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East Bear Paw Preserve

East Bear Paw Preserve from directly overhead

East Bear Paw Preserve is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 149 m. Kearsarge North stands 991 m to the north-northwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Long Hill, a peak 1.3 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 2.0 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Tin Mountain Conservation Center
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.98919, -71.00497

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Bradley Memorial Park: 2.0 mi
  • Westons Beach: 2.1 mi
  • Eastman Memorial Grove: 2.3 mi
  • Johnny Eastman Park: 2.4 mi
  • Robert E. Peary Park: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves
Waterfalls: 37
Beaches: 26
  • Conway Lake Public Beach: 2.4 mi
  • Beach Area #2: 5.5 mi
  • Beach Area #1: 5.7 mi
  • Fiddlehead Campground: 5.8 mi
  • Thusis Beach: 6.8 mi
Cliffs: 25
  • Jockey Cap South Face: 3.1 mi
  • Jockey Cap West Face: 3.1 mi
  • South Buttress: 9.2 mi
  • Echo Roof: 9.2 mi
  • The Slabs: 9.3 mi
Historic sites: 21
Attractions: 21
  • Lower Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Giant Swing: 6.9 mi
  • Cranmore Mountain Coaster: 6.9 mi
  • Madison Boulder: 9.0 mi
  • Diana's Baths - Parking: 9.8 mi
Museums: 12
Springs: 5
  • lower falls: 12.1 mi
  • Deer Hill Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Davis Spring: 19.0 mi
  • Elliott Spring: 21.1 mi
  • Cold Bowling Spring: 22.3 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Mary's Garden: 15.2 mi
  • Bridgton Community Gardens: 15.4 mi
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 24.8 mi
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 24.9 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Hannes Schneider: 7.0 mi
  • Loon Mural: 15.4 mi
  • Bridgton and Saco River R.R.: 15.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 11.2 mi
  • Limington Rapids Rest Area: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of East Bear Paw Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kearsarge NorthNNW 331°991 m9.2 mi
Rickers KnollNNW 337°746 m9.2 mi
Black CapNNW 326°718 m5.6 mi
Hurricane MountainNNW 330°639 m6.7 mi
Middle MountainNW 309°549 m5.2 mi
Cragged MountainS 182°535 m8.5 mi
Peaked HillNNW 347°533 m9.0 mi
Peaked MountainNW 312°510 m5.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1818:56
June solstice05:0219:4720:31
September equinox06:3218:0518:43
December solstice07:1615:2216:09

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192131435564696759473625
Precip in3.42.93.64.53.74.13.93.64.04.74.44.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fryeburg Estrn Slopes Rgnl AP, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1382111709

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