List of mountains in New Hampshire
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List of Mountains in New Hampshire is a general list of mountains in New Hampshire
, with elevation. This list includes many mountains in the White Mountains
range that covers about a quarter of the state of New Hampshire, as well as mountains outside of that range.
Some are included in lists of mountains, such as the Appalachian Mountain Club
(AMC) list of the Hundred Highest
peaks of New England, or the subset with elevations of over 4000 feet (1,219.2 m) — the "4000 Footers"
. (Many peaks with sufficient elevation are excluded from the AMC lists because they are not considered to have sufficient topographic prominence
. An example is the 5532 feet (1,686.2 m) Mount Clay, 1.1 miles (1.8 km) north-northwest along the ridge joining the peak of Mount Washington with that of Mount Jefferson, and rising about 200 feet (61 m) above the general trend of that ridge.)
The Appalachian Trail
(AT), a 2,170-mile (3,500-km) National Scenic Trail
from Georgia
to Maine
, runs through New Hampshire, crossing many of the mountain peaks. Several mountains are the sites of major alpine
ski resort
s.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
, with elevation. This list includes many mountains in the White Mountains
White Mountains (New Hampshire)
The White Mountains are a mountain range covering about a quarter of the state of New Hampshire and a small portion of western Maine in the United States. Part of the Appalachian Mountains, they are considered the most rugged mountains in New England...
range that covers about a quarter of the state of New Hampshire, as well as mountains outside of that range.
Some are included in lists of mountains, such as the Appalachian Mountain Club
Appalachian Mountain Club
The Appalachian Mountain Club is one of the United States' oldest outdoor groups. Created in 1876 to explore and preserve the White Mountains in New Hampshire, it has expanded throughout the northeastern U.S., with 12 chapters stretching from Maine to Washington, D.C...
(AMC) list of the Hundred Highest
New England Hundred Highest
The New England Hundred Highest is a list of the hundred highest summits in New England, used in the mountaineering sport of peak bagging. The list is a superset of the New England Four-thousand footers, with the same requirement that each included peak must have of topographic prominence .The...
peaks of New England, or the subset with elevations of over 4000 feet (1,219.2 m) — the "4000 Footers"
Four-thousand footers
The term Four-Thousand Footers refers to a group of forty-eight mountains in New Hampshire at least 4,000 feet above sea level...
. (Many peaks with sufficient elevation are excluded from the AMC lists because they are not considered to have sufficient topographic prominence
Topographic prominence
In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop , or prime factor , categorizes the height of the mountain's or hill's summit by the elevation between it and the lowest contour line encircling it and no higher summit...
. An example is the 5532 feet (1,686.2 m) Mount Clay, 1.1 miles (1.8 km) north-northwest along the ridge joining the peak of Mount Washington with that of Mount Jefferson, and rising about 200 feet (61 m) above the general trend of that ridge.)
The Appalachian Trail
Appalachian Trail
The Appalachian National Scenic Trail, generally known as the Appalachian Trail or simply the AT, is a marked hiking trail in the eastern United States extending between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine. It is approximately long...
(AT), a 2,170-mile (3,500-km) National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail is a designation for protected areas in the United States that consist of trails of particular natural beauty.National Scenic Trails were authorized under the National Trails System Act of 1968 along with National Historic Trails and National Recreation Trails...
from Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
to Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
, runs through New Hampshire, crossing many of the mountain peaks. Several mountains are the sites of major alpine
Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...
ski resort
Ski resort
A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing and other winter sports. In Europe a ski resort is a town or village in a ski area - a mountainous area, where there are ski trails and supporting services such as hotels and other accommodation, restaurants, equipment rental and a ski lift system...
s.
