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Wapack National Wildlife Refuge

Wapack National Wildlife Refuge from directly overhead

Wapack National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 542 m. North Pack Monadnock Mountain stands 694 m to the south-southwest, 0.4 miles off. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
United States Forest Service
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.89191, -71.86404

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Miller State Park: 2.5 mi
  • Zephyr Lake Town Beach: 2.8 mi
  • Marshall-Thomas Recreation Area: 3.3 mi
  • Oak Park: 4.3 mi
  • Depot Park: 4.4 mi
Artworks
  • Cultural Cocoon: 4.5 mi
  • Armillary: 10.0 mi
  • House of Wish: 14.9 mi
  • Communication: 14.9 mi
  • Reminiscence: 14.9 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 38
  • Aquarius No. 1 Fire Museum: 4.4 mi
  • Mariposa Museum: 4.4 mi
  • New Boston Historical Society: 10.5 mi
  • Milford Historical Society: 11.5 mi
  • The Cabinet Press Printing Museum: 11.6 mi
Attractions: 23
Beaches: 21
Waterfalls: 17
  • Bonner Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Senter Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Brennan Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Middle Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Upper Falls: 7.9 mi
Gardens: 14
Cliffs: 7
  • Billings Fold: 12.6 mi
  • Black Precipice: 12.7 mi
  • Raymond Cliff: 17.3 mi
  • Rattlesnake Cliff: 18.2 mi
  • Troy Cliffs: 19.5 mi
Springs: 4
  • River Road Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 11.9 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 17.4 mi
  • (seasonal): 23.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 24.7 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 24.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Wapack National Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Pack Monadnock MountainSSW 193°694 m0.4 mi
Pack Monadnock MountainSSW 200°692 m2.2 mi
Crotched MountainN 356°630 m7.4 mi
Holt PeakSSW 194°623 m4.6 mi
Skatutakee MountainWNW 301°609 m10.2 mi
Burton PeakSSW 195°605 m5.5 mi
Temple MountainSSW 198°596 m3.7 mi
Barrett MountainSSW 196°561 m9.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2219:00
June solstice05:1019:4720:30
September equinox06:3518:0918:47
December solstice07:1615:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222532445463696760483828
Precip in3.43.34.24.43.74.33.63.84.25.44.15.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenville 1 NNE, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47797025

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