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Welton's Gorge Preserve

Welton's Gorge Preserve from directly overhead

Welton's Gorge Preserve is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 369 m. Sugarloaf stands 423 m to the south, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Burton Honor Roll Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail passes 18 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Geauga Park District
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.48903, -81.11312

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Burton Honor Roll Park: 0.6 mi
  • Burton Square: 2.1 mi
  • George Knox Park: 2.2 mi
  • Tare Creek Trailhead (Maple Highlands Trail): 2.4 mi
  • Burton Park: 2.6 mi
Nature reserves
  • Headwaters Park: 2.1 mi
  • Burton Wetlands: 4.7 mi
  • Nero Nature Preserve: 5.0 mi
  • Aquilla Lake Wildlife Area: 5.1 mi
  • Buffchardd Preserve: 5.2 mi
Historic sites
  • Geauga County Veterans Memorial: 4.1 mi
  • Porter Family Grave: 6.1 mi
  • Corner - Pyramid of Giza: 6.7 mi
  • Corner - Pyramid of Giza: 6.8 mi
  • Uranus: 6.8 mi
Museums: 23
  • Bainbridge Township Historical Society: 13.8 mi
  • James A. Garfield Historical Society: 14.1 mi
  • Bristol History Museum: 14.5 mi
  • Historic Kirtland: 16.1 mi
  • Lake County Historical Society: 16.7 mi
Artworks: 22
Gardens: 22
  • Hurd Garden: 12.4 mi
  • Krabill Garden: 12.5 mi
  • Holden Hedge Garden: 12.9 mi
  • Arboretum: 16.8 mi
  • Orange Community Garden: 18.8 mi
Peaks: 17
  • Sugarloaf: 6.2 mi
  • Ballards Hill: 7.1 mi
  • Welsh Hill: 8.1 mi
  • Sand Hill: 8.6 mi
  • McConougheys Hill: 11.4 mi
Attractions: 16
  • Geauga County Fairgrounds: 1.5 mi
  • Century Village: 2.1 mi
  • Ma & Pa's: 8.0 mi
  • Johnson Home: 13.6 mi
  • Haskins Road Christmas Lights Display: 13.7 mi
Picnic sites: 13
  • Whitlam Woods: 10.5 mi
  • Picnic Area #2 (Pine Grove): 16.1 mi
  • Henry Church Rock Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
  • Quarry Rock Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
  • Old River Farm Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Cascade Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Minnehaha Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Chagrin Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Paine Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 17.5 mi
Beaches: 10
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area SR-11 Colebrook: 21.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Welton's Gorge Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SugarloafS 176°423 m6.2 mi
Derthick HillSSW 201°409 m13.3 mi
Portage County high pointS 191°408 m12.7 mi
McConougheys HillWSW 239°399 m11.4 mi
Sand HillWNW 285°381 m8.6 mi
The KnobNW 324°378 m13.2 mi
Ballards HillNNW 347°377 m7.1 mi
Little MountainNW 320°374 m12.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0019:37
June solstice05:5220:2021:02
September equinox07:1318:4719:24
December solstice07:4816:1416:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252634465766706862514031
Precip in4.23.13.74.34.44.54.74.14.54.54.34.3

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

Sources

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1034822837

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