Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Alstead Conservation Land
Alstead Conservation Land is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 392 m. Pitcher Mountain stands 653 m to the east, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Moose Hill, a peak 1.4 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 8.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Alstead Conservation Commission
How to reach it
Coordinates43.07726, -72.25885
- 8.7 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 18.5 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 19.9 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 21.6 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- View of Bellows Falls · 10 mi
- Beal's Knob Vista · 16 mi
- Hubbard Hill Vista · 18 mi
- Dort Knob Vista · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Moose Hill: 1.4 mi
- Smith Hill: 1.5 mi
- Whittemore Hill: 1.6 mi
- Wright Hill: 1.7 mi
- Pumpkin Hill: 2.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Emerson Brook Forest: 2.3 mi
- John and Rosemarie Calhoun Family Forest: 2.8 mi
- Olsen Family Forest: 3.3 mi
- Allison Nims Piper Memorial Forest: 3.4 mi
- Bear's Den Natural Area: 3.6 mi
Parks
- Surry Mountain Lake: 5.3 mi
- Vilas Pool Park: 7.1 mi
- Paper Mill Village Park: 7.2 mi
- Drewsville Village Green: 7.6 mi
- Otter Brook Beach: 7.8 mi
Museums: 29
- Alstead Historical Society: 7.3 mi
- Walpole Historical Society: 8.4 mi
- Frank Adams Grist Mill: 10.0 mi
- Colony House Museum: 10.1 mi
- Bellows Falls Historical Society Museum: 10.1 mi
Historic sites: 18
- Keene Soldier's Monument: 10.0 mi
- Gravity Foundation Monument: 10.4 mi
- Oya Hill: 10.5 mi
- Washington Civil War Memorial: 10.7 mi
- Troy Civil War Memorial: 17.7 mi
Beaches: 15
- Corona Beach: 7.0 mi
- Sunset Beach: 12.2 mi
- Ranger Beach: 17.9 mi
- Picnickers Beach: 20.2 mi
- Campers Beach: 20.3 mi
Artworks: 11
- Johnathan Daniels: 10.0 mi
- Baseball: 10.1 mi
- Pizza Wings: 10.1 mi
- Jennie B. Powers: 10.1 mi
- Trinity Bicycle Shop: 10.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Mine Ledge: 6.8 mi
- Table Rock: 9.7 mi
- Billings Fold: 16.7 mi
- Black Precipice: 16.9 mi
- Troy Cliffs: 17.8 mi
Covered bridges: 6
- Hall Bridge: 12.2 mi
- Victorian Village Covered Bridge: 14.9 mi
- Bartonsville Covered Bridge: 17.3 mi
- Scott Covered Bridge: 22.2 mi
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 22.8 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Gleason Falls: 16.0 mi
- Falls Brook Falls: 18.2 mi
- Old Mill Falls: 18.5 mi
- Pollard Mills Falls: 18.6 mi
- Brennan Falls: 22.2 mi
Gardens: 4
- Washington Community Garden: 10.7 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 15.4 mi
- Noahs Ark: 16.6 mi
- Blue Star Garden: 19.0 mi
Attractions: 3
- Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 10.0 mi
- Green Mountain Railroad: 21.3 mi
- Stone Bridge: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Wright Grove: 5.6 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 17.2 mi
Springs: 2
- (seasonal): 13.2 mi
- Falcon Spring: 17.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Alstead Conservation Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitcher Mountain | E 79° | 653 m | 6.4 mi |
| Hodgeman Hill | E 82° | 626 m | 5.2 mi |
| Jackson Hill | ENE 56° | 613 m | 6.4 mi |
| Dakin Hill | ESE 108° | 595 m | 6.9 mi |
| Brooks Hill | ESE 114° | 586 m | 6.6 mi |
| Melville Hill | ESE 113° | 584 m | 6.8 mi |
| Towne Hill | E 84° | 582 m | 6.8 mi |
| Hubbard Hill | ENE 64° | 577 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:49 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:31 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 23 | 32 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walpole 2S Nepp, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/47797333
Day trips start here
- Swanzey · 14 mi
- Claremont · 21 mi
- Brattleboro · 22 mi
- Rindge · 26 mi
- Cornish · 27 mi
- New London · 27 mi
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