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Foss Mountain Preserve

Foss Mountain Preserve from directly overhead

Foss Mountain Preserve is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 485 m. Green Mountain stands 566 m to the south, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Foss Mountain, a peak 0.2 miles away. White Mountain Trail passes 7.9 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Upper Saco Valley Land Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.87946, -71.03797

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Purity Lake Cartop Boat Access: 2.2 mi
  • Kennett Park: 6.6 mi
  • Madison Boulder Natural Area: 7.4 mi
  • American Legion Ballfield: 7.5 mi
  • Constitution Park: 7.5 mi
Beaches: 40
  • Thusis Beach: 5.7 mi
  • Eidelweiss Beach: 6.1 mi
  • Porridge Shore Beach: 6.2 mi
  • Boulder Beach: 6.3 mi
  • Geneva Beach: 6.4 mi
Waterfalls: 28
  • Hiram Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Champney Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Pitcher Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Diana's Baths: 14.8 mi
  • Whittier Falls: 17.4 mi
Cliffs: 25
  • Jockey Cap South Face: 10.5 mi
  • Jockey Cap West Face: 10.5 mi
  • Nickerson Ledge: 11.3 mi
  • Eagle Ledge: 11.5 mi
  • Woodchuck Ledge: 12.1 mi
Historic sites: 23
Attractions: 20
  • Madison Boulder: 7.4 mi
  • Lower Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Rock Tripe Boulder: 11.9 mi
  • Giant Swing: 12.6 mi
  • Cranmore Mountain Coaster: 12.7 mi
Museums: 18
Springs: 5
  • lower falls: 13.9 mi
  • Elliott Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Davis Spring: 18.2 mi
  • Cold Bowling Spring: 20.0 mi
  • Deer Hill Spring: 24.2 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Hannes Schneider: 12.7 mi
  • Frog Rock: 19.3 mi
  • Loon Mural: 20.4 mi
  • Bridgton and Saco River R.R.: 20.6 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 19.3 mi
  • Mary's Garden: 20.2 mi
  • Bridgton Community Gardens: 20.3 mi
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 17.3 mi
  • Limington Rapids Rest Area: 21.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Sabbaday Falls Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
  • Sawyer Rock Picnic Ground: 19.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Foss Mountain Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Green MountainS 180°566 m7.7 mi
Hanson TopS 183°550 m7.7 mi
Cragged MountainESE 124°535 m1.7 mi
Foss MountainSE 129°502 m0.2 mi
Stewart HillENE 58°494 m1.5 mi
Stone MountainENE 72°494 m6.8 mi
Kent HillNE 42°491 m1.0 mi
Whales BackE 84°487 m2.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:57
June solstice05:0319:4720:31
September equinox06:3218:0618:44
December solstice07:1615:2316:10

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, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1381854093

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