| Mountain | Height (ft. / m) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 6,288 / 1,917 | 4000'ers Four-thousand footers The term Four-Thousand Footers refers to a group of forty-eight mountains in New Hampshire at least 4,000 feet above sea level... , 50 Finest New England Fifty Finest The New England Fifty Finest is a list of mountains in New England, used in the mountaineering sport of peak bagging.The list comprises the fifty summits with the highest topographic prominence — a peak's height above the lowest contour which encloses that peak and no higher peak.This list differs... , AT Appalachian Trail The Appalachian National Scenic Trail, generally known as the Appalachian Trail or simply the AT, is a marked hiking trail in the eastern United States extending between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine. It is approximately long... |
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| 5,774 / 1,760 | 4000'ers | |
| 5,712 / 1,741 | 4000'ers | |
| 5,584 / 1,702 | ||
| 5,532 / 1,686 | ||
| Boott Spur Boott Spur Boott Spur is a minor peak located in Coos County, New Hampshire. The mountain is named after Dr. Francis Boott , and is part of the Presidential Range of the White Mountains... |
5,492 / 1,674 | |
| 5,394 / 1,644 | ||
| 5,348 / 1,630 | ||
| 5,384 / 1,641 | 4000'ers | |
| 5,367 / 1,636 | 4000'ers, AT | |
| 5,266 / 1,605 | ||
| 5,249 / 1,600 | 4000'ers, 50 Finest, AT | |
| 5,089 / 1,551 | 4000'ers, AT | |
| 5,004 / 1,525 | ||
| 4,902 / 1,494 | 4000'ers, AT | |
| Carter Dome | 4,832 / 1,473 | 4000'ers, 50 Finest, AT |
| 4,802 / 1,464 | 4000'ers, 50 Finest, AT | |
| Little Haystack Mountain Little Haystack Mountain (New Hampshire) Little Haystack Mountain is a mountain located in Grafton County, New Hampshire. The mountain is a peak on the Franconia Range of the White Mountains... |
4,800 / 1,463 | AT |
| 4,780 / 1,457 | 4000'ers, AT | |
| 4,761 / 1,451 | 4000'ers | |
| 4,700 / 1,433 | 4000'ers, 50 Finest | |
| 4,698 / 1,432 | 4000'ers | |
| Gulf Peak | 4,692 / 1,430 | |
| 4,675 / 1,425 | AT | |
| 4,610 / 1,405 | 4000'ers, AT | |
| 4,589 / 1,399 | AT | |
| 4,580 / 1,396 | AT | |
| 4,540 / 1,384 | 4000'ers | |
| 4,529 / 1,380 | ||
| 4,500 / 1,372 | 4000'ers, AT | |
| 4,459 / 1,359 | 4000'ers, AT | |
| 4,430 / 1,350 | 4000'ers, AT | |
| 4,422 / 1,348 | 4000'ers, AT | |
| 4,420 / 1,347 | 4000'ers | |
| 4,358 / 1,328 | 4000'ers, 50 Finest | |
| 4,340 / 1,323 | 4000'ers | |
| 4,340 / 1,323 | 4000'ers, 50 Finest | |
| 4,328 / 1,319 | 4000'ers | |
| 4,319 / 1,316 | 4000'ers | |
| 4,310 / 1,314 | 4000'ers, AT | |
| 4,293 / 1,309 | 4000'ers | |
| 4,285 / 1,306 | 4000'ers | |
| Bondcliff | 4,265 / 1,300 | 4000'ers |
| Zealand Mountain | 4,260 / 1,298 | 4000'ers |
| 4,180 / 1,274 | 4000'ers | |
| 4,172 / 1,272 | ||
| 4,170 / 1,271 | 4000'ers, 50 Finest | |
| 4,156 / 1,267 | 4000'ers | |
| 4,140 / 1,262 | 4000'ers | |
| Cannon Mountain Cannon Mountain (New Hampshire) Cannon Mountain is a peak in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Known for both its technical rock and ice climbing and its skiing , the mountain was home to the Old Man of the Mountain until the formation collapsed on May 3, 2003... |
4,100 / 1,250 | 4000'ers, Cannon Mountain Ski Area Cannon Mountain Ski Area Cannon Mountain Ski Area, located on Cannon Mountain in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, is a state-owned resort that offers nine lifts servicing of skiing . Cannon Mountain has the most vertical of any ski area in New Hampshire, and the seventh largest in New England.It also has the only... |
| 4,090 / 1,247 | 4000'ers | |
| 4,054 / 1,236 | 4000'ers | |
| 4,052 / 1,235 | 4000'ers | |
| 4,051 / 1,235 | 4000'ers | |
| Wildcat D Mountain | 4,050 / 1,234 | 4000'ers, AT, Wildcat Mountain Ski Area Wildcat Mountain Ski Area Wildcat Mountain Ski Area is a ski area located on Wildcat Mountain near Jackson, New Hampshire in the Mount Washington Valley. Its vertical drop of is the second largest in New Hampshire and the ninth largest in New England.... |
| 4,049 / 1,234 | 4000'ers, AT | |
| 4,043 / 1,232 | 4000'ers | |
| Owl's Head (Franconia) | 4,025 / 1,227 | 4000'ers |
| Galehead | 4,024 / 1,227 | 4000'ers, AT |
| 4,020 / 1,225 | 4000'ers | |
| 4,006 / 1,221 | 4000'ers | |
| 4,004 / 1,220 | 4000'ers | |
| 4,003 / 1,220 | 4000'ers, Waterville Valley Resort Waterville Valley Resort Waterville Valley is a ski resort in the White Mountain National Forest of New Hampshire. The resort's motto is "Altitude without the Attitude". Built on Mount Tecumseh, with a summit elevation of above sea level, the ski trails extend to a high point on the south ridge of the mountain at ,... |
