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Hackett Hill Wildlife Management Area

Hackett Hill Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Hackett Hill Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 169 m. Mount Paugus, South Peak stands 945 m to the north, 8.2 miles off. Lakes Region Tour runs past it.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
NH Dept of Fish & Game
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.82940, -71.29819

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • White Lake State Park: 3.8 mi
  • Remick Park: 5.0 mi
  • James D. Sutherland Memorial Park: 6.8 mi
  • Castle in the Clouds: 7.0 mi
  • Quimby Field: 7.2 mi
Cliffs
Beaches: 42
Historic sites: 31
Waterfalls: 29
  • Roaring Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Twin Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Whittier Falls: 6.9 mi
  • The Cascades: 7.0 mi
  • Emerald Pool Falls: 7.1 mi
Attractions: 23
Museums: 22
Artworks: 21
  • Frog Rock: 8.5 mi
  • #20 / Nova: 15.4 mi
  • #23 / Red Wing: 15.4 mi
  • #27 / Black Sail: 15.4 mi
  • #26 / Stone Sail: 15.5 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Sabbaday Falls Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
  • Campton Day Use Area: 16.6 mi
  • Sawyer Rock Picnic Ground: 17.1 mi
  • Fay Waside Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
Springs: 3
Gardens: 3
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 6.6 mi
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 12.9 mi
  • Peace Garden: 20.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Hackett Hill Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Paugus, South PeakN 350°944.88 m8.2 mi
Mount ShawSSE 168°911 m6.0 mi
Hibbard MountainNNW 334°889 m8.2 mi
Black SnoutS 169°854 m6.6 mi
Faraway MountainS 188°848 m4.7 mi
Mount WonalancetNNW 330°845 m7.8 mi
Black Snout MountainSSW 205°812 m3.5 mi
Mount RobertsSSW 195°782 m5.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:58
June solstice05:0419:4820:32
September equinox06:3318:0718:45
December solstice07:1715:2416:11

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202231435564696760473626
Precip in3.93.34.25.03.95.04.94.04.76.04.74.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Sandwich, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47799180

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