Lake Solitude (New Hampshire)

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lake_name = Lake Solitude
image_lake = LakeSolitudeHikers.jpg
caption_lake = View from White Ledge
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location = New Hampshire
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type = tarn
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Lake Solitude, convert|2510|ft|m, is a highland tarn located at the top of Sunapee Ridge between the main summit of Mount Sunapee and South Peak. The lake, 4.61 acres (18,656 m²), is approximately convert|832|ft|m long by convert|383|ft|m wide and is located within Newbury, New Hampshire and Mount Sunapee State Park. A popular hiking destination, Lake Solitude is accessible via the convert|50|mi|km|adj=on Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway Trail. White Ledge, convert|2700|ft|m, rises steeply above the lake's west shore and provides expansive views. The lake is considered an important habitat for rare species and is off limits to swimmers and dogs.

Lake Solitude drains into Andrew Brook, thence into Ring Brook, Todd Lake, the West Branch of the Warner River, the Warner River, the Contoocook River, then into the Merrimack River and the Atlantic Ocean.

References

*"Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway Trail Guide," fifth edition (1994). Concord, New Hampshire: Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests.
*"Delorme Topo 6.0" (2006). Mapping software. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme.