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Sunapee Uplands

Ecoregion in Appalachian Mountains, NH

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The Sunapee Uplands ecoregion of New Hampshire represents a transition from Ecoregion 58g in the south to the colder northern regions. It consists of open low mountains, with lower elevation and less relief than in Ecoregion 58p to the north, but more than in Ecoregion 58g to the south. With numerous, rolling, rocky hills and mountains, elevations are mostly 1000 to 2000 feet, but range from 500 to over 3000 feet. Monadnock Mountain anchors the southern end of the region at 3165 feet. Granite and granodiorite rocks are common with shallow, stony frigid soils, mostly coarse-loamy Spodosols. The uplands are dissected by numerous streams, and small lakes dot the landscape. Surface waters have lower nutrients and alkalinity than Ecoregions 58f and 58l to the west and north. Northern hardwoods of sugar maple, American beech, and yellow birch are common, along with hemlock and some oak forests. Some lowland and montane spruce and fir also occur.

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