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Kona Wildlife Management Area

Kona Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Kona Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a recorded elevation of 197 m. Mount Shaw stands 911 m to the northeast, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Hollingsworth Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Lakes Region Tour passes 2.8 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
197 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
New Hampshire Fish and Game Department
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.68262, -71.38748

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • The Point at Long Island: 2.3 mi
  • State's Landing: 3.2 mi
  • Kraine Meadow Park: 3.4 mi
  • Leavitt Park & Beach: 3.4 mi
  • Page Pond & Forest Sherman Easement: 3.9 mi
Cliffs
Beaches: 43
Historic sites: 30
Museums: 21
Waterfalls: 21
  • Falls of Song: 4.6 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Emerald Pool Falls: 4.7 mi
  • The Cascades: 4.7 mi
  • Whittier Falls: 4.7 mi
Artworks: 20
  • Frog Rock: 2.8 mi
  • #20 / Nova: 5.7 mi
  • #23 / Red Wing: 5.7 mi
  • #27 / Black Sail: 5.8 mi
  • #26 / Stone Sail: 5.8 mi
Attractions: 15
  • Lucknow Mansion: 4.5 mi
  • The Old Country Store: 5.0 mi
  • Daytona Fun Park: 6.3 mi
  • Bumper Boats: 6.4 mi
  • Go-Karts: 6.4 mi
Gardens: 5
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Peace Garden: 16.1 mi
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 19.1 mi
  • Botanical Garden: 22.8 mi
  • Vegetable Garden: 22.9 mi
Springs: 5
  • Elliott Spring: 13.5 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 15.2 mi
  • Huckins Spring: 17.2 mi
  • Breck-Plankey Spring: 18.7 mi
  • lower falls: 24.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Sanbornton Rest Area: 16.9 mi
  • Canterbury Rest Area: 24.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Campton Day Use Area: 17.7 mi
  • Sabbaday Falls Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Kona Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ShawNE 53°911 m7.1 mi
Black SnoutENE 57°854 m6.8 mi
Faraway MountainNE 35°848 m6.6 mi
Black Snout MountainNNE 23°812 m7.5 mi
Mount RobertsNNE 31°782 m5.9 mi
Bald MountainNE 37°742 m10.2 mi
Mount FlaggENE 58°728 m8.0 mi
Turtleback MountainNE 55°668 m5.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2018:58
June solstice05:0519:4820:31
September equinox06:3318:0718:45
December solstice07:1715:2516:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212432445665716962493827
Precip in3.32.83.53.93.84.54.44.04.14.94.04.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meredith 3 NNE, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • eastern hemlock9 obs
  • Smooth Rock Tripe9 obs
  • wild sarsaparilla7 obs
  • rock harlequin7 obs
  • pink lady's slipper6 obs
  • Arabesque Orbweaver6 obs
  • Bald Eagle5 obs
  • narrowleaf cow wheat5 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/47799048

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