LRCT Protected Properties
Lake Winnipesaukee and Its Environs
Red Hill and Its Surroundings
Ossipee Mountain
Range
Sandwich
and Tamworth
Wolfeboro Area
Squam Lake Watershed
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RED HILL AND
ITS SURROUNDINGS
The eastern summit of Red Hill and Lake Winnipesaukee viewed
from the Red Hill firetower.
Red Hill is one of the most prominent landmarks in the Lakes Region.
It encompasses over 8 square miles of wooded slopes and ridgelines
that rise abruptly from the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee, Squam Lake,
and Lake Kanasatka to a height of 2,020 feet above sea level, giving
Red Hill prominent visibility from 11 towns that lie at the junction
of the Lakes Region and the White Mountains. More than 5,000 persons
annually use a network of trails to enjoy a view that has been described
as one of the finest in New England. The forests of Red Hill provide
prime wildlife habitat for moose, bear, deer, woodcock, songbirds,
and ruffed grouse. Red Hill has been protected because its landowners
have treated their land with care and forethought, because conservation
donors have acted generously when opportunities have presented themselves,
and because a hardworking group of stewards have seen to it that trails
and vistas of Red Hill have remained open and faithfully cared for.
Garland Pond Easements, 73 acres, Moultonborough (1981 and
1999)
Eagle Cliff Easement, 102 acres, Sandwich (1989)
Mt. Holyoke College Lot, 575 acres, Moultonborough (1996)
Squam Lakes Association-LRCT Purchase, Moultonborough, 220
acres (1997)
Conley Family Gift, 53 acres, Moultonborough (1999)
Dane Family Forest, 1,455 acres, Moultonborough (2000)
Wiggin Family Forest, 270 acres, Moultonborough (2002)
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