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Purgatory Reservation

Purgatory Reservation from directly overhead

Purgatory Reservation is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 206 m. North Pack Monadnock Mountain stands 694 m to the west, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Upper Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 6.1 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Mont Vernon
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.88815, -71.70627
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
Parks
  • Carleton Pond Park: 1.8 mi
  • Curtiss Dogwood Natural Area: 2.4 mi
  • Hartshorn Pond Park: 2.6 mi
  • Carnival Hill Recreation Area: 2.8 mi
  • Upper Grove: 3.0 mi
Attractions
Artworks
  • Soldier and Sailers Monument: 10.8 mi
  • Communication: 11.1 mi
  • First Friendship: 11.1 mi
  • Neitherthere (Absence as a Reality): 11.1 mi
  • City Lights: 11.1 mi
Museums: 34
Beaches: 25
Gardens: 15
Waterfalls: 12
  • Upper Falls: 0.1 mi
  • Middle Falls: 0.3 mi
  • Purgatory Lower Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Senter Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Bonner Falls: 7.2 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Rattlesnake Cliff: 13.0 mi
  • Raymond Cliff: 14.6 mi
  • Old Limestone Quarry: 19.3 mi
  • Billings Fold: 20.5 mi
  • Black Precipice: 20.6 mi
Springs: 3
  • River Road Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 19.7 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 19.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Purgatory Reservation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Pack Monadnock MountainW 269°694 m8.1 mi
Pack Monadnock MountainWSW 258°692 m8.9 mi
Whitcomb PeakWSW 244°524 m9.2 mi
Rose MountainWNW 301°523 m5.8 mi
The PinnacleWNW 302°511 m5.2 mi
Winn MountainWNW 286°503 m5.5 mi
Lyndeborough MountainWNW 301°491 m5.4 mi
North Uncanoonuc MountainNE 36°401 m8.8 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, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47797786

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