Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Bear Mountain Conservation Area
Bear Mountain Conservation Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 439 m. Mount Cardigan stands 956 m to the west-southwest, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. River Heritage Tour passes 7.2 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Lakes Region Conservation Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates43.67149, -71.80961
- 7.2 mi off the River Heritage Tour
- 8.6 mi off the Lakes Region Tour
- 19.7 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 19.6 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Post Pond Overlook · 20 mi
- Balch Hill · 23 mi
- Norman Overlook · 24 mi
- Indian Ridge · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Bear Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Owls Head: 1.1 mi
- Hobart Hill: 1.4 mi
- Sugarloaf: 1.6 mi
- Little Sugarloaf: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Bear Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary: 1.2 mi
- Hebron Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary: 1.5 mi
- Charles L.D. Bean Sanctuary: 1.6 mi
- Grey Rocks Conservation Area: 1.7 mi
- John K. Gemmill Forest: 1.7 mi
Cliffs
- The Ledges: 1.6 mi
- 5.8 Crag: 9.1 mi
- Meadows Left: 9.1 mi
- Meadows Center: 9.1 mi
- Meadows Right: 9.1 mi
Parks
- Everett Hobart Memorial Park: 2.9 mi
- Sculptured Rocks Geologic Site: 3.5 mi
- Crosby Mountain State Park: 4.5 mi
- Cummings Beach: 4.5 mi
- Barrett Park: 5.3 mi
Beaches: 42
- Avery-Crouse Beach: 5.2 mi
- Canaan Street Lake Beach: 11.6 mi
- Hermit Lake Town Beach: 12.3 mi
- Goose Pond Dam Beach: 14.0 mi
- South Beach: 14.6 mi
Historic sites: 38
- Former Remick Place: 4.8 mi
- Former Hall Place: 8.0 mi
- The Frost House: 8.5 mi
- The Common: 8.5 mi
- Capt. Harl Pease Jr.: 8.5 mi
Artworks: 35
- Local Boyscout Harold A. Webster Jr.: 8.5 mi
- #19 / Enigmatic Dream: 15.5 mi
- #14 / White: 15.5 mi
- #28 / South of the Border in Koyoto: 15.5 mi
- #25 / Bear: 15.5 mi
Waterfalls: 25
- Welton Falls: 2.9 mi
- Sculptured Rocks: 3.3 mi
- Elizabeth Falls: 4.7 mi
- Profile Falls: 8.1 mi
- Livermore Falls: 10.6 mi
Museums: 17
- Museum of the White Mountains: 8.4 mi
- Whipple House: 9.0 mi
- Canaan Historical Museum: 11.6 mi
- Squam Lakes Natural Science Center: 11.8 mi
- Potter Place Depot: 16.4 mi
Attractions: 12
- Cardigan Mountain State Park: 6.6 mi
- Monkey Trunks Weirs Beach: 17.0 mi
- Weirs Beach Go-Kart Track: 17.0 mi
- Funspot: 17.1 mi
- Redstone Rocket: 18.0 mi
Gardens: 6
- Peace Garden: 8.6 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 19.8 mi
- Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 22.0 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 22.1 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Hippy Hill: 10.4 mi
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
- Campton Day Use Area: 16.5 mi
- Area 1: 24.3 mi
- Area 2: 24.5 mi
Covered bridges: 4
- Cillryville Bridge: 16.9 mi
- Edgell Covered Bridge: 22.3 mi
- Union Village Covered Bridge: 23.6 mi
- Sayre Bridge: 24.7 mi
Springs: 3
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 5.7 mi
- Crystal Spring: 8.2 mi
- Elliott Spring: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 16.3 mi
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 20.3 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Bear Mountain Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Cardigan | WSW 254° | 956 m | 5.4 mi |
| Firescrew | WSW 258° | 934 m | 5.2 mi |
| Cardigan South Peak | WSW 251° | 865 m | 5.5 mi |
| Cardigan Rimrock | WSW 250° | 851 m | 5.8 mi |
| Orange Mountain | WSW 242° | 782 m | 5.7 mi |
| Crane Mountain | SW 233° | 727 m | 5.7 mi |
| Mowglis Mountain | W 274° | 720 m | 4.0 mi |
| Mount Tug | W 277° | 713 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 19:49 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:27 | 16:14 |
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 | 18 | 20 | 29 | 41 | 53 | 62 | 67 | 66 | 58 | 45 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grafton, 10 mi away.
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