Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Between the Mountains Preserve
Between the Mountains Preserve is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 388 m. Summit stands 828 m to the north-northwest, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Lucias Lookout, a peak 1.3 miles away. Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway passes 3.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates43.27106, -72.04854
- 3.0 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 12.1 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 16.1 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 18.5 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 4 mi
- View of Bellows Falls · 22 mi
- Martin's Mill Covered Bridge · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Lucias Lookout: 1.3 mi
- Bald Sunapee: 1.3 mi
- Little Sunapee Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Ayers Pond Peak - Northwest: 1.9 mi
- Ayers Pond Peak - Middle: 2.3 mi
Parks
- Pillsbury-Sunapee Corridor: 1.3 mi
- Larsen Memorial Park: 3.1 mi
- Fishersfield Park: 3.4 mi
- Sunapee State Park: 4.2 mi
- Whitman Park: 4.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Washington Town Forest (Back Mountain Lot): 1.8 mi
- Jessie Barton Memorial Forest: 2.5 mi
- West Meadow Wetland Conservation Area: 3.2 mi
- Pillsbury State Park (Max Isreal Tract): 3.5 mi
- Pearl Town Forest: 3.7 mi
Beaches: 23
- State Park Beach: 5.1 mi
- Blodgett Landing Coast: 6.8 mi
- Wadleigh State Beach: 7.9 mi
- Dewey Beach: 8.7 mi
- Georges Mills Beach: 11.0 mi
Museums: 23
- John Hay Estate at The Fells: 5.6 mi
- Washington Historical Society: 7.0 mi
- Little Red Schoolhouse Museum: 7.4 mi
- Flanders-Osborne Museum: 8.1 mi
- Sunapee Historical Society: 8.3 mi
Historic sites: 17
- Liberty Tree Memorial: 3.4 mi
- Washington Civil War Memorial: 7.0 mi
- naval gun: 16.1 mi
- naval gun: 16.1 mi
- civil war: 16.1 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Pollard Mills Falls: 7.8 mi
- Gleason Falls: 10.0 mi
- Brennan Falls: 22.1 mi
- Litte Dog Falls: 22.6 mi
- Big Dog Falls: 22.7 mi
Covered bridges: 6
- Cillryville Bridge: 14.2 mi
- Victorian Village Covered Bridge: 23.5 mi
- Hall Bridge: 23.9 mi
- Titcomb Covered Bridge: 24.4 mi
- Salmond Covered Bridge: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Baker Ledge: 10.2 mi
- The Bulkhead: 17.6 mi
- Table Rock: 21.7 mi
- Raymond Cliff: 22.7 mi
- Mine Ledge: 23.9 mi
Attractions: 4
- Everett Dam: 23.1 mi
- Everett Dam: 23.2 mi
- Everett Dam: 23.3 mi
- Everett Dam: 23.3 mi
Gardens: 3
- Washington Community Garden: 6.9 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 10.4 mi
- Blue Star Garden: 21.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Newhall Recreation Area: 18.6 mi
- Hippy Hill: 19.9 mi
- Wright Grove: 22.7 mi
Artworks: 2
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 8.9 mi
- Smith's clothespin: 21.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 13.9 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 23.2 mi
Springs: 1
- (seasonal): 4.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Between the Mountains Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit | NNW 337° | 828 m | 3.2 mi |
| Sunapee Mountain | NNW 343° | 824 m | 2.8 mi |
| South Peak | N 353° | 794 m | 2.8 mi |
| Lucias Lookout | WNW 288° | 756 m | 1.3 mi |
| Lovewell Mountain | S 188° | 751 m | 4.7 mi |
| Little Sunapee Mountain | WSW 245° | 734 m | 1.4 mi |
| Goves Mountain | WSW 253° | 721 m | 3.1 mi |
| Bean Mountain | SW 236° | 708 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:49 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:30 | 16:16 |
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 | 21 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bradford 2, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- New London · 10 mi
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 16 mi
- Claremont · 17 mi
- Cornish · 21 mi
- Windsor · 22 mi
- Franklin · 23 mi
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