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— a peak's height above the lowest contour which encloses that peak and no higher peak.
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of 6,288 feet (1,917 metres).
It has a prominence of about 6,150 ft (1,875 m), because it stands that high above its key col — the lowest ground on the ridge line connecting Washington to the higher peaks of the southern
.
of the other peaks of the Presidential Range are on this list because, while several have elevations above 5,000 ft (1,520 m), none have prominences of even 1,000 ft (300 m), because they are connected to Washington by ridge lines that are nowhere below 4,900 ft (1,490 m).
Of the 48 New Hampshire Four-thousand Footers, only eight are also on this list, including Mount Lafayette and Carter Dome — the high points of the
respectively.
, and the high points of several small mountain ranges — mountains which have high prominence by virtue of their isolation from higher peaks by surrounding low ground.
| Rank | Name | | State |
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| | Elevation |
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ft |
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(m) |
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ft |
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(m) |
| 1 |
Mount WashingtonMount Washington is the highest peak in the Northeastern United States at , famous for dangerously erratic weather. For 76 years, a weather observatory on the summit held the record for the highest wind gust directly measured at the Earth's surface, , on the afternoon of April 12, 1934...
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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...
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6,150 |
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(1,875) |
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6,288 |
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(1,917) |
| 2 |
KatahdinMount Katahdin is the highest mountain in Maine at . Named Katahdin by the Penobscot Indians, the term means "The Greatest Mountain". Katahdin is the centerpiece of Baxter State Park: a steep, tall mountain formed from underground magma. The flora and fauna on the mountain are typical of those...
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MaineMaine 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...
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4,290 |
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(1,310) |
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5,268 |
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(1,606) |
| 3 |
Mount MansfieldMount Mansfield is the highest mountain in Vermont with a summit that peaks at above sea level. The summit is in Underhill; the ridgeline, including some secondary peaks, extends into the town of Stowe, and the mountain's flanks also reach into the town of Cambridge.When viewed from the east or...
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VermontVermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
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3,640 |
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(1,110) |
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4,393 |
|
(1,339) |
| 4 |
Mount Lafayette |
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NH |
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3,360 |
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(1,025) |
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5,249 |
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(1,600) |
| 5 |
Killington Peak Killington Peak is the second highest summit in the Green Mountains and in the U.S. state of Vermont. It is located east of Rutland in south-central Vermont. A ski resort, Killington Ski Resort, nicknamed "the beast of the east," is located on the mountain. Killington is a stop on the Long...
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|
VT |
|
3,320 |
|
(1,010) |
|
4,235 |
|
(1,291) |
| 6 |
Sugarloaf MountainSugarloaf Mountain is a mountain located in Franklin County, Maine. It is the second highest mountain in the state, after Mount Katahdin. Sugarloaf is flanked to the south by Spaulding Mountain....
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|
ME |
|
3,180 |
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(970) |
|
4,250 |
|
(1,295) |
| 7 |
Equinox Mountain Equinox Mountain is a mountain in Bennington County, Vermont, United States, outside of Manchester. The mountain is the highest peak of the Taconic Range, and the highest point of Bennington County. It is one of thirteen peaks in Vermont with a topographic prominence over 2,000 ft, ranked...
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VT |
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3,060 |
|
(935) |
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3,850 |
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(1,175) |
| 8 |
Jay PeakJay Peak is a mountain located about 5 mi. south of the United States-Canada border, in Jay and Westfield, Orleans County, Vermont, of which it is the highest point.Most of the mountain is in Jay Peak State Forest....
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VT |
|
2,975 |
|
(906.7) |
|
3,858 |
|
(1,176) |
| 9 |
Mount Moosilauke |
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NH |
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2,932 |
|
(894) |
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4,802 |
|
(1,464) |
| 10 |
Mount Bigelow Mount Bigelow is a long mountain ridge with several summits. It is located in Franklin County and Somerset County, Maine. It is one of Maine's highest summits...
