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Piscataquog Wildlife Management Area

Piscataquog Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Piscataquog Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 240 m. North Pack Monadnock Mountain stands 694 m to the west-southwest, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Hebert Town Forest, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 5.1 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
NH Dept of Fish & Game
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.90853, -71.73518
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
Parks
  • Carleton Pond Park: 3.3 mi
  • Goss Park: 3.5 mi
  • Curtiss Dogwood Natural Area: 3.7 mi
  • Carnival Hill Recreation Area: 4.0 mi
  • Whiting Park: 4.4 mi
Artworks
  • Cultural Cocoon: 11.1 mi
  • Soldier and Sailers Monument: 12.5 mi
  • Communication: 12.8 mi
  • House of Wish: 12.8 mi
  • Frieda Carrying the Marble Player: 12.8 mi
Museums: 34
Beaches: 26
Attractions: 22
Gardens: 13
Waterfalls: 11
  • Senter Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Upper Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Middle Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Purgatory Lower Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Bonner Falls: 5.7 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Rattlesnake Cliff: 12.7 mi
  • Raymond Cliff: 13.5 mi
  • Billings Fold: 19.2 mi
  • Black Precipice: 19.3 mi
  • Old Limestone Quarry: 21.1 mi
Springs: 3
  • River Road Spring: 6.1 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 18.5 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 20.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
Picnic sites: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Piscataquog Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Pack Monadnock MountainWSW 257°694 m6.8 mi
Pack Monadnock MountainWSW 246°692 m7.9 mi
Whitcomb PeakSW 231°524 m8.7 mi
Rose MountainWNW 295°523 m3.9 mi
The PinnacleWNW 294°511 m3.2 mi
Winn MountainW 272°503 m3.8 mi
Lyndeborough MountainWNW 293°491 m3.5 mi
North Uncanoonuc MountainNE 49°401 m8.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:0919:4720:30
September equinox06:3518:0918:46
December solstice07:1515:3016:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465766726961493929
Precip in3.03.03.84.13.44.03.73.74.04.93.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Milford, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47797420

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