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Eliza Adams Gorge

Eliza Adams Gorge from directly overhead

Eliza Adams Gorge is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 390 m. Mount Monadnock stands 965 m to the south-southeast, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Gertrude Russell Forest, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 16 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Monadnock Conservancy

How to reach it

Coordinates42.92493, -72.12864

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Dublin Park: 0.9 mi
  • Marlborough Town Beach: 2.5 mi
  • Shattuck Park: 5.7 mi
  • Otter Brook Beach: 5.8 mi
  • Farrar Field: 6.3 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 53
  • Troy Civil War Memorial: 7.3 mi
  • Troy's Hero Memorial: 7.3 mi
  • Troy Veterans Memorial: 7.3 mi
  • Troy Veterans Memorial: 7.3 mi
  • Troy WW1 Memorial: 7.4 mi
Museums: 31
Waterfalls: 16
  • Falls Brook Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Bonner Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Brennan Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Royalston Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Gleason Falls: 17.5 mi
Beaches: 15
  • Sunset Beach: 2.4 mi
  • Ranger Beach: 5.5 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 8.6 mi
  • Contoocook Lake Public Beach: 10.8 mi
  • Jowder's Cove Beach: 11.3 mi
Artworks: 12
  • Armillary: 3.6 mi
  • Jennie B. Powers: 7.6 mi
  • Pizza Wings: 7.6 mi
  • Aurora: 7.6 mi
  • Reaching: 7.7 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Billings Fold: 4.5 mi
  • Black Precipice: 4.7 mi
  • Troy Cliffs: 9.1 mi
  • Mine Ledge: 12.2 mi
  • Jacob Hill: 16.3 mi
Attractions: 6
Gardens: 4
  • John Pierce Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Noahs Ark: 4.4 mi
  • Washington Community Garden: 17.5 mi
  • Phillipston Community Garden: 23.0 mi
Springs: 4
  • Falcon Spring: 5.2 mi
  • (seasonal): 19.5 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 22.5 mi
  • River Road Spring: 23.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Covered bridges: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Eliza Adams Gorge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MonadnockSSE 167°965 m4.5 mi
Bald RockSSE 167°790 m5.0 mi
Monte RosaS 171°749 m4.8 mi
Osgood HillNNE 17°681 m5.3 mi
Bald MountainNE 36°617 m8.3 mi
Skatutakee MountainENE 57°609 m5.6 mi
Thumb MountainNE 50°603 m5.1 mi
Fletcher HillN 9°595 m6.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2319:01
June solstice05:1019:4820:32
September equinox06:3618:1018:48
December solstice07:1715:3116:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202331435564696860483727
Precip in3.12.83.43.43.84.44.54.34.34.93.53.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Keene, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1410191693

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