Wapack National Wildlife Refuge

Wapack National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map showing the location of Wapack National Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of Wapack National Wildlife Refuge
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LocationHillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States
Nearest cityPeterborough, New Hampshire
Coordinates42°53′00″N 71°51′58″W / 42.88341°N 71.86618°W / 42.88341; -71.86618[1]
Area1,672 acres (6.77 km2)
Established1972
Governing bodyU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
WebsiteWapack 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. The 1,672-acre (677 ha) refuge is located about 20 miles (32 km) west of Nashua, New Hampshire and encompasses the 2,278-foot (694 m) North Pack Monadnock Mountain.

A 3-mile (5 km) segment of the 21-mile (34 km) Wapack Trail passes through the refuge and provides wide views of the surrounding mountains.

The refuge lies in the towns of Greenfield, Lyndeborough, and Temple, and is administered by the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge in Newburyport, Massachusetts.

  1. ^ "Wapack National Wildlife Refuge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.

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