Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Kearsarge Wildlife Management Area
Kearsarge Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 292 m. Mount Kearsarge stands 891 m to the south-southwest, 1.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Morey Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway passes 5.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- NH Fish & Game
How to reach it
Coordinates43.41026, -71.84925
- 5.7 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 6.1 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 14.2 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
- 24.6 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 12 mi
- Indian Ridge · 28 mi
- Martin's Mill Covered Bridge · 29 mi
- Norman Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Morey Hill: 0.8 mi
- Mount Kearsarge: 1.9 mi
- Beech Hill: 2.0 mi
- Little Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Black Mountain: 2.8 mi
Parks
- Winslow State Park: 1.7 mi
- Carr Field: 2.1 mi
- Timmy Patten Park: 3.0 mi
- Wilmot Town Ball Field: 3.1 mi
- West Peak: 3.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Elliot and Catherine Reiner Woodland Conservancy: 1.9 mi
- Ragged Mountain State Forest: 2.7 mi
- Mount Kearsarge State Forest: 3.2 mi
- Cassey Brook Preserve: 3.6 mi
- McLeod Preserve: 4.1 mi
Historic sites: 33
- William A. Fenlason Square: 10.2 mi
- Gerrish Depot: 10.4 mi
- Odell Park Arch: 10.4 mi
- Liberty Tree Memorial: 10.7 mi
- Old Hill VIllage: 11.1 mi
Artworks: 31
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 16.5 mi
- Uranus: 20.6 mi
- Neptune: 20.6 mi
- Pluto: 20.8 mi
- John Gilbert Winant: 21.0 mi
Beaches: 28
- Elkins Beach: 4.7 mi
- Wadleigh State Beach: 6.1 mi
- Bucklin Beach: 7.9 mi
- Lagace Beach: 9.2 mi
- Griffin Beach: 9.6 mi
Museums: 22
- Potter Place Depot: 1.8 mi
- Upton Chandler House Museum: 9.1 mi
- New Hampshire Telephone Museum: 9.2 mi
- Franklin Firefighter's Museum: 10.2 mi
- John Hay Estate at The Fells: 10.4 mi
Attractions: 13
- Cardigan Mountain State Park: 16.7 mi
- Canterbury Shaker Village: 18.3 mi
- Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 20.4 mi
- Weirs Beach Go-Kart Track: 23.3 mi
- Funspot: 23.4 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Profile Falls: 12.4 mi
- Elizabeth Falls: 16.5 mi
- Pollard Mills Falls: 17.0 mi
- Welton Falls: 17.1 mi
- Big Dog Falls: 19.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Baker Ledge: 3.8 mi
- The Bulkhead: 4.0 mi
- The Ledges: 17.0 mi
- Crocketts Ledge: 19.9 mi
- White Mountain Ledge: 20.0 mi
Gardens: 4
- Garden at Tracy Library: 6.8 mi
- Botanical Garden: 18.5 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 18.5 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 20.3 mi
Springs: 4
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 14.3 mi
- (seasonal): 17.9 mi
- Huckins Spring: 22.1 mi
- Crystal Spring: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Canterbury Rest Area: 12.4 mi
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 13.3 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 13.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Hippy Hill: 8.0 mi
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Cillryville Bridge: 1.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Kearsarge Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Kearsarge | SSW 192° | 891 m | 1.9 mi |
| Black Mountain | SSW 197° | 774 m | 2.8 mi |
| Little Mountain | S 175° | 710 m | 2.4 mi |
| The Pinnacle | NNE 14° | 689 m | 4.1 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | N 3° | 689 m | 4.3 mi |
| Kings Hill | WSW 249° | 583 m | 7.7 mi |
| Dickinson Hill | NNE 22° | 579 m | 8.1 mi |
| Sawyer Hill | SSE 164° | 555 m | 4.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:22 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:28 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 25 | 32 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salisbury, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- New London · 7 mi
- Franklin · 10 mi
- Tilton · 13 mi
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 15 mi
- Orange · 18 mi
- Concord · 20 mi
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