Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Wantastiquet Mountain Natural Area
Wantastiquet Mountain Natural Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 190 m. Lyman Hill stands 607 m to the west, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Wantastiquet Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Molly Stark Scenic Byway passes 0.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- NH Dept of Resources & Econ Dev
How to reach it
Coordinates42.85564, -72.54823
- 0.5 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- 0.5 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 12.1 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 16.5 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
Overlooks nearby
- stone post view · 1 mi
- Dort Knob Vista · 4 mi
- Hubbard Hill Vista · 4 mi
- Beal's Knob Vista · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Wantastiquet Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Daniels Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Sargent Hill: 2.8 mi
- Bear Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Oak Hill: 3.3 mi
Parks
- Pliny Park: 0.6 mi
- Brattleboro Common: 0.6 mi
- Lynch Park: 0.9 mi
- Crowell Playground: 1.0 mi
- Whetsone Park: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Madame Sherri Forest: 1.4 mi
- Whetstone Woods: 2.7 mi
- Fort Dummer State Park: 2.7 mi
- Bear Mountain State Forest: 3.0 mi
- Hinsdale Town Forest: 3.8 mi
Historic sites: 30
- Hinsdale Raceway: 3.2 mi
- New Hampshire/Vermont/Massachusetts Tri-State Granite Marker: 10.0 mi
- Massachusetts-Vermont Border Monument: 10.7 mi
- Oya Hill: 14.3 mi
- Gravity Foundation Monument: 14.4 mi
Museums: 29
- Brattleboro Museum & Art Center: 0.5 mi
- Antique Carriage and Sleigh Museum: 3.8 mi
- Powers Institute Museum: 12.7 mi
- Cheshire Children's Museum: 14.4 mi
- Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery: 14.4 mi
Cliffs: 21
- Mine Ledge: 0.6 mi
- Table Rock: 14.3 mi
- Mine Ledge: 14.4 mi
- Troy Cliffs: 16.0 mi
- Rose Ledge Upper Tier: 18.1 mi
Attractions: 16
- Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 14.7 mi
- Stone Bridge: 17.9 mi
- Hermit's Castle: 17.9 mi
- Wolves Den: 18.1 mi
- rock overhang: 18.1 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Old Mill Falls: 3.2 mi
- Pulpit Falls: 11.5 mi
- Hobo Falls: 14.3 mi
- Falls Brook Falls: 16.1 mi
- Royalston Falls: 18.1 mi
Artworks: 10
- Reaching: 14.4 mi
- Aurora: 14.5 mi
- Trinity Bicycle Shop: 14.5 mi
- Baseball: 14.5 mi
- Johnathan Daniels: 14.6 mi
Beaches: 7
- Green Mountain Beach: 13.6 mi
- Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 16.5 mi
- The Ledges: 16.6 mi
- Fitzwilliam Town Beach on Laurel Lake: 21.9 mi
- Corona Beach: 22.6 mi
Covered bridges: 5
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 1.9 mi
- Green River Covered Bridge: 8.2 mi
- Scott Covered Bridge: 15.3 mi
- Hall Bridge: 19.7 mi
- Victorian Village Covered Bridge: 23.7 mi
Gardens: 4
- Just Roots Community Garden: 15.2 mi
- Wendell Community Garden: 22.6 mi
- Noahs Ark: 24.7 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Wright Grove: 15.7 mi
- Mt Mills West Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
Springs: 1
- Falcon Spring: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Wantastiquet Mountain Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyman Hill | W 271° | 607 m | 9.2 mi |
| Central Mountain | W 277° | 607 m | 10.0 mi |
| Chase Hill | WSW 256° | 567 m | 8.4 mi |
| Dummerston Hill | WNW 298° | 500 m | 6.9 mi |
| Governors Mountain | WSW 252° | 497 m | 6.4 mi |
| French Hill | SW 228° | 473 m | 9.4 mi |
| Ginseng Hill | W 261° | 459 m | 5.4 mi |
| Round Mountain | W 272° | 441 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:33 | 16:20 |
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 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Keene, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/47797046
Day trips start here
- Brattleboro · 1 mi
- Swanzey · 14 mi
- Wilmington · 16 mi
- Gill · 19 mi
- Greenfield · 19 mi
- Charlemont · 20 mi
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