Lake Solitude (New Hampshire)

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Lake Solitude
Lake Solitude from White Ledge
Location	New Hampshire
Lake type	tarn
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	4.61 acres (1.87 ha)

For other bodies of water with the same name, see Lake Solitude.

Lake Solitude, 2,510 feet (770 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 832 feet (254 m) long by 383 feet (117 m) wide and is located within Newbury, New Hampshire and Mount Sunapee State Park. A popular hiking destination, Lake Solitude is accessible via the 50-mile (80 km) Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway Trail. White Ledge, 2,700 feet (820 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.

[edit] 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.