Moose viewing tips
Photo courtesy of Wes Lavin
Québec
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Boundary
Pond
Connecticut
Fourth
Lakes
WMA Connecticut
Connecticut Salmon Mtn
Lake
3364
Lake
Scott
Bog
Deer Mtn
3005
First
Connecticut
Lake
114
Stewartstown
West
Stewartstown
3
Bunnell Mtn
3723
Sugarloaf Mtn
3701
Millsfield
C
Moose
Pond
Mt Waumbek
4005
Jefferson
Tinkerville
Parker Hill
Lyman
302
10
117
Streeter
Pond
Gale River
18
39
93
Franconia
Strawberry Mt Agassiz
2378
Hill
SF
Mt Cleveland
2397
142
38
37
3
Twin
Mountain
Mt Dartmouth
3721
35
Bretton
Woods
Mt Pierce
4275
Shelburne
Photo courtesy of Wes Lavin
5798
Mt Monroe
5374
Mt Eisenhower
4760
pa
la
Middle Carter Mtn
4645
Mt Clay
5535
Ri
ver
West Royce Mtn
3020
National Forest
Mt Washington
6288
Mt Franklin
5028
302
36
Mt Jefferson
5717
Mt Moriah
Ap
White Mountain Mt Adams
Cherry Mtn
3050
Beech Hill
2251
302
Bethlehem
40
Ogontz
Lake
142
41
n T
2
Pine Mtn
2440
Mt Madison
5367
Mt Martha
3554
Leadmine
SF
hi a
Gorham
16
Littleton
42
C
Gr oos
af
to
n
2
Agnew
SF
Bald Cap
3065
Mt Hayes
2555
Moose
Brook
SP
93
116 Amm
Mt Crescent
3251
• Brake for Moose – due to their height and
coloring, they do not show up well at night.
Mt Success
3590
al a c
App
Randolph
18
Partridge
Lake
3
142
115
43
Whitefield
Pondicherry Cherry
Wildlife
Ponds
Refuge
44
Round
Pond
Forest
Lake
Gardner Mtn
2330
Forest
Lake Burns
Pond
SP
Towns Mtn
2240
Comerford
Reservoir
Dalton Mtn
2142
115A
135
18
135
Wallace Hill
1680
116
k
ow B
Holl
Stag
Moore
Reservoir
Mirror
Lake
• Most sightings occur at dusk or dawn.
R
Berlin
Jericho
Mountain
SP
Black
Crescent
Mtn
3265
16
ad
• Moose are mostly active at night but can be seen
any time of the day.
South
Bra
nch
r
Mt Weeks
3890
k
De
s B
Br
oo
Jericho
Lake
rn
Success
Pond
North
Bra
nch
3
Joh
ns
Head
Pond
St
ea
142
Dalton
Mt Starr King
3913
Milan
Hill
SP
2
Martin
Meadow
Pond
Milan
Milan Hill
1737
110
• Be patient – you improve your chances of seeing
a moose by slowing down and looking around.
Bald Mtn
2376
2
T
os
White Mountain
National Forest
Lancaster
Weeks
SP
Prospect Mtn
2059
Rogers Ledge
2945
ickwolnep y
Ch
110B
Deer Mtn
2770
Mt Cabot
4160
Ga
rla
nd
West
Milan
Coh
Dummer
110A
Mill Mtn
2500
Coos
Junction
2
South
Ponds
• Do not approach Moose, they are wild animals
and should be enjoyed from a distance.
• Do not feed Moose – it is never a good practice
to feed wild animals.
Brook
Stark
Cape
Horn
SF
3
Vermont
Bog
Northumberland
Boston
26
Cambridge Black Mtn
2711
Devils
Slide
SF
110
New York City
1
Pontook
Reservoir
NJ
Double Top Mtn
1900
Percy SF
Ammonoosuc
River SF
RI
CT
PA
ME
Groveton
MA
16
Christine
Lake
NH
VT
Dummer
Ponds
Percy Peaks
3418
• Remember your camera and binoculars!
Stratford
COOS
COUNTY
Long Mtn
3615
Pond
Ontario
NY
Stratford Mtn
2405
3
Umbagog
SP
Deer Mtn
2317 Sessions
Quebec
• Traveling along the quiet roadway of Route 114
from Canaan to Norton, VT is another option to
see them, as well.
Umbagog
Lake
Trio
Ponds
Little Bog
Montreal
Errol
Thirteen
Errol Hill
2313
Mile
Signal Mtn Woods
2673
Mt
Patience
Mollidgewock
2845
SP
Stratford
Bog Pond
Nash
Stream
Forest
Lake
Umbagog
NWR
26
am
Spruce Mtn
3080
• Driving the “13 mile woods” on Route 16 from
Errol to Milan is another great opportunity to see
moose by the Androscoggin River.
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North
Stratford
2752
Millsfield
Pond
Island
SF
Wentworths
Location
Black Mtn Greenough
Pond
Mt Kelsey
3449
Phillips
Pond
o n d R i v e r Big
Mt Dustan
2845
Co
m
t Dia
Muise Mtn
3610
105
Sw i f
Rice Mtn
3370
3
25 km
Sanguinary
Mtn
Dixville
Dixville
Notch
SP
Dixville
Peak
3482
• Route 26 from Dixville Notch to Errol, NH is a
stretch of roadway where moose are commonly
seen. Keep your eyes peeled for muddy bogs and
swampland, where they tend to hang out.
Chase Mtn
2773
26
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k R i ve
10
haw
Columbia
15 miles
5
Mo
Mud
Pond
• “Moose Alley” in Pittsburg is one of the most
popular places to see a moose in the North
Country. Located on Route 3 in Pittsburg, north of
the village.
Sugar Hill
2988
10 miles
16
Halfmoon Mtn
2566
Mt Tucker
2820
Colebrook
Monadnock Mtn
3140
0
Big Diamond
Pond
Vermont
Cohos Trail/
Appalachian Trail
Dead
Dia
m
Coleman
SP
Stewartstown
Hollow
102
Mt Pisgah
3074
County boundary
Town boundary
Clarksville
Pond
145
sighting Tips
Aziscohos
Lake
State boundary
International boundary
Clarksville
Beecher
Falls
Magalloway Mtn
3360
Connecticut
Lakes
WMA
Lake Fran
cis
Moose watching area
5 miles
Lake
Francis
SP
Pittsburg
Local roads
0
Back
Lake
Shatney Mtn
2160
253
am
tre
State route
Québec
18
Maine
3
US Route
Parmachenee
Lake
Second
Connecticut
Lake
Interstate/exit
3
et
Big Brook
Bog
Round
Pond
M ap Le gend
36
Norton Pool
Preserve
Inl
East
Connecticut
Lakes SF
253
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Connecticut Lakes
Nature Preserve
elev.
2032
Pinkham
Notch
Carter Notch
Wildcat Mtn
4422 Coos
Carroll
North Baldface
3591
113B
North
Chatham
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