Nature reserve · New Hampshire
French's Ledges
French's Ledges is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 365 m. Croydon Mountain stands 842 m to the south-southeast, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Farnum Lot Trails, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 3.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Upper Valley Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates43.55435, -72.27701
- 3.4 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 8.2 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 13.4 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 19.1 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Martin's Mill Covered Bridge · 6 mi
- Beacon Hill Vista · 8 mi
- Indian Ridge · 8 mi
- Norman Overlook · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Farnum Lot Trails: 0.5 mi
- Townsend Lot: 0.8 mi
- Helen Woodruff Smith Bird Sanctuary: 0.9 mi
- Moulton Trail: 1.3 mi
- Spencer Lot: 1.4 mi
Peaks
- Colby Hill: 0.7 mi
- Ladieu Hill: 0.7 mi
- Frenchs Ledge: 0.7 mi
- Fifield Hill: 1.7 mi
- Whitney Hill: 1.8 mi
Parks
- Victor Hewes Memorial Field: 3.7 mi
- Cory Taber Park: 4.2 mi
- Riverside Community Park: 5.7 mi
- Logan Field: 5.9 mi
- Civic Memorial Park & John Bryar Field: 6.2 mi
Historic sites: 37
- King's Highway: 5.0 mi
- Pest House: 5.4 mi
- Mascoma River Dam Number 2: 5.7 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: The Man: 5.9 mi
- Robert Gould Shaw and Fifty-fourth Regiment Memorial: 5.9 mi
Museums: 27
- Main Street Museum: 6.9 mi
- Cornish Colony Museum: 7.7 mi
- Shaker Museum: 8.0 mi
- Hartford Historical Society: 8.0 mi
- Vermont Toy Museum: 8.4 mi
Beaches: 25
- West Cove A Beach: 8.0 mi
- West Cove B Beach: 8.0 mi
- Shakoma Beach: 8.0 mi
- East Cove Beach: 8.3 mi
- North Cove Beach: 8.3 mi
Artworks: 19
- The Wrecker: 7.4 mi
- Refuge: 10.2 mi
- Dartmouth Panels: 10.2 mi
- Fountain Figure: 10.2 mi
- Perdido: 10.3 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Sumner Falls: 5.2 mi
- Litte Dog Falls: 7.4 mi
- Big Dog Falls: 7.6 mi
- Gerry's Falls: 10.5 mi
- Hidden Falls: 12.1 mi
Covered bridges: 12
- Willard Twin Covered Bridge: 4.6 mi
- Middle Covered Bridge: 13.1 mi
- Salmond Covered Bridge: 13.8 mi
- Best's Covered Bridge: 13.8 mi
- South Pomfret Covered Bridge: 15.0 mi
Attractions: 11
- Willard Covered Bridge: 4.5 mi
- Tipping Rock: 6.7 mi
- Train: Boston & Maine Engine 494: 6.8 mi
- Lyman Point: 6.9 mi
- Cardigan Mountain State Park: 18.2 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Bouldering: 9.2 mi
- Holt's Ledge: 17.8 mi
- Winslow Ledge: 18.2 mi
- Blueberry Ledges: 19.8 mi
- Baker Ledge: 23.4 mi
Gardens: 5
- Canillas Community Garden: 6.5 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 10.7 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 17.5 mi
- Blue Star Garden: 20.4 mi
- South Royalton Community Garden: 21.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- Area 1: 17.4 mi
- Area 2: 17.9 mi
- Hippy Hill: 20.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 5.8 mi
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 10.6 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 14.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of French's Ledges. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croydon Mountain | SSE 150° | 842 m | 5.8 mi |
| Croydon Peak | SSE 150° | 841 m | 5.8 mi |
| Grantham Mountain | SE 135° | 800 m | 5.3 mi |
| Stowell Hill | SE 146° | 620 m | 4.3 mi |
| Snow Mountain | ENE 77° | 570 m | 4.9 mi |
| Methodist Hill | ENE 63° | 552 m | 5.0 mi |
| Hyde Hill | SE 128° | 549 m | 4.0 mi |
| Sargent Hill | ESE 105° | 528 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:51 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:29 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 22 | 32 | 44 | 57 | 65 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lebanon Muni AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1387390628
Day trips start here
- Lebanon · 6 mi
- White River Junction · 7 mi
- Windsor · 7 mi
- Cornish · 8 mi
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 8 mi
- Hanover · 10 mi
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