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|
ME |
|
2,855 |
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(870) |
|
4,145 |
|
(1,263) |
| 11 |
Dorset Mountain Dorset Mountain located in Vermont, on the border of Rutland and Bennington counties, is a mountain of the Taconic Range. The highest summit of Dorset Mountain, named "Dorset Peak", is within the town of Danby...
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|
VT |
|
2,840 |
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(865) |
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3,770 |
|
(1,150) |
| 12 |
Carter Dome |
|
NH |
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2,821 |
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(860) |
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4,832 |
|
(1,473) |
| 13 |
Old Speck Mountain Old Speck Mountain is a mountain located in Oxford County, Maine. The mountain, the fourth-highest in the state, is the northeasternmost and highest of the Mahoosuc Range, the northeasternmost part of the White Mountains...
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|
ME |
|
2,720 |
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(830) |
|
4,170 |
|
(1,270) |
| 14 |
Mount Cabot Mount Cabot is a mountain located in Coos County, New Hampshire. The mountain is the highest peak of the Pilot Range of the White Mountains. Cabot is flanked to the northeast by The Bulge, and to the south of Bunnell Notch by Terrace Mountain....
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|
NH |
|
2,670 |
|
(815) |
|
4,170 |
|
(1,270) |
| 15 |
White Cap Mountain White Cap Mountain is a mountain located in Piscataquis County, Maine.White Cap Mtn. is flanked to the east by Hay Mountain, to the south by Big Spruce Mountain and to the southeast by Little Spruce Mountain.White Cap Mtn...
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|
ME |
|
2,610 |
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(795) |
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3,654 |
|
(1,114) |
| 16 |
Coburn Mountain Coburn Mountain is a mountain located in Somerset County, Maine.Coburn Mtn. lies within the watershed of the Kennebec River.The northern end of the southeast side of Coburn drains into Mountain Brook, thence into Cold Stream and the Kennebec....
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|
ME |
|
2,510 |
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(765) |
|
3,717 |
|
(1,133) |
| 17 |
Mount GreylockMount Greylock is the highest natural point in Massachusetts at . Its peak is located in the northwest corner of the state in the western part of the town of Adams in Berkshire County. Although geologically part of the Taconic Mountains, Mount Greylock is commonly associated with the abutting...
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|
MAThe Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
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2,470 |
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(755) |
|
3,487 |
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(1,063) |
| 18 |
Mount Putnam Mount Putnam is a mountain located on the border between Washington County and Lamoille County, Vermont, in the Putnam State Forest.Mount Putnam, the high point of the Worcester Range, is flanked to the northeast by Mount Worcester, and to the southwest by Mount Hunger.It is the sixth most...
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|
VT |
|
2,470 |
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(755) |
|
3,642 |
|
(1,110) |
| 19 |
Saddleback Mountain Saddleback Mountain is a mountain located in Rangeley, Franklin County, Maine.Saddleback is one of the highest mountains in the State of Maine, and one of the fourteen with more than of topographic prominence. The mountain is the site of Saddleback ski resort.Saddleback is flanked to the northeast...
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ME |
|
2,446 |
|
(746) |
|
4,120 |
|
(1,256) |
| 20 |
Kinsman Mountain Kinsman Mountain is a mountain located in Grafton County, New Hampshire. The mountain is named after Nathan Kinsman, an early resident of Easton, New Hampshire, and is part of the Kinsman Range of the White Mountains...
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|
New Hampshire |
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2,420 |
|
(740) |
|
4,358 |
|
(1,328) |
| 21 |
Stratton Mountain Stratton Mountain is a mountain located in Windham County, Vermont, in the Green Mountain National Forest.The mountain, a monadnock, is the highest point of Windham County, and of the southern Green Mountains generally. A fire tower located on the summit is generally open for climbing by the public...
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|
Vermont |
|
2,410 |
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(735) |
|
3,940 |
|
(1,201) |
| 22 |
The Traveler |
|
Maine |
|
2,340 |
|
(715) |
|
3,541 |
|
(1,079) |
| 23 |
Mount Shaw Mount Shaw is a mountain located within the Castle in the Clouds estate in Carroll County, New Hampshire. With a summit elevation of it is the highest of the Ossipee Mountains....
