Wapack Wilderness
Wapack Wilderness is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 372 m. Pack Monadnock Mountain stands 692 m to the north-northeast, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Stony Top, a peak 0.8 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Northeast Wilderness Trust
How to reach it
- 20.4 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 21.1 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 21.6 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 25.9 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Kiwanis Point · 23 mi
- Beal's Knob Vista · 26 mi
- Overlook · 26 mi
- Waterfall · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Stony Top: 0.8 mi
- Pratt Mountain: 0.9 mi
- New Ipswich Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Griswold Hill: 1.6 mi
- Binney Hill: 1.7 mi
- Nottingham Property: 1.3 mi
- New Ipswich Town Forest: 1.4 mi
- Ford Family Nature Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Binney Pond Natural Area: 1.5 mi
- Mattabaseck Wildlife Corridor: 2.0 mi
- Wellington Park: 2.6 mi
- Wellington Park: 2.8 mi
- Ridge Common: 3.9 mi
- Rindge Veteran's Memorial Park: 3.9 mi
- Memorial Park: 4.4 mi
- New England Glassworks: 4.6 mi
- Old Winchendon Pump House Site: 6.4 mi
- Civil War Monument: 7.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 7.1 mi
- World War 2 Honor Roll: 7.1 mi
- Clyde II: 7.2 mi
- Schoolboy of 1850: 7.2 mi
- Cultural Cocoon: 9.5 mi
- Armillary: 13.1 mi
- South Royalston Chicken: 13.2 mi
- Rindge Historcal Museum: 3.8 mi
- Winchendon Historical Society: 7.1 mi
- Ashby Historical Society: 7.2 mi
- Frederick Historic Piano Collection: 7.3 mi
- Mariposa Museum: 9.5 mi
- Ripple Beach Cove: 4.4 mi
- Holiday Cove: 5.0 mi
- Jowder's Cove Beach: 5.3 mi
- Contoocook Lake Public Beach: 5.4 mi
- Sandy Beach: 7.9 mi
- Nutting Ledges: 3.1 mi
- Barrett House: 3.9 mi
- Barrett House: 4.2 mi
- Bicentennial Giant Chair: 11.6 mi
- Painted Rock: 12.6 mi
- Trap Falls: 9.3 mi
- Bonner Falls: 11.7 mi
- Emerson Falls: 13.7 mi
- Cascades: 14.4 mi
- Purgatory Lower Falls: 14.5 mi
- St. Paul's Community Garden: 11.6 mi
- Noahs Ark: 11.9 mi
- Sundial Community Garden: 12.5 mi
- Prichard Street Community Garden: 12.6 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 13.2 mi
- Black Precipice: 12.1 mi
- Billings Fold: 12.2 mi
- Jacob Hill: 14.0 mi
- Troy Cliffs: 16.3 mi
- Ice Fall (in winter): 17.2 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 6.9 mi
- Falcon Spring: 11.3 mi
- River Road Spring: 21.4 mi
- Trap Falls: 9.3 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 19.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 19.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Wapack Wilderness. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pack Monadnock Mountain | NNE 19° | 692 m | 8.9 mi |
| Holt Peak | NNE 23° | 623 m | 6.5 mi |
| Burton Peak | NNE 23° | 605 m | 5.6 mi |
| Temple Mountain | NNE 19° | 596 m | 7.4 mi |
| New Ipswich Mountain | ENE 68° | 563 m | 1.0 mi |
| Barrett Mountain | NNE 33° | 561 m | 1.8 mi |
| Mount Watatic | SE 144° | 555 m | 3.7 mi |
| Pratt Mountain | ESE 122° | 551 m | 0.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:47 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:32 | 16:17 |
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 | 21 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ashburnham N, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1409919222
Day trips start here
- Rindge · 4 mi
- Gardner · 12 mi
- Ashburnham · 13 mi
- Fitchburg · 13 mi
- Westminster · 13 mi
- Brookline · 16 mi
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