Peterson Wildlife Management Area
Peterson Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 318 m. Mount Monadnock stands 965 m to the west-southwest, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Greenwood Hill, a peak 1.6 miles away. Currier & Ives Trail passes 16 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- NH Dept of Fish & Game
How to reach it
- 16.2 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 17.3 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 21.9 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 25.4 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Beal's Knob Vista · 20 mi
- Hubbard Hill Vista · 23 mi
- Dort Knob Vista · 23 mi
- View of Bellows Falls · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Greenwood Hill: 1.6 mi
- Beech Hill: 3.0 mi
- Woodbury Hill: 3.5 mi
- Hurricane Hill: 4.3 mi
- Skatutakee Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Harris Center Conservation Land: 1.8 mi
- Beech Hill Trails: 2.8 mi
- Hall Property: 2.9 mi
- Harris Center Conservation Land: 3.0 mi
- Harris Center Conservation Land: 3.0 mi
- Teixeira Park: 2.1 mi
- Shattuck Park: 3.4 mi
- Putnam Park: 3.7 mi
- Nubanusit Terrace: 3.7 mi
- Boccelli Garden: 3.7 mi
- Armillary: 2.3 mi
- Cultural Cocoon: 3.7 mi
- Aurora: 13.3 mi
- Jennie B. Powers: 13.4 mi
- Pizza Wings: 13.4 mi
- New England Glassworks: 9.4 mi
- Troy Civil War Memorial: 9.7 mi
- Troy's Hero Memorial: 9.7 mi
- Troy Veterans Memorial: 9.7 mi
- Troy Veterans Memorial: 9.7 mi
- Aquarius No. 1 Fire Museum: 3.7 mi
- Mariposa Museum: 3.7 mi
- Troy Historical Society: 9.8 mi
- Troy Station: 9.9 mi
- Rindge Historcal Museum: 10.3 mi
- Ranger Beach: 2.9 mi
- Sunset Beach: 5.2 mi
- Sandy Beach: 6.2 mi
- Contoocook Lake Public Beach: 7.0 mi
- Picnickers Beach: 7.4 mi
- Bonner Falls: 8.6 mi
- Brennan Falls: 11.2 mi
- Falls Brook Falls: 12.5 mi
- Senter Falls: 14.1 mi
- Middle Falls: 15.7 mi
- Barrett House: 12.8 mi
- Barrett House: 12.9 mi
- Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 13.4 mi
- Nutting Ledges: 14.7 mi
- Frog Rock: 15.1 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 2.3 mi
- Noahs Ark: 2.5 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 19.7 mi
- Phillipston Community Garden: 22.1 mi
- St. Paul's Community Garden: 22.3 mi
- Billings Fold: 5.3 mi
- Black Precipice: 5.5 mi
- Troy Cliffs: 12.4 mi
- Jacob Hill: 16.9 mi
- Mine Ledge: 18.1 mi
- Falcon Spring: 4.9 mi
- River Road Spring: 18.3 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 18.5 mi
- (seasonal): 21.1 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 9.4 mi
- Wright Grove: 17.1 mi
- Trap Falls: 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Peterson Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Monadnock | WSW 241° | 965 m | 5.3 mi |
| Bald Rock | SW 236° | 790 m | 5.5 mi |
| Monte Rosa | WSW 239° | 749 m | 5.7 mi |
| North Pack Monadnock Mountain | E 96° | 694 m | 7.7 mi |
| Pack Monadnock Mountain | ESE 110° | 692 m | 7.5 mi |
| Osgood Hill | NNW 329° | 681 m | 8.0 mi |
| Holt Peak | SE 126° | 623 m | 8.3 mi |
| Bald Mountain | N 356° | 617 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:31 | 16:17 |
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 | 24 | 32 | 45 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 49 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jaffrey Silver RCH Airpark, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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