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| Sandwich Mountain Sandwich Mountain Sandwich Mountain is a mountain located on the border between Carroll and Grafton counties, New Hampshire. The mountain is part of the Sandwich Range of the White Mountains.... |
3,993 / 1,217 | 100 Highest New England Hundred Highest The New England Hundred Highest is a list of the hundred highest summits in New England, used in the mountaineering sport of peak bagging. The list is a superset of the New England Four-thousand footers, with the same requirement that each included peak must have of topographic prominence .The... |
| 3,950 / 1,205 | 100 Highest | |
| 3,926 / 1,197 | 100 Highest | |
| 3,910 / 1,192 | AT | |
| 3,905 / 1,190 | 100 Highest | |
| 3,901 / 1,189 | 100 Highest | |
| 3,898 / 1,188 | ||
| 3,885 / 1,184 | 100 Highest | |
| Vose Spur | 3,862 / 1,177 | 100 Highest |
| 3,840 / 1,170 | 100 Highest | |
| 3,819 / 1,164 | ||
| 3,813 / 1,162 | 100 Highest | |
| Scar Ridge Scar Ridge Scar Ridge, also known as Scar Ridge West Peak, is a mountain located in Grafton County, New Hampshire.The mountain is part of the Sandwich Range of the White Mountains. It is officially trailless and several different routes are possible. The West Peak of the ridge is the true summit, however... |
3,774 / 1,151 | 100 Highest |
| 3,769 / 1,149 | 100 Highest (#100) | |
| 3,755 / 1,144 | ||
| 3,734 / 1,138 | ||
| Imp Mountain Imp Mountain Imp Mountain is a mountain located in Coos County, New Hampshire. The mountain is part of the Carter-Moriah Range of the White Mountains, which runs along the northern east side of Pinkham Notch. Imp Mountain is flanked to the northeast by Mount Moriah, and to the southwest by North Carter... |
3,720 / 1,134 | |
| 3,606 / 1,099 | ||
| 3,565 / 1,087 | ||
| 3,547 / 1,081 | ||
| 3,475 / 1,059 | ||
| 3,472 / 1,058 | ||
| 3,399 / 1,036 | ||
| 3,371 / 1,027 | ||
| 3,268 / 996 | ||
| Owl's Head (Carroll) | 3,258 / 993 | |
| Black Crescent Mountain Black Crescent Mountain Black Crescent Mountain is a mountain in the Crescent Range of the White Mountains, north of Randolph and southwest of Berlin in New Hampshire. The summit is on the eastern boundary of the White Mountain National Forest.... |
3,255 / 992 | |
| 3,251 / 991 | ||
| Smarts Mountain Smarts Mountain Smarts Mountain is a mountain located in Grafton County, New Hampshire. Smarts is flanked to the north by Mount Cube, at , and to the southwest by Holts Ledge, at . Although of only moderate elevation, Smarts is separated from the southwestern White Mountains by Oliverian Notch, a fairly low pass... |
3,238 / 987 | 50 Finest, AT |
| 3,195 / 974 | ||
| 3,165 / 965 | 50 Finest | |
| 3,155 / 962 | 50 Finest | |
| Loon Mountain Loon Mountain Loon Mountain is a mountain in Lincoln, New Hampshire, in Grafton County. It is in the White Mountain National Forest.The mountain is known for Loon Mountain Ski Resort, which, like most New England mountain resorts, has expanded into an all-season recreation area.-External links:* - Official site*... |
3,065 / 934 | Loon Mountain Ski Resort Loon Mountain Ski Resort Loon Mountain Ski Resort is a ski resort in Lincoln, New Hampshire, in Grafton County. It is in the White Mountain National Forest. Its vertical drop of is the tenth largest in New England. It is located on Loon Mountain.-Information:... |
| 3,053 / 931 | ||
| 3,048 / 929 | ||
| 3,002 / 915 | ||
| Bear Mountain Bear Mountain (New Hampshire) Bear Mountain is a mountain located in Bartlett, New Hampshire. Bear Mountain is flanked to the west by Bartlett Haystack .... |
2,995 / 913 | |
| 2,990 / 911 | 50 Finest | |
| Bartlett Haystack Bartlett Haystack Bartlett Haystack is a mountain located in Bartlett, New Hampshire. Like the town, the mountain is named after Dr. Josiah Bartlett , one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence and sixth Governor of New Hampshire.... |
2,980 / 908 | |
| 2,976 / 907 | ||
| Eastman Mountain | 2,939 / 896 | |
| 2,937 / 895 | 50 Finest | |
| 2,865 / 873 | ||
| 2,782 / 848 | ||
| 2,726 / 831 | Mount Sunapee Resort Mount Sunapee Resort -History:Mount Sunapee's history as a ski area dates back to as early as 1940, when in response to the success of a tram at Cannon Mountain a survey was made for a similar tram on Mount Sunapee. The following year, the state of New Hampshire passed the Mt... |
