Leita Monroe Lucas Preserve
Leita Monroe Lucas Preserve is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 208 m. Chandler Mountain stands 1,000 m to the north-northwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Hurricane Mountain Common Land, a nature reserve 1.3 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 2.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Upper Saco Valley Land Trust
How to reach it
- 2.6 mi off the PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY
- 4.8 mi off the White Mountain Trail, National
- 7.7 mi off the Presidential Range Tour
- 8.1 mi off the Kancamagus Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Evans Notch Scenic Overlook · 16 mi
- Cold River Overlook · 16 mi
- Evans Notch Overlook · 16 mi
- Square. Ledge · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hurricane Mountain Common Land: 1.3 mi
- Green Hills Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Green Hills Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Cranmore Conservation Easement: 3.2 mi
- Artist Falls Brook: 3.9 mi
- Hurricane Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Black Cap: 2.0 mi
- Birch Hill: 2.1 mi
- Mack Hill: 2.5 mi
- Peaked Hill: 3.0 mi
- Fryeburg Fairgrounds: 4.2 mi
- PUMP TRACK: 4.3 mi
- Westons Beach: 4.4 mi
- Graustein Park: 4.6 mi
- Robert E. Peary Park: 4.7 mi
- Diana's Baths: 6.8 mi
- Jackson Falls: 9.0 mi
- Chandler Gorge: 11.0 mi
- Emerald Pool: 11.3 mi
- Brickett Falls: 12.2 mi
- Jockey Cap West Face: 5.0 mi
- Jockey Cap South Face: 5.0 mi
- Thin Air Face: 6.6 mi
- Barber Wall: 6.6 mi
- Echo Roof: 6.8 mi
- Fiddlehead Campground: 4.8 mi
- Conway Lake Public Beach: 6.2 mi
- Beach Area #1: 6.9 mi
- Beach Area #2: 7.0 mi
- Pleasant Point Town Beach: 9.5 mi
- Jimmy Mersereau: 3.5 mi
- Stevens Monument: 4.8 mi
- Fryeburg Honor Roll: 4.8 mi
- Bradley Memorial Park: 4.8 mi
- First Church of Christ Congregational Park: 4.9 mi
- Giant Swing: 4.0 mi
- Cranmore Mountain Coaster: 4.0 mi
- Diana's Baths - Parking: 6.4 mi
- Roar-o-Saurus: 7.7 mi
- Eggs-traordinary Farm Tractors: 7.8 mi
- Sawyer Rock Picnic Ground: 14.6 mi
- Glen Ellis Scenic Area: 16.2 mi
- Sabbaday Falls Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
- Dolly Copp Picnic Ground: 19.6 mi
- Gilead Picnic Ground: 22.4 mi
- Fryeburg Fair Farm Museum: 4.3 mi
- New England Ski Museum: 4.9 mi
- MWOBs Admin Office: 4.9 mi
- Conway Railroad Museum: 4.9 mi
- Salyards Museum: 7.9 mi
- Deer Hill Spring: 10.9 mi
- lower falls: 11.3 mi
- Gulfside Spring: 21.4 mi
- Peabody Spring: 21.5 mi
- Spaulding Spring: 21.5 mi
- Hannes Schneider: 4.0 mi
- Loon Mural: 16.2 mi
- Bridgton and Saco River R.R.: 16.5 mi
- Mary's Garden: 16.0 mi
- Bridgton Community Gardens: 16.3 mi
- Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 24.8 mi
- Sabatis Island Rest Area: 11.3 mi
- Livermore: 17.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Leita Monroe Lucas Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chandler Mountain | NNW 338° | 1,000 m | 9.6 mi |
| Kearsarge North | NW 307° | 991 m | 3.7 mi |
| North Moat Mountain | WSW 257° | 956 m | 9.2 mi |
| North Doublehead | NW 324° | 922 m | 8.1 mi |
| South Doublehead | NW 321° | 870 m | 7.8 mi |
| Middle Moat Mountain | WSW 247° | 840 m | 8.9 mi |
| South Moat Mountain | WSW 244° | 828 m | 8.8 mi |
| Bartlett Mountain | WNW 296° | 786 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:18 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:02 | 19:47 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:05 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:22 | 16:09 |
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 | 20 | 22 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Conway, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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