highway.
4 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Tremont, White Mountain National Forest
103 min walk • Mount Tremont, elevation 3,371 feet, is a mountain in Carroll and Grafton counties in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. It stands southwest of the town of Bartlett and directly south of Crawford Notch.
5.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Tripyramid, White Mountain National Forest
137 min walk • Mount Tripyramid is a mountain located in Grafton County, New Hampshire. Part of the Sandwich Range of the White Mountains, it has three distinct peaks – North, Middle, and South – along its mile-long summit ridge. North, at 4,160 ft, is the highest.
3.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
North Moat Mountain, White Mountain National Forest
92 min walk • North Moat Mountain is a mountain located in Carroll County, New Hampshire. North Moat is flanked to the south by Middle Moat Mountain, and to the west by Big Attitash Mountain.