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Chris Weston Conservation Area

Chris Weston Conservation Area from directly overhead

Chris Weston Conservation Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 348 m. North Pack Monadnock Mountain stands 694 m to the north, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Howard Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Temple Conservation Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates42.83270, -71.85203

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Miller State Park: 2.2 mi
  • Marshall-Thomas Recreation Area: 3.3 mi
  • Goss Park: 4.7 mi
  • Myrtle Marsh Park: 5.0 mi
  • Memorial Park: 5.0 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Cultural Cocoon: 5.8 mi
  • Inside: 11.6 mi
  • Phoenix: 11.6 mi
  • Cuerpo Diafano: 11.6 mi
  • Long Time Traveling: 11.7 mi
Museums: 39
  • Mariposa Museum: 5.8 mi
  • Aquarius No. 1 Fire Museum: 5.9 mi
  • Rindge Historcal Museum: 9.8 mi
  • Milford Historical Society: 10.2 mi
  • The Cabinet Press Printing Museum: 10.4 mi
Attractions: 23
Beaches: 21
Waterfalls: 17
  • Bonner Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Purgatory Lower Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Middle Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Upper Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Senter Falls: 9.0 mi
Gardens: 15
Cliffs: 9
  • Billings Fold: 13.2 mi
  • Black Precipice: 13.2 mi
  • Troy Cliffs: 19.5 mi
  • Old Limestone Quarry: 20.1 mi
  • Jacob Hill: 20.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Springs: 3
  • Falcon Spring: 12.3 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 13.5 mi
  • River Road Spring: 13.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 22.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Chris Weston Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Pack Monadnock MountainN 349°694 m3.7 mi
Pack Monadnock MountainNNW 326°692 m2.4 mi
Holt PeakWSW 258°623 m1.7 mi
Burton PeakWSW 239°605 m2.4 mi
Temple MountainWNW 288°596 m1.8 mi
New Ipswich MountainSSW 208°563 m6.9 mi
Barrett MountainSSW 213°561 m5.8 mi
Mount WataticSSW 192°555 m9.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2219:00
June solstice05:1019:4720:30
September equinox06:3518:0918:47
December solstice07:1615:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222532445463696760483828
Precip in3.43.34.24.43.74.33.63.84.25.44.15.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenville 1 NNE, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1411238508

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