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Humphreys Ledge Natural Area

Humphreys Ledge Natural Area from directly overhead

Humphreys Ledge Natural Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 216 m. Kearsarge North stands 991 m to the east-northeast, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Diana's Baths - Parking, a attraction 0.9 miles away. White Mountain Trail passes 0.8 miles off.

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What to expect

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State of NH DRED
Getting there

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Coordinates44.08773, -71.16489

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Cathedral Ledge State Park: 1.9 mi
  • Hussey Field: 2.4 mi
  • First River Bridge Park: 2.5 mi
  • Echo Lake State Park: 2.6 mi
  • Schouler Park: 3.1 mi
Waterfalls: 47
Cliffs: 41
  • Thin Air Face: 1.7 mi
  • Barber Wall: 1.8 mi
  • The Slabs: 2.3 mi
  • Echo Roof: 2.4 mi
  • South Buttress: 2.5 mi
Picnic sites: 18
Historic sites: 17
Beaches: 17
  • Beach Area #1: 6.8 mi
  • Beach Area #2: 7.1 mi
  • Conway Lake Public Beach: 9.0 mi
  • Geneva Beach: 10.2 mi
  • Porridge Shore Beach: 10.2 mi
Attractions: 16
  • Diana's Baths - Parking: 0.9 mi
  • Roar-o-Saurus: 2.1 mi
  • Eggs-traordinary Farm Tractors: 2.2 mi
  • Attitash Alpine Slide: 3.1 mi
  • Nor'Easter Mountain Coaster: 3.2 mi
Museums: 13
  • MWOBs Admin Office: 2.9 mi
  • Conway Railroad Museum: 3.0 mi
  • New England Ski Museum: 3.1 mi
  • Museum of White Mountain Art / Jackson Historical Society: 4.2 mi
  • Salyards Museum: 7.8 mi
Springs: 7
  • lower falls: 6.4 mi
  • Deer Hill Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Gulfside Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Spaulding Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Peabody Spring: 17.3 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Hannes Schneider: 3.5 mi
  • Loon Mural: 22.8 mi
  • Bridgton and Saco River R.R.: 23.1 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 19.4 mi
  • Mary's Garden: 22.5 mi
  • Bridgton Community Gardens: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 17.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Humphreys Ledge Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kearsarge NorthENE 71°991 m3.7 mi
Mount Resolution South KnobWNW 296°989 m8.2 mi
Bear MountainWSW 239°976 m7.9 mi
North Moat MountainSW 219°956 m4.0 mi
North DoubleheadNNE 17°922 m5.8 mi
Mount ParkerWNW 290°913 m7.1 mi
Big Attitash MountainSW 229°885 m4.3 mi
South DoubleheadNNE 18°870 m5.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
June solstice05:0219:4820:32
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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47799256

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