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Kendall Ledges

Kendall Ledges from directly overhead

Kendall Ledges is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 378 m. North Pack Monadnock Mountain stands 694 m to the north-northwest, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Kendall Ledge, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Temple Conservation Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.83525, -71.83774

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Miller State Park: 2.5 mi
  • Marshall-Thomas Recreation Area: 3.9 mi
  • Goss Park: 4.0 mi
  • Myrtle Marsh Park: 4.9 mi
  • Taft Memorial Field: 5.0 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Cultural Cocoon: 6.4 mi
  • Inside: 11.2 mi
  • Phoenix: 11.2 mi
  • Cuerpo Diafano: 11.2 mi
  • House of Wish: 11.2 mi
Museums: 38
  • Mariposa Museum: 6.4 mi
  • Aquarius No. 1 Fire Museum: 6.4 mi
  • Milford Historical Society: 9.5 mi
  • The Cabinet Press Printing Museum: 9.6 mi
  • Rindge Historcal Museum: 10.5 mi
Attractions: 24
Beaches: 21
Waterfalls: 17
  • Bonner Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Purgatory Lower Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Middle Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Upper Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Senter Falls: 8.4 mi
Gardens: 15
Cliffs: 9
  • Billings Fold: 13.9 mi
  • Black Precipice: 13.9 mi
  • Old Limestone Quarry: 19.7 mi
  • Rattlesnake Cliff: 19.9 mi
  • Raymond Cliff: 20.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Springs: 3
  • Falcon Spring: 13.0 mi
  • River Road Spring: 13.2 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 13.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 22.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Kendall Ledges. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Pack Monadnock MountainNNW 338°694 m3.8 mi
Pack Monadnock MountainNW 312°692 m2.8 mi
Holt PeakWSW 257°623 m2.5 mi
Burton PeakWSW 243°605 m3.1 mi
Temple MountainW 279°596 m2.5 mi
New Ipswich MountainSSW 213°563 m7.4 mi
Barrett MountainSW 218°561 m6.4 mi
Pratt MountainSSW 210°551 m8.2 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, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47797191

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