Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Snow Mountain Conservation Area
Snow Mountain Conservation Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 522 m. Croydon Mountain stands 842 m to the south-southwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Snow Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 7.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Upper Valley Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates43.57973, -72.17014
- 7.9 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 11.5 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 11.5 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 21.8 mi off the River Heritage Tour
Overlooks nearby
- Indian Ridge · 9 mi
- Norman Overlook · 10 mi
- Balch Hill · 10 mi
- Sunset Viewing Spot · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Snow Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Methodist Hill: 1.0 mi
- Prospect Hill: 2.2 mi
- Montcalm Hill: 2.2 mi
- Shaker Mountain: 2.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Leavitt Hill Wetland: 2.0 mi
- Petryk Woodland Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Henry Laramie Wildlife Management Area: 2.5 mi
- Lower Shaker Wildlife Management Area: 2.9 mi
- Grantham Town Forest: 3.1 mi
Parks
- Shaker Recreation Park: 2.8 mi
- Mascoma Lakeside Park: 4.0 mi
- Fellows Hill: 4.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 4.5 mi
- Huse Park: 4.6 mi
Cliffs: 45
- Bouldering: 8.0 mi
- Holt's Ledge: 14.2 mi
- Winslow Ledge: 14.3 mi
- The Bulkhead: 19.1 mi
- The Ledges: 19.6 mi
Historic sites: 36
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 4.3 mi
- Pest House: 5.7 mi
- Cummings Dam: 6.1 mi
- King's Highway: 7.0 mi
- Mascoma River Dam Number 2: 7.4 mi
Beaches: 27
- Shakoma Beach: 3.6 mi
- North Cove Beach: 4.2 mi
- West Cove B Beach: 4.4 mi
- West Cove A Beach: 4.5 mi
- East Cove Beach: 4.6 mi
Museums: 23
- Shaker Museum: 3.0 mi
- Canaan Historical Museum: 8.7 mi
- Main Street Museum: 8.9 mi
- Hartford Historical Society: 10.2 mi
- Hood Museum of Art: 10.3 mi
Artworks: 19
- The Wrecker: 7.0 mi
- Refuge: 10.2 mi
- Dartmouth Panels: 10.2 mi
- Perdido: 10.3 mi
- Fountain Figure: 10.3 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Litte Dog Falls: 1.8 mi
- Big Dog Falls: 2.0 mi
- Sumner Falls: 10.6 mi
- Elizabeth Falls: 14.4 mi
- Gerry's Falls: 15.9 mi
Attractions: 11
- Tipping Rock: 7.0 mi
- Lyman Point: 8.7 mi
- Train: Boston & Maine Engine 494: 8.8 mi
- Willard Covered Bridge: 9.0 mi
- Cardigan Mountain State Park: 12.6 mi
Covered bridges: 11
- Willard Twin Covered Bridge: 9.1 mi
- Union Village Covered Bridge: 15.0 mi
- Middle Covered Bridge: 17.8 mi
- Sayre Bridge: 17.9 mi
- Cillryville Bridge: 18.3 mi
Gardens: 5
- Canillas Community Garden: 6.1 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 10.6 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 14.7 mi
- South Royalton Community Garden: 23.8 mi
- Blue Star Garden: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
- Hippy Hill: 15.9 mi
- Area 1: 16.3 mi
- Area 2: 16.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 8.4 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 9.4 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 16.4 mi
Springs: 1
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Snow Mountain Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croydon Mountain | SSW 200° | 842 m | 7.2 mi |
| Croydon Peak | SSW 200° | 841 m | 7.2 mi |
| Grantham Mountain | SSW 197° | 800 m | 5.8 mi |
| Prospect Hill | E 99° | 641 m | 2.2 mi |
| Stowell Hill | SSW 209° | 620 m | 6.0 mi |
| Aaron Ledge | ESE 111° | 608 m | 8.2 mi |
| Snow Mountain | SW 222° | 570 m | 0.9 mi |
| Prescott Hill | ESE 105° | 568 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:23 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:50 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:10 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:29 | 16:16 |
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 | 32 | 44 | 57 | 65 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lebanon Muni AP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1386429794
Day trips start here
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 6 mi
- Lebanon · 6 mi
- White River Junction · 9 mi
- Hanover · 10 mi
- Orange · 11 mi
- Norwich · 12 mi
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