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Thurley Mountain Preserve

Thurley Mountain Preserve from directly overhead

Thurley Mountain Preserve is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 272 m. Mount Shaw stands 911 m to the west-southwest, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Knox Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Lakes Region Tour passes 4.4 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates43.75512, -71.20064

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Mill Pond Park: 1.5 mi
  • Window on the Ossipees: 4.2 mi
  • Constitution Park: 5.0 mi
  • White Lake State Park: 5.9 mi
  • Cleveland Beach: 6.0 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 46
Cliffs: 37
Historic sites: 36
Museums: 24
Artworks: 21
  • Frog Rock: 8.0 mi
  • #20 / Nova: 16.2 mi
  • #23 / Red Wing: 16.3 mi
  • #27 / Black Sail: 16.3 mi
  • #26 / Stone Sail: 16.3 mi
Waterfalls: 20
  • Emerald Pool Falls: 6.1 mi
  • The Cascades: 6.1 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Falls of Song: 6.2 mi
  • Whittier Falls: 6.2 mi
Attractions: 20
  • Lucknow Mansion: 6.3 mi
  • The Old Country Store: 9.8 mi
  • Mount Washington Boat Terminal: 11.9 mi
  • Madison Boulder: 12.3 mi
  • Rock Tripe Boulder: 13.0 mi
Springs: 4
  • Elliott Spring: 13.0 mi
  • lower falls: 18.1 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 23.9 mi
  • Huckins Spring: 24.6 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 9.2 mi
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 20.0 mi
  • Peace Garden: 24.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Sabbaday Falls Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
  • Campton Day Use Area: 22.7 mi
  • Sawyer Rock Picnic Ground: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Thurley Mountain Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ShawWSW 258°911 m3.7 mi
Black SnoutWSW 250°854 m3.8 mi
Faraway MountainW 275°848 m5.5 mi
Black Snout MountainWNW 287°812 m6.6 mi
Mount RobertsW 271°782 m6.3 mi
Bald MountainNW 314°742 m4.5 mi
Mount FlaggWSW 253°728 m2.7 mi
Mount WhittierNW 322°676 m4.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
June solstice05:0419:4720:31
September equinox06:3318:0618:44
December solstice07:1615:2416:11

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202231435564696760473626
Precip in3.93.34.25.03.95.04.94.04.76.04.74.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Sandwich, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1391988692

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