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Climbers' Preserve

Climbers' Preserve from directly overhead

Climbers' Preserve is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 173 m. Kearsarge North stands 991 m to the northeast, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Cathedral Ledge State Park, a park 0.1 miles away. White Mountain Trail passes 1.2 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Upper Saco Valley Land Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.05895, -71.16551

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cathedral Ledge State Park: 0.1 mi
  • Echo Lake State Park: 0.7 mi
  • Hussey Field: 1.2 mi
  • First River Bridge Park: 1.4 mi
  • Schouler Park: 1.9 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Cliffs: 56
  • Barber Wall: 0.2 mi
  • Thin Air Face: 0.3 mi
  • The Slabs: 0.3 mi
  • Echo Roof: 0.4 mi
  • South Buttress: 0.5 mi
Waterfalls: 55
Attractions: 18
  • Diana's Baths - Parking: 1.1 mi
  • Cranmore Mountain Coaster: 2.8 mi
  • Giant Swing: 2.8 mi
  • Attitash Alpine Slide: 3.2 mi
  • Nor'Easter Mountain Coaster: 3.6 mi
Beaches: 18
  • Beach Area #1: 5.0 mi
  • Beach Area #2: 5.3 mi
  • Conway Lake Public Beach: 7.6 mi
  • Geneva Beach: 8.3 mi
  • Porridge Shore Beach: 8.3 mi
Historic sites: 17
Picnic sites: 16
Museums: 14
  • MWOBs Admin Office: 1.8 mi
  • Conway Railroad Museum: 1.9 mi
  • New England Ski Museum: 2.0 mi
  • Salyards Museum: 5.9 mi
  • Museum of White Mountain Art / Jackson Historical Society: 6.2 mi
Springs: 7
  • lower falls: 5.0 mi
  • Deer Hill Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Elliott Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Gulfside Spring: 18.8 mi
  • Spaulding Spring: 18.9 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 18.4 mi
  • Mary's Garden: 22.5 mi
  • Bridgton Community Gardens: 22.8 mi
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 23.5 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Hannes Schneider: 2.7 mi
  • Loon Mural: 22.7 mi
  • Bridgton and Saco River R.R.: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 17.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Climbers' Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kearsarge NorthNE 48°991 m4.8 mi
Bear MountainWSW 253°976 m7.1 mi
North Moat MountainWSW 246°956 m2.7 mi
North DoubleheadNNE 13°922 m7.7 mi
Mount ParkerNW 304°913 m8.0 mi
Big Attitash MountainWSW 255°885 m3.3 mi
South DoubleheadNNE 13°870 m7.3 mi
Middle Moat MountainSW 214°840 m2.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
June solstice05:0219:4820:32
September equinox06:3218:0618:44
December solstice07:1715:2216:10

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202231435565706860483727
Precip in3.63.23.74.43.74.54.54.43.75.54.54.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Conway, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1381306079

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