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| Mount Oscar | 2,700 / 823 | |
| 2,582 / 787 | ||
| 2,503 / 763 | ||
| Lovewell Mountain Lovewell Mountain Lovewell Mountain is a 2,473 feet monadnock associated with the Sunapee Ridge in southwest New Hampshire. The mountain is traversed by the 50 mile Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway and offers vistas from several ledges near its summit... |
2,473 / 754 | |
| Belknap Mountain Belknap Mountain -Belknap Mountain is a mountain located in Belknap County, New Hampshire, south of Lake Winnipesaukee. Like the county, the mountain and the associated Belknap Mountains are named after Jeremy Belknap , a renowned preacher, historian, and author of The History of New Hampshire.The peak of Belknap Mtn... |
2,382 / 726 | 50 Finest |
| Black Cap Black Cap (mountain) Black Cap is a mountain located in the town of Conway, New Hampshire, United States. It is located between Kearsarge North Mountain and Peaked Mountain. The rocky summit provides views of Maine and New Hampshire's White Mountains.... |
2,369 / 722 | |
| Tenney Mountain Tenney Mountain Tenney Mountain is a mountain near Plymouth, New Hampshire. The summit of the mountain, at above sea level, is located in the town of Rumney, approximately west of the top of the Tenney Mountain Ski and Snowboarding Area.... |
2,350 / 720 | |
| Moose Mountain Moose Mountain (New Hampshire) Moose Mountain is an -long ridge located in the eastern part of the town of Hanover in Grafton County, New Hampshire. The mountain is flanked to the north by Holts Ledge, at , and to the south by Shaker Mountain, at . It is traversed by the Appalachian Trail, a National Scenic Trail from Georgia... |
2,313 / 705 | |
| Pack Monadnock Pack Monadnock Pack Monadnock or Pack Monadnock Mountain , is the highest peak of the Wapack Range of mountains and the highest point in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. The mountain, a monadnock, is located in south-central New Hampshire within the towns of Peterborough and Temple. The Wapack Trail and a... |
2,290 / 698 | |
| Ragged Mountain Ragged Mountain (New Hampshire) Ragged Mountain is a low mountain with numerous knobby summits in the towns of Danbury and Andover in central New Hampshire. It is home to the Ragged Mountain ski resort.-Geography:In his book, The History of the Town of Andover, John R... |
2,286 / 697 | Ragged Mountain Resort |
| 2,276 / 694 | ||
| Gunstock Mountain Gunstock Mountain Gunstock Mountain, elevation , is the second highest peak in the Belknap Range of central New Hampshire. It is located north of Belknap Mountain, the highest point in the range. It is also the home to Gunstock Mountain Resort ski area... |
2,245 / 684 | |
| 2,221 / 677 | ||
| 2,205 / 672 | ||
| Turtleback Mountain | 2,203 / 671 | |
| Pitcher Mountain Pitcher Mountain Pitcher Mountain is a 2,153 feet monadnock located in southwest New Hampshire. The mountain is traversed by the 50 mile Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway and offers 360 degree views from its open summit. Lower elevations are wooded with species of the northern hardwood forest type; small stands of... |
2,153 / 656 | |
| Larcom Mountain Larcom Mountain Larcom Mountain is a mountain located in Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA. The top of the mountain, and its subpeak, Little Larcom Mountain, are part of the Lakes Region Conservation Trust.... |
2,093 / 638 | |
| Crotched Mountain | 2,066 / 630 | |
| Temple Mountain Temple Mountain Temple Mountain is a monadnock located in south-central New Hampshire within the Wapack Range of mountains. It lies within Sharon and Temple, New Hampshire; the Wapack Trail traverses the mountain, and the northern face includes the Temple Mountain Reservation, owned by the state... |
2,045 / 623 | |
| Skatutakee Mountain Skatutakee Mountain Skatutakee Mountain is a monadnock located in Hancock, New Hampshire approximately east of the city of Keene and north of Mount Monadnock. The mountain shares a common base with Thumb Mountain, , to the west... |
1,998 / 609 | |
| Thumb Mountain Thumb Mountain Thumb Mountain is a steep-sided monadnock located in Hancock, New Hampshire approximately east of the city of Keene and north of Mount Monadnock. The mountain shares a common base with Skatutakee Mountain, , to the east... |
1,978 / 603 | |
