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GMCG Natural Area

GMCG Natural Area from directly overhead

GMCG Natural Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 141 m. Green Mountain stands 566 m to the south-southeast, 1.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Hanson Top, a peak 1.6 miles away. Lakes Region Tour passes 7.8 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Green Mountain Conservation Group
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.79080, -71.05167

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Constitution Park: 2.9 mi
  • Window on the Ossipees: 5.8 mi
  • Purity Lake Cartop Boat Access: 6.3 mi
  • Cleveland Beach: 6.4 mi
  • Mill Pond Park: 6.4 mi
Beaches: 46
  • Province Lake Beach: 8.3 mi
  • Nichols Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Belleau Lake Public Beach: 10.1 mi
  • BLPOA Beach: 10.6 mi
  • Thusis Beach: 10.7 mi
Historic sites: 25
Attractions: 22
  • Rock Tripe Boulder: 7.2 mi
  • Madison Boulder: 11.3 mi
  • Willowbrook Museum Village: 13.7 mi
  • Lucknow Mansion: 14.2 mi
  • Lower Falls: 14.4 mi
Cliffs: 22
  • Nickerson Ledge: 14.5 mi
  • Eagle Ledge: 16.1 mi
  • Woodchuck Ledge: 16.6 mi
  • Jockey Cap South Face: 16.6 mi
  • Jockey Cap West Face: 16.6 mi
Artworks: 21
  • Frog Rock: 15.8 mi
  • Hannes Schneider: 18.6 mi
  • #20 / Nova: 24.0 mi
  • #23 / Red Wing: 24.1 mi
  • #27 / Black Sail: 24.1 mi
Museums: 20
Waterfalls: 19
  • Hiram Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Emerald Pool Falls: 14.0 mi
  • The Cascades: 14.0 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Falls of Song: 14.0 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 16.8 mi
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 24.8 mi
  • Mary's Garden: 24.8 mi
  • Bridgton Community Gardens: 24.9 mi
Springs: 4
  • lower falls: 18.2 mi
  • Elliott Spring: 18.4 mi
  • Davis Spring: 19.3 mi
  • Cold Bowling Spring: 19.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Limington Rapids Rest Area: 20.2 mi
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 22.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Sabbaday Falls Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
  • Sawyer Rock Picnic Ground: 24.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of GMCG Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Green MountainSSE 155°566 m1.8 mi
Hanson TopSSE 168°550 m1.6 mi
Grant PeakW 275°541 m8.2 mi
Cragged MountainNNE 22°535 m5.6 mi
Nickerson MountainsW 278°520 m8.2 mi
Thurley MountainWSW 256°503 m9.0 mi
Foss MountainN 8°502 m6.0 mi
Stewart HillNNE 16°494 m7.2 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 °F182029415362676557453525
Precip in3.73.34.04.63.84.64.84.04.35.74.64.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tamworth 4, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1391351819

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