West Highlands Preserve
West Highlands Preserve is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 396 m. North Pack Monadnock Mountain stands 694 m to the north, 3.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Temple Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Piscataquog Land Conservancy
How to reach it
- 13.0 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 18.8 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 23.1 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 23.1 mi off the Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Beal's Knob Vista · 27 mi
- Kiwanis Point · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Temple Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Whitcomb Peak: 0.9 mi
- Holt Peak: 1.2 mi
- Pack Monadnock Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Howard Hill: 1.6 mi
- Temple Mountain State Reservation: 0.7 mi
- Chris Weston Conservation Area: 1.3 mi
- Goyette Natural Area: 1.5 mi
- Joanne Bass Bross Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Cabot Memorial Forest: 1.6 mi
- Miller State Park: 1.1 mi
- Marshall-Thomas Recreation Area: 2.1 mi
- Depot Park: 4.5 mi
- Boccelli Garden: 4.6 mi
- Nubanusit Terrace: 4.6 mi
- New England Glassworks: 3.2 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 10.7 mi
- Clifford Nyquist Memorial: 11.0 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 11.1 mi
- Police Memorial: 11.2 mi
- Cultural Cocoon: 4.6 mi
- Armillary: 10.5 mi
- Inside: 12.9 mi
- Phoenix: 12.9 mi
- Cuerpo Diafano: 12.9 mi
- Mariposa Museum: 4.6 mi
- Aquarius No. 1 Fire Museum: 4.6 mi
- Rindge Historcal Museum: 9.3 mi
- Milford Historical Society: 11.3 mi
- The Cabinet Press Printing Museum: 11.4 mi
- Barrett House: 6.1 mi
- Barrett House: 6.1 mi
- Nutting Ledges: 9.6 mi
- Frog Rock: 9.8 mi
- Painted Rock: 18.2 mi
- Contoocook Lake Public Beach: 7.5 mi
- Picnickers Beach: 8.0 mi
- Campers Beach: 8.0 mi
- Jowder's Cove Beach: 8.6 mi
- Ranger Beach: 9.4 mi
- Bonner Falls: 4.0 mi
- Middle Falls: 8.8 mi
- Purgatory Lower Falls: 8.9 mi
- Upper Falls: 8.9 mi
- Senter Falls: 9.2 mi
- Noahs Ark: 10.0 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 10.5 mi
- Maple Hill Gardens: 15.8 mi
- Merrimack Community Garden: 17.4 mi
- Sundial Community Garden: 18.0 mi
- Billings Fold: 12.0 mi
- Black Precipice: 12.1 mi
- Troy Cliffs: 18.5 mi
- Jacob Hill: 19.6 mi
- Raymond Cliff: 20.5 mi
- Falcon Spring: 11.2 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 13.9 mi
- River Road Spring: 14.0 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 12.4 mi
- Trap Falls: 12.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of West Highlands Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pack Monadnock Mountain | N 7° | 694 m | 3.1 mi |
| Pack Monadnock Mountain | N 349° | 692 m | 1.4 mi |
| Holt Peak | SSW 211° | 623 m | 1.2 mi |
| Burton Peak | SSW 207° | 605 m | 2.1 mi |
| Temple Mountain | W 264° | 596 m | 0.7 mi |
| New Ipswich Mountain | SSW 198° | 563 m | 7.0 mi |
| Barrett Mountain | SSW 201° | 561 m | 5.9 mi |
| Mount Watatic | S 186° | 555 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:22 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:47 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:31 | 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 | 22 | 25 | 32 | 44 | 54 | 63 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenville 1 NNE, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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