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Joanne Bass Bross Preserve

Joanne Bass Bross Preserve from directly overhead

Joanne Bass Bross Preserve is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 510 m. North Pack Monadnock Mountain stands 694 m to the north, 1.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Pack Monadnock Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
The Nature Conservancy
Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.86403, -71.86907

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Miller State Park: 0.6 mi
  • Marshall-Thomas Recreation Area: 2.1 mi
  • Depot Park: 4.1 mi
  • Boccelli Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Nubanusit Terrace: 4.2 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • Cultural Cocoon: 4.2 mi
  • Armillary: 10.2 mi
  • Inside: 13.7 mi
  • Phoenix: 13.7 mi
  • House of Wish: 13.7 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 38
  • Mariposa Museum: 4.2 mi
  • Aquarius No. 1 Fire Museum: 4.2 mi
  • Rindge Historcal Museum: 10.6 mi
  • Milford Historical Society: 11.2 mi
  • The Cabinet Press Printing Museum: 11.4 mi
Attractions: 22
Beaches: 21
Waterfalls: 17
  • Bonner Falls: 2.5 mi
  • Senter Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Middle Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Upper Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Purgatory Lower Falls: 8.6 mi
Gardens: 15
Cliffs: 7
  • Billings Fold: 12.2 mi
  • Black Precipice: 12.3 mi
  • Troy Cliffs: 18.9 mi
  • Raymond Cliff: 19.1 mi
  • Rattlesnake Cliff: 19.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Springs: 3
  • Falcon Spring: 11.4 mi
  • River Road Spring: 12.8 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 15.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Joanne Bass Bross Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Pack Monadnock MountainN 6°694 m1.5 mi
Pack Monadnock MountainWSW 254°692 m0.5 mi
Crotched MountainN 358°630 m9.3 mi
Holt PeakSSW 198°623 m2.7 mi
Burton PeakSSW 199°605 m3.6 mi
Temple MountainSSW 209°596 m1.8 mi
New Ipswich MountainSSW 196°563 m8.5 mi
Barrett MountainSSW 198°561 m7.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2219:00
June solstice05:1019:4720:30
September equinox06:3518:0918:47
December solstice07:1615:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222532445463696760483828
Precip in3.43.34.24.43.74.33.63.84.25.44.15.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenville 1 NNE, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/652579022

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