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James Crandall Preserve

James Crandall Preserve from directly overhead

James Crandall Preserve is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 464 m. Lovewell Mountain stands 751 m to the northeast, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Clark Robinson Memorial Forest, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
New England Forestry Foundation
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.15785, -72.12144

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
Museums: 32
  • Washington Historical Society: 1.9 mi
  • Alstead Historical Society: 12.1 mi
  • Little Red Schoolhouse Museum: 12.5 mi
  • John Hay Estate at The Fells: 14.0 mi
  • Newport Historical Society Museum: 14.5 mi
Beaches: 18
Historic sites: 16
Artworks: 11
  • Newport's Golden Eagle: 14.4 mi
  • Johnathan Daniels: 17.5 mi
  • Pizza Wings: 17.5 mi
  • Baseball: 17.5 mi
  • Jennie B. Powers: 17.5 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Mine Ledge: 15.6 mi
  • Table Rock: 15.9 mi
  • Baker Ledge: 18.4 mi
  • Billings Fold: 20.5 mi
  • Black Precipice: 20.7 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Gleason Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Pollard Mills Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Brennan Falls: 18.5 mi
  • Bonner Falls: 22.7 mi
  • Falls Brook Falls: 24.5 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 17.4 mi
  • Everett Dam: 23.7 mi
  • Everett Dam: 23.8 mi
  • Everett Dam: 23.9 mi
  • Everett Dam: 23.9 mi
Gardens: 5
Covered bridges: 5
Springs: 2
  • (seasonal): 4.3 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 21.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of James Crandall Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lovewell MountainNE 44°751 m4.4 mi
Little Sunapee MountainNNE 18°734 m7.6 mi
Goves MountainN 6°721 m7.0 mi
Bean MountainN 350°708 m4.9 mi
Bryant MountainN 5°698 m6.2 mi
Lempster MountainNNW 347°686 m5.3 mi
Pitcher MountainS 189°653 m4.5 mi
Silver MountainNW 313°652 m3.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2319:01
June solstice05:1019:4920:32
September equinox06:3618:1018:48
December solstice07:1815:3016:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212331435563686659473727
Precip in3.43.13.84.23.84.54.44.04.15.54.24.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bradford 2, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1393135636

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