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|
New Hampshire |
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2,340 |
|
(715) |
|
2,990 |
|
(911) |
| 24 |
Snow Mountain Snow Mountain is a mountain located in Franklin County, Maine, about five miles from the Canada-United States border.Snow Mtn. is flanked to the northeast by Bag Pond Mountain, and to the southeast by Round Mountain....
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|
ME |
|
2,330 |
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(710) |
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3,960 |
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(1,207) |
| 25 |
Mount AscutneyMount Ascutney, is a 3144 foot monadnock located in southern Vermont. It is not the highest peak in Windsor County, Vermont, however, that honor falling to Gillespie Peak to the west. Particularly noteworthy about Ascutney are its granite outcrops, one of which, near its peak, serves as a...
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|
Vermont |
|
2,290 |
|
(700) |
|
3,140 |
|
(955) |
| 26 |
Kibby Mountain Kibby Mountain is a mountain located in Franklin County, Maine, about 3.5 miles east of the Canada-United States border.Kibby Mountain is flanked to the southeast by Spencer Bale Mountain....
or |
|
ME |
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2,260 |
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(690) |
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3,654 |
|
(1,114) |
| Caribou Mountain Caribou Mountain is a mountain on the Canada-United States border, that section of which follows the height of land of the Saint Lawrence River watershed.The peak is located about 0.5 mile inside Franklin County, Maine....
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|
ME |
|
2,260 |
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(690) |
|
3,650±10 |
|
(1,112±3) |
| 27 |
Mount Carrigain Mount Carrigain is a mountain located in Grafton County, New Hampshire. The mountain is named after Phillip Carrigain, NH Secretary of State , and is on the south side of the Pemigewasset Wilderness, the source of the East Branch of the Pemigewasset River in the heart of the White Mountains,...
|
|
NH |
|
2,240 |
|
(685) |
|
4,700 |
|
(1,435) |
| 28 |
Baldpate Mountain Baldpate Mountain is a mountain located in Oxford County, Maine. Baldpate has two prominent peaks; West Peak has of elevation, and stands above the col between them....
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|
ME |
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2,240 |
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(685) |
|
3,790 |
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(1,155) |
| 29 |
East Mountain East Mountain is a mountain located in Essex County, Vermont, in the "Northeast Kingdom". East Mountain is flanked to the north by Seneca Mountain....
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|
VT |
|
2,230 |
|
(680) |
|
3,439 |
|
(1,048) |
| 30 |
Grass Mountain Grass Mountain is a mountain located in Bennington County, Vermont.Grass Mountain is flanked to the north by Big Spruce Mountain, and to the southeast by Spruce Mountain....
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|
VT |
|
2,200 |
|
(670) |
|
3,109 |
|
(948) |
| 31 |
Baker Mountain Baker Mountain is a wild, trail-less mountain located in Beaver Cove , Piscataquis County, Maine. It is flanked to the northwest by Lily Bay Mountain....
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|
ME |
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2,190 |
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(670) |
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3,520 |
|
(1,073) |
| 32 |
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...
|
|
NH |
|
2,190 |
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(670) |
|
3,238 |
|
(987) |
| 33 |
Mount MonadnockMount Monadnock, or Grand Monadnock, is the most prominent New England mountain peak south of the White Mountains and east of the Massachusetts Berkshires, and is the highest point in Cheshire County, New Hampshire...
|
|
NH |
|
2,160 |
|
(660) |
|
3,165 |
|
(965) |
| 34 |
Cold Hollow Mountains |
|
VT |
|
2,160 |
|
(660) |
|
3,330 |
|
(1,015) |
| 35 |
Signal Mountain Signal Mountain is a mountain located in Caledonia County, Vermont, in the Groton State Forest. Signal Mountain is flanked to the northwest by Spruce Mountain, and to the southwest by Butterfield Mountain....
|
|
VT |
|
2,140 |
|
(650) |
|
3,370 |
|
(1,025) |
| 36 |
Mount Ellen |
|
VT |
|
2,132 |
|
(650) |
|
4,083 |
|
(1,244) |
| 37 |
Big Moose Mountain Big Moose Mountain, previously named Big Squaw Mountain, is a mountain located in Piscataquis County, Maine.Big Moose Mountain is flanked to the southeast by Little Moose Mountain....
