Wapack National Wildlife Refuge
Wapack National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge of the United States located in southern New Hampshire. It was the state's first refuge and was established through a donation by Lawrence and Lorna Marshall in 1972.Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters, Public domain.
Places of Interest
Highlights include North Pack Monadnock and Pack Monadnock.
North Pack Monadnock
Peak
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
North Pack Monadnock or North Pack Monadnock Mountain is a 2,276-foot monadnock in south-central New Hampshire, at the northern end of the Wapack Range of mountains.
Pack Monadnock
Peak
Photo: Ken Gallager, CC BY 3.0.
Pack Monadnock or Pack Monadnock Mountain 2,290 feet, is the highest peak of the Wapack Range of mountains and the highest point in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Greenfield and Peterborough.
Greenfield
Village
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Greenfield is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,716 at the 2020 census. Greenfield is home to the Crotched Mountain Rehabilitation Center, to Greenfield State Park, and to part of the Wapack Trail.
Peterborough
Photo: SayCheeeeeese, Public domain.
Peterborough is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 6,418 at the 2020 census. The main village, with 3,090 people at the 2020 census, is a census-designated place and lies along the Contoocook River at the junction of U.S. Route 202 and New Hampshire Route 101.
MacDowell residency
Hamlet
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
MacDowell is an artist's residency program in Peterborough, New Hampshire. The program was founded in 1907 by composer Edward MacDowell and his wife, pianist and philanthropist Marian MacDowell. MacDowell residency is situated 4½ miles west of Wapack National Wildlife Refuge.
Wapack National Wildlife Refuge
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: protected area in New Hampshire, United States
- Categories: National Wildlife Refuge and recreation area
- Location: Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.88772° or 42° 53′ 16″ northLongitude
-71.86246° or 71° 51′ 45″ westElevation
2,172 feet (662 metres)Operator
United States Forest ServiceOpen location code
87JCV4QQ+32OpenStreetMap ID
way 47797025OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveGeoNames ID
5094251Wikidata ID
Q7968218
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Wapack National Wildlife Refuge” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Wapack National Wildlife Refuge”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bonner Falls and Wapack Trail.
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