Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Bear's Den Natural Area
Bear's Den Natural Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 355 m. Hodgeman Hill stands 626 m to the northeast, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Bingham Hill, a peak 0.1 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 8.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands
How to reach it
Coordinates43.02604, -72.26528
- 8.7 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 19.0 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- 19.7 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 22.7 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- View of Bellows Falls · 11 mi
- Beal's Knob Vista · 13 mi
- Hubbard Hill Vista · 15 mi
- Dort Knob Vista · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Bingham Hill: 0.1 mi
- Spaulding Hill: 0.9 mi
- Smith Hill: 1.0 mi
- Webster Hill: 1.6 mi
- Boynton Hill: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
- John and Rosemarie Calhoun Family Forest: 0.8 mi
- Surry Mountain Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Allison Nims Piper Memorial Forest: 1.8 mi
- Maynard Forest: 2.3 mi
- Winch Trust Town Forest: 2.5 mi
Parks
- Surry Mountain Lake: 2.8 mi
- Otter Brook Beach: 4.5 mi
- American Legion Fields: 4.7 mi
- Old Stone Arch Bridge Park: 4.9 mi
- Sesame Street Pocket Park: 5.2 mi
Museums: 30
- Colony House Museum: 6.5 mi
- Cheshire Children's Museum: 6.6 mi
- Horatio Colony Museum: 6.7 mi
- Cheshire County Historical Society: 6.8 mi
- Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery: 7.0 mi
Historic sites: 20
- Keene Soldier's Monument: 6.4 mi
- Gravity Foundation Monument: 6.9 mi
- Oya Hill: 6.9 mi
- Washington Civil War Memorial: 13.4 mi
- Troy Civil War Memorial: 14.4 mi
Artworks: 11
- Johnathan Daniels: 6.5 mi
- Baseball: 6.5 mi
- Pizza Wings: 6.5 mi
- Jennie B. Powers: 6.6 mi
- Trinity Bicycle Shop: 6.6 mi
Beaches: 11
- Corona Beach: 9.7 mi
- Sunset Beach: 10.2 mi
- Ranger Beach: 15.3 mi
- Sandy Beach: 18.1 mi
- Picnickers Beach: 19.3 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Falls Brook Falls: 14.7 mi
- Old Mill Falls: 15.7 mi
- Gleason Falls: 17.6 mi
- Royalston Falls: 21.5 mi
- Pulpit Falls: 21.8 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Mine Ledge: 4.4 mi
- Table Rock: 11.4 mi
- Billings Fold: 13.8 mi
- Black Precipice: 14.0 mi
- Troy Cliffs: 14.3 mi
Covered bridges: 5
- Hall Bridge: 13.6 mi
- Victorian Village Covered Bridge: 16.9 mi
- Bartonsville Covered Bridge: 19.4 mi
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 20.3 mi
- Scott Covered Bridge: 21.8 mi
Gardens: 4
- John Pierce Garden: 13.2 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 13.5 mi
- Noahs Ark: 14.2 mi
- Blue Star Garden: 21.8 mi
Attractions: 3
- Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 6.4 mi
- Stone Bridge: 21.1 mi
- Green Mountain Railroad: 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Wright Grove: 3.0 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 17.0 mi
Springs: 2
- Falcon Spring: 14.7 mi
- (seasonal): 15.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Bear's Den Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hodgeman Hill | NE 52° | 626 m | 7.0 mi |
| Dakin Hill | ENE 78° | 595 m | 7.0 mi |
| Brooks Hill | E 82° | 586 m | 6.4 mi |
| Melville Hill | E 82° | 584 m | 6.7 mi |
| Tolman Hill | E 97° | 572 m | 7.3 mi |
| Robinson Hill | ENE 58° | 566 m | 7.0 mi |
| Smith Hill | N 360° | 539 m | 5.0 mi |
| Locke Hill | ENE 59° | 535 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:49 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:32 | 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 | 20 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Keene, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/47797292
Day trips start here
- Swanzey · 11 mi
- Brattleboro · 19 mi
- Rindge · 23 mi
- Claremont · 25 mi
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