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Diane & John R. Schott Brennan Falls Reserve

Diane & John R. Schott Brennan Falls Reserve from directly overhead

Diane & John R. Schott Brennan Falls Reserve is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 304 m. North Pack Monadnock Mountain stands 694 m to the south, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Jack & Margaret Hoffman Wilderness Sanctuary, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 7.4 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Francestown Land Trust

How to reach it

Coordinates42.99546, -71.83986

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Sunset Lake Town Beach: 3.0 mi
  • Bennington Town Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Greenfield State Park: 3.7 mi
  • Oak Park: 4.0 mi
  • Zephyr Lake Town Beach: 4.5 mi
Artworks
  • Cultural Cocoon: 9.9 mi
  • Armillary: 12.8 mi
  • Brigadier General John Stark: 19.0 mi
  • Soldier and Sailers Monument: 19.6 mi
  • Communication: 20.3 mi
Historic sites: 56
Museums: 34
Beaches: 16
Attractions: 12
Waterfalls: 11
  • Brennan Falls: 0.4 mi
  • Senter Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Bonner Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Upper Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Middle Falls: 10.2 mi
Gardens: 9
Cliffs: 5
  • Raymond Cliff: 11.2 mi
  • Rattlesnake Cliff: 13.8 mi
  • Billings Fold: 16.5 mi
  • Black Precipice: 16.7 mi
  • Troy Cliffs: 23.5 mi
Springs: 4
  • River Road Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 16.1 mi
  • (seasonal): 18.1 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 19.9 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 20.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Diane & John R. Schott Brennan Falls Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Pack Monadnock MountainS 190°694 m7.7 mi
Crotched MountainW 277°630 m1.7 mi
Rose MountainSSE 158°523 m4.7 mi
The PinnacleSSE 153°511 m5.3 mi
Winn MountainSSE 166°503 m6.0 mi
Lyndeborough MountainSSE 156°491 m5.1 mi
Goodhue HillW 279°487 m8.4 mi
Clark SummitNNW 344°465 m5.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2219:00
June solstice05:0919:4720:31
September equinox06:3518:0918:47
December solstice07:1615:3016:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445665706860483828

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Weare, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1265634069

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