| Gap Mountain Gap Mountain Gap Mountain, located in Troy, New Hampshire, is a small monadnock with three summits ranging between and . The lower north and middle summits are mostly bald and offer panoramic views of the surrounding rural landscape and of the higher and more popular Mount Monadnock. The Metacomet-Monadnock... |
1,900 / 579 | |
| Little Monadnock Mountain Little Monadnock Mountain Little Monadnock Mountain, , is located in the towns of Fitzwilliam and Troy, New Hampshire. Most of the mountain is located within Rhododendron State Park; there are scenic vistas from ledges just below the summit... |
1,900 / 579 | |
| New Ipswich Mountain New Ipswich Mountain New Ipswich Mountain is a monadnock located in south-central New Hampshire within the Wapack Range of mountains. It lies within the town of New Ipswich and is traversed by the Wapack Trail. Barrett Mountain is located directly to the north along the Wapack ridgeline; Stony Top, a subordinate peak... |
1,881 / 573 | |
| Barrett Mountain Barrett Mountain Barrett Mountain is a mountain located in south-central New Hampshire within the Wapack Range of mountains. It lies within the town of New Ipswich and is traversed by the Wapack Trail. Kidder Mountain is located directly to the north along the Wapack ridgeline; New Ipswich Mountain to the south.... |
1,853 / 565 | |
| Bayle Mountain Bayle Mountain Bayle Mountain is a mountain located in Carroll County, New Hampshire, standing above Conner Pond.-External links:*... |
1,853 / 565 | |
| Pratt Mountain Pratt Mountain Pratt Mountain is a monadnock located in south-central New Hampshire within the Wapack Range of mountains. It lies within the town of New Ipswich and is traversed by the Wapack Trail. The subordinate peak, Stony Top, , forms the north shoulder of the mountain... |
1,817 / 554 | |
| Kidder Mountain Kidder Mountain Kidder Mountain is a monadnock located in south-central New Hampshire within the Wapack Range of mountains. It lies within New Ipswich and Temple, New Hampshire just off the Wapack Trail on a side trail. Temple Mountain is located directly to the north along the Wapack ridgeline; Barrett... |
1,805 / 550 | |
| 1,786 / 544 | ||
| Nickerson Mountain Nickerson Mountain Nickerson Mountain is a mountain located in Carroll County, New Hampshire, in the northeastern Ossipee Mountains. The peak was also once known as Mount Whittier, however the USGS has since labelled a mountain to the immediate west with the name.... |
1,700 / 518 | |
| 1,680 / 510 | ||
| Blue Job Mountain Blue Job Mountain Blue Job Mountain is a mountain in Farmington, New Hampshire. It has a fire tower at the summit, and numerous trails, most commonly accessed from First Crown Point Road in neighboring Strafford, crisscross the mountain. Blue Job Mountain State Forest occupies around the summit.... |
1,356 / 413 | |
See also
- Peak baggingPeak baggingPeak bagging is an activity in which hillwalkers and mountaineers attempt to reach the summit of some collection of peaks, usually those above some height in a particular region, or having a particular feature.Peak bagging can be distinguished from highpointing...
lists of New Hampshire mountains. These include:- Northeast 111Northeast 111The Northeast 111 is a peak-bagging list of 4000-foot mountains in the northeastern states of the United States. It includes the sixty-seven 4000-footers of New England , the 46 Adirondack High Peaks, and Slide and Hunter Mountain, both in the Catskills of New York.This list includes 115 peaks...
4000-footers- New England Four-thousand footersFour-thousand footersThe term Four-Thousand Footers refers to a group of forty-eight mountains in New Hampshire at least 4,000 feet above sea level...
- New England Four-thousand footers
- New England Hundred HighestNew England Hundred HighestThe New England Hundred Highest is a list of the hundred highest summits in New England, used in the mountaineering sport of peak bagging. The list is a superset of the New England Four-thousand footers, with the same requirement that each included peak must have of topographic prominence .The...
- New England Fifty FinestNew England Fifty FinestThe New England Fifty Finest is a list of mountains in New England, used in the mountaineering sport of peak bagging.The list comprises the fifty summits with the highest topographic prominence — a peak's height above the lowest contour which encloses that peak and no higher peak.This list differs...
- Northeast 111
- Mountain rangeMountain rangeA mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...
s in New Hampshire; see :Category:Mountain ranges of New Hampshire.