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Gerson-Margolis Preserve

Gerson-Margolis Preserve from directly overhead

Gerson-Margolis Preserve is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 153 m. Kearsarge North stands 991 m to the north, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans Triangle, a park 0.5 miles away. White Mountain Trail passes 2.2 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
Coordinates43.99043, -71.06613

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Veterans Triangle: 0.5 mi
  • Johnny Eastman Park: 0.7 mi
  • Davis Park Recreation Area: 2.5 mi
  • American Legion Ballfield: 2.8 mi
  • Settler's Green Park: 3.3 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Waterfalls: 40
Cliffs: 29
  • Jockey Cap South Face: 5.6 mi
  • Jockey Cap West Face: 5.6 mi
  • South Buttress: 6.6 mi
  • Echo Roof: 6.7 mi
  • Eagle Ledge: 6.7 mi
Beaches: 25
  • Conway Lake Public Beach: 0.8 mi
  • Beach Area #2: 2.4 mi
  • Beach Area #1: 2.6 mi
  • Porridge Shore Beach: 4.5 mi
  • Thusis Beach: 4.6 mi
Historic sites: 22
Attractions: 19
  • Lower Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Giant Swing: 5.0 mi
  • Cranmore Mountain Coaster: 5.0 mi
  • Madison Boulder: 6.5 mi
  • Diana's Baths - Parking: 7.6 mi
Museums: 14
Springs: 5
  • lower falls: 9.0 mi
  • Deer Hill Spring: 16.9 mi
  • Elliott Spring: 18.4 mi
  • Davis Spring: 21.7 mi
  • Cold Bowling Spring: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 5
Artworks: 4
  • Hannes Schneider: 5.1 mi
  • Loon Mural: 18.3 mi
  • Bridgton and Saco River R.R.: 18.6 mi
  • Frog Rock: 23.8 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Mary's Garden: 18.1 mi
  • Bridgton Community Gardens: 18.3 mi
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 21.8 mi
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 22.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 13.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Gerson-Margolis Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kearsarge NorthN 350°991 m8.1 mi
North Moat MountainWNW 296°956 m8.2 mi
Middle Moat MountainWNW 289°840 m7.0 mi
South Moat MountainWNW 287°828 m6.6 mi
Bartlett MountainNNW 343°786 m8.0 mi
West Moat MountainWNW 287°754 m7.9 mi
Rickers KnollN 356°746 m8.4 mi
Black CapN 360°718 m4.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:57
June solstice05:0219:4720:31
September equinox06:3218:0618:44
December solstice07:1715:2216:10

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202231435565706860483727
Precip in3.63.23.74.43.74.54.54.43.75.54.54.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Conway, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1382111702

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