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Upper Ammonoosuc River Wildlife Management Area

Upper Ammonoosuc River Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Upper Ammonoosuc River Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 297 m. Mount Cabot stands 1,258 m to the south-southwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Crystal Falls, a waterfall 0.9 miles away. Woodland Heritage Trail runs past it.

What to expect

Operated by
NH Fish & Game

How to reach it

Coordinates44.60726, -71.32960

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 38
  • Milan Hill State Park: 5.8 mi
  • Milan Town Park: 7.6 mi
  • Nansen Ski Jump State Historic Site: 9.4 mi
  • Nansen Wayside Park: 9.7 mi
  • Eames Wayside Area: 10.5 mi
Attractions: 23
  • Lancaster Fairgrounds: 13.7 mi
  • Ho Ho Ho H20: 14.9 mi
  • Rudys Rapid Transit: 14.9 mi
  • Hot Shots Fire Brigade: 14.9 mi
  • Rudolph: 14.9 mi
Waterfalls: 19
  • Crystal Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Pond Brook Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Gordon Fall: 16.6 mi
  • Salroc Fall: 16.9 mi
  • Tama Fall: 17.0 mi
Picnic sites: 14
  • P7: 15.1 mi
  • P8: 15.1 mi
  • P9: 15.1 mi
  • P10: 15.1 mi
  • P1: 15.1 mi
Historic sites: 8
Cliffs: 5
Museums: 5
Springs: 4
  • Mountain fountain: 16.4 mi
  • Peabody Spring: 20.0 mi
  • Spaulding Spring: 20.4 mi
  • Gulfside Spring: 20.6 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 12.2 mi
  • Lancaster Community Garden: 14.5 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Artworks: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Upper Ammonoosuc River Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount CabotSSW 211°1,258 m8.1 mi
The BulgeSSW 211°1,197 m7.5 mi
Mount WeeksSSW 194°1,185 m10.4 mi
The HornSSW 209°1,168 m7.1 mi
Hutchins MountainWSW 236°1,122 m7.4 mi
Long MountainNNW 334°1,120 m5.6 mi
Long Mountain West PeakNW 320°1,116 m5.6 mi
Pilot RidgeSW 226°1,102 m7.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:58
June solstice05:0119:5020:35
September equinox06:3318:0618:45
December solstice07:2015:2016:09

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141725385160656356443221
Precip in3.22.93.23.74.44.64.84.43.75.33.94.2

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1379136810

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