Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Gardner Mountain Conservation Area
Gardner Mountain Conservation Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 407 m. Cole Hill stands 802 m to the southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Signal Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 2.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Ammonoosuc Conservation Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates44.27820, -71.96396
- 2.6 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 9.8 mi off the Presidential Range Tour
- 13.3 mi off the River Heritage Tour
- 14.6 mi off the White Mountain Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Angel Dog Overlook · 11 mi
- Profiler Plaza · 16 mi
- North Overlook · 23 mi
- Idlewilde View · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Signal Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Parker Hill: 1.5 mi
- Scarritt Hill: 2.4 mi
- Hunt Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Trevena Hill: 3.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Hobbs Fern Sanctuary: 1.2 mi
- Godfrey Memorial Conservation Area: 3.2 mi
- Gale Family Forest: 4.0 mi
- Bath Town Forest: 6.2 mi
- Mathews- Simpson - Page: 7.1 mi
Parks: 51
- Lisbon Lions Club Community Fields: 5.1 mi
- Passumpsic Valley Land Trust Public Fishing Access: 7.4 mi
- Railroad Park: 9.3 mi
- Littleton Riverfront Commons: 9.5 mi
- Community Field: 9.6 mi
Cliffs: 42
- Artists Bluff: 14.9 mi
- Square Inch Wall: 15.3 mi
- Maggot Buttress: 15.3 mi
- Hermit Haven: 15.3 mi
- Hone Wall: 15.4 mi
Waterfalls: 20
- Ogontz Falls: 2.7 mi
- Kinsman Flume: 13.8 mi
- Bridesmaid Falls: 14.1 mi
- Bridalveil Falls: 14.4 mi
- Kinsman Falls: 17.4 mi
Attractions: 20
- Bath-Haverhill Covered Bridge: 9.3 mi
- Chutters: 9.7 mi
- Greenbanks Hollow Covered Bridge: 10.4 mi
- Farmer's Daughter: 10.4 mi
- Great Vermont Corn Maze: 16.5 mi
Museums: 19
- Sugar Hill Sampler: 9.7 mi
- Littleton Historical Museum: 9.8 mi
- Maple Grove Museum: 10.0 mi
- Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium: 10.2 mi
- St Johnsbury History & Heritage Center: 10.3 mi
Historic sites: 12
- Chase cellar hole: 6.2 mi
- Bath New Hampshire: 8.2 mi
- Rogers Rangers: 10.9 mi
- Stephen Huneck’s Gallery, Dog Mountain: 11.0 mi
- Caddy Camp Alumni Memorial: 15.1 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Rest Area I-91 (North Bound): 4.1 mi
- Littleton Rest Area: 5.6 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center: 6.6 mi
- Boise Rock: 16.6 mi
- The Basin, West: 17.6 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Moore Dam Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
- Mount Cleveland Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
- Beaver Brook Recreation Area: 17.4 mi
- Fay Waside Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
- Zealand Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
Artworks: 4
- Sunflowers: 9.5 mi
- Tree Harp: 9.6 mi
- Pollyanna Statue: 9.6 mi
- Kettle Pond State Park: 16.9 mi
Covered bridges: 3
- School House Covered Bridge: 16.6 mi
- Mount Orne Covered Bridge: 19.9 mi
- Martin Covered Bridge: 22.0 mi
Springs: 2
- Lac Littleton: 5.3 mi
- Liberty Spring: 19.3 mi
Beaches: 2
- Boulder Beach: 14.8 mi
- Echo Lake Beach: 15.0 mi
Gardens: 1
- Lancaster Community Garden: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Gardner Mountain Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Hill | SE 136° | 802 m | 10.7 mi |
| Cooley Hill | SE 141° | 757 m | 11.1 mi |
| Blue Mountain | WSW 251° | 720 m | 9.1 mi |
| Moody Ledge | SSE 158° | 708 m | 10.8 mi |
| Signal Mountain | NW 320° | 703 m | 0.9 mi |
| Cobble Hill | SSE 154° | 701 m | 11.3 mi |
| Towns Mountain | ENE 60° | 671 m | 11.6 mi |
| Green Mountain | SSE 162° | 667 m | 9.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:22 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 19:52 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:09 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:24 | 16:12 |
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 | 19 | 21 | 31 | 44 | 57 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saint Johnsbury, 10 mi away.
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