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Coldrain Pond Wildlife Management Area

Coldrain Pond Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Coldrain Pond Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 206 m. Mount Klem stands 610 m to the west-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Birch Ridge Community Forest, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. Lakes Region Tour passes 3.1 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

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NH Fish & Game
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.45308, -71.15016
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Elmer C. Smith Recreation Area: 1.6 mi
  • New Durham Town Beach: 2.2 mi
  • Merrymeeting Lake Dam: 2.2 mi
  • Meetinghouse Park: 2.3 mi
  • B & M Railroad Park: 3.5 mi
Historic sites: 39
  • Governor's Road: 8.0 mi
  • World War Monument: 9.6 mi
  • Old Train Trestle: 10.3 mi
  • Lakes Region Airport: 11.0 mi
  • Brigadier General Harrison Thyng Memorial: 13.2 mi
Beaches: 37
Artworks: 31
  • Fairy Village: 17.6 mi
  • Frog Rock: 20.5 mi
  • Turitella: 22.4 mi
  • #16 ~ Hand: 22.4 mi
  • #10 / Dog: 22.4 mi
Museums: 26
  • Gilman Museum: 3.6 mi
  • Heritage Park Railroad Museum: 6.9 mi
  • Heritage Park Railroad Museum: 6.9 mi
  • Gilmanton Historical Society Museum: 7.8 mi
  • New Hampshire Farm Museum: 8.0 mi
Attractions: 17
  • Mount Washington Boat Terminal: 9.6 mi
  • Daytona Fun Park: 18.3 mi
  • Bumper Boats: 18.3 mi
  • Go-Karts: 18.3 mi
  • Canterbury Shaker Village: 18.4 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Gonic Trails Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Steeles Falls: 18.6 mi
  • Falls of Song: 20.6 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 20.7 mi
  • Emerald Pool Falls: 20.8 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • Carbonneau Cave: 8.7 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 22.3 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 22.3 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 22.3 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 22.3 mi
Gardens: 8
  • Sanford Community Garden: 15.3 mi
  • Botanical Garden: 18.1 mi
  • Vegetable Garden: 18.1 mi
  • Somersworth Community Garden: 20.9 mi
  • South Berwick Community Garden: 23.6 mi
Springs: 2
  • Huckins Spring: 13.1 mi
  • Two Sisters Spring: 20.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Sanbornton Rest Area: 22.7 mi
  • Canterbury Rest Area: 23.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Coldrain Pond Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount KlemWNW 294°610 m10.1 mi
Mount MackWNW 291°590 m9.9 mi
East Quarry MountainWNW 299°580 m9.0 mi
North Straightback MountainWNW 298°578 m8.7 mi
Straightback MountainWNW 296°570 m8.4 mi
West Quarry MountainWNW 296°570 m9.1 mi
Mount RandWNW 295°570 m9.7 mi
Heator MountainWNW 293°551 m10.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
June solstice05:0519:4620:30
September equinox06:3218:0618:44
December solstice07:1515:2516:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465666716962503930
Precip in2.52.23.73.73.53.93.53.23.44.43.93.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rochester Skyhaven AP, 17 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1392499751

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