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|
ME |
|
2,130 |
|
(650) |
|
3,196 |
|
(974) |
| 38 |
Mount Kearsarge |
|
NH |
|
2,100 |
|
(640) |
|
2,937 |
|
(895) |
| 39 |
Doubletop Mountain Doubletop Mountain is a mountain located in Piscataquis County, Maine, in Baxter State Park.As the name implies, the mountain has two peaks; a north peak and a south peak . From the north a trail from the Nesowednehunk Campground to the north peak is long and another to the south peak. From...
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|
ME |
|
2,080 |
|
(635) |
|
3,489 |
|
(1,063) |
| 40 |
Elephant Mountain Elephant Mountain is a mountain located in Township C, Oxford County, Maine.Its northeastern end is in Township D, Franklin County.Elephant Mountain is flanked to the northeast by Bemis Mountain, and to the southeast by Old Blue Mountain....
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|
ME |
|
2,060 |
|
(630) |
|
3,772 |
|
(1,150) |
| 41 |
Mount Osceola Mount Osceola is a peak within the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Located in the White Mountain National Forest, Mount Osceola is named for a Seminole chief. Osceola can be ascended from the Greeley Pond Trail to the northeast of the mountain, which requires crossing the East Peak of Osceola...
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|
NH |
|
2,040 |
|
(620) |
|
4,340 |
|
(1,325) |
| 42 |
Boundary Bald Mountain Boundary Bald Mountain is a mountain located in Somerset County, Maine, about 7.5 miles southeast of the United States-Canada border with Quebec.Boundary Bald Mtn...
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|
ME |
|
2,010 |
|
(615) |
|
3,638 |
|
(1,109) |
| 43 |
Gore Mountain Gore Mountain is a mountain located in Essex County, Vermont, about 6 miles south of the United States-Canada border with Quebec.Gore Mtn...
|
|
VT |
|
1,982 |
|
(604) |
|
3,332 |
|
(1,016) |
| 44 |
Mount Cardigan Mount Cardigan is a prominent bare-rock summit in the towns of Orange and Alexandria in western New Hampshire. While its peak is only above sea level, it has extensive areas of bare granite ledges and alpine scrub, giving it the feel to hikers of a much higher mountain...
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|
NH |
|
1,922 |
|
(586) |
|
3,155 |
|
(962) |
| 45 |
Big Spencer Mountain Big Spencer Mountain is a mountain located in Piscataquis County, Maine.Big Spencer Mtn. is flanked to the west by Little Spencer Mountain.The southwest end of Big Spencer Mountain drains into Kidney Brook, thence into Lobster Lake, and into the West Branch of the Penobscot River, and into...
|
|
ME |
|
1,920 |
|
(585) |
|
3,206 |
|
(977) |
| 46 |
Camel's Hump |
|
VT |
|
1,880 |
|
(575) |
|
4,083 |
|
(1,244) |
| 47 |
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...
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|
NH |
|
1,850 |
|
(565) |
|
2,382 |
|
(726) |
| 48 |
Saddleback Mountain Saddleback Mountain is a mountain located in Piscataquis County, Maine.Saddleback Mountain stands within the watershed of the Pleasant River, which drains into the Penobscot River, and thence into Penobscot Bay. The northeast end of Saddleback Mountain drains from Crater Pond into South Inlet...
|
|
ME |
|
1,850 |
|
(565) |
|
2,998 |
|
(915) |
| 49 |
Mount Blue |
|
ME |
|
1,840 |
|
(560) |
|
3,190 |
|
(970) |
| 50 |
Moxie Mountain Moxie Mountain is a mountain located in Somerset County, Maine.Moxie Mountain stands within the watershed of the Kennebec River, which drains into the Gulf of Maine.The northeast side of Moxie Mtn...
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|
ME |
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1,820 |
|
(555) |
|
2,930 |
|
(895) |