Names are taken
from USGS maps, where available.
Otherwise, the name is from the map
listed in the "Authority"
column.
Elevations are
generally from USGS, although a few
other sources may have slipped in.
Elevations followed by a (+) denote
the highest contour line shown on the
USGS quad. Elevations followed by (+/-)
are for those peaks indicated on maps
with a peak symbol but do not show up
on USGS quads (the prominence is less
than the contour interval).
Help in locating
the peak. In general, peaks within
the WMNF are located by well known
physical features; peaks in the rest
of the state are located by town.
Rule #2 states
that "a peak has a name
if any map ever produced and issued
for use by the general public clearly
delineates the peak with said name."
In citing the authority, I used a
hierarchy as follows:
1. USGS - 7.5 minute
quads.
2. Appalachian
Mountain Club
AMC(N)
- The new format maps, first
issued in 1998.
AMC(O)
- The old format maps, prior
to 1998.
3. Maps issued by
local hiking organizations
CTA98 -
Chatham Trails Association (1998)
CMC89 -
Chocorua Mountain Club (1989)
COHOS - Cohos
Trail Association (undated)
DOC95
- Dartmouth Outing Club (1995)
FOW93
- Friends of the Wapack (1993)
MSG00
- Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway
(2000)
RMC96
- Randolf Mountain Club (1996)
SLA73
- Squam Lakes Association (1973)
WVAIA
- Waterville Valley Athletic
and Improvement Assoc.
WODC95
- Wonalancet Out Door Club (1995)
All other maps.
A/P - Ammo/Pemi
Ranger District Mtn Bike
Map (1995)
DEL - Delorme
Trail Map & Guide to
WMNF (2002)
MA - Map
Adventures White Mtns
Trail Map (2nd Ed.)
NG - National
Geographic Trails
Illustrated Maps (2002)
SPNHF - Lands
Map & Guide (1988)
USFS - White
Mtn National Forest (1993)
WM -
Wilderness Map Co. Franconia
Notch (1994)
The map highest on
the hierarchal list that labels the
peak is cited as the authority. This
does not mean that the peak is not
shown on other maps.
Monticello
Lawn is not usually considered as a
peak but the USGS quad clearly shows
a contour ring in the middle and
encompassing most of the lawn. If you
go there, you will see a discernable
high point.
Mt.
Lincoln is included in the AMC NH4000
list, which would require it to have
a prominence of at least 200'. Using
the USGS topography, I don't think it
qualifies for the AMC list. It's a
close call and certainly open to
debate.
USGS
labels "Gulf Peak" but
shows no contour ring or peak symbol.
AMC(N) labels a peak symbol with
"Slide Peak."
The
Castles are shown by two peak symbols
on the RMC map published in 1996. No
elevations given, no contour rings
shown on any map I have seen. But I've
been there and they clearly have a
discernable prominence.
South
Hancock is included in the AMC NH4000
list, which would require it to have
a prominence of at least 200'. USGS
topography indicates that the maximum
possible prominence is less than 199'.
The
RMC map shows five peak symbols along
Howker Ridge. The second-highest has
"The Howks" label next to
it. That's the peak listed here.
Recently, I read a trip report in
which there was a reference to "the
fourth Howk". I'm not familiar
enough with the area. Perhaps RMC
could issue a more definitive map.
Mt.
Whiteface has two peaks. AMC(N) and
WODC label the 4020' peak as
Whiteface. AMC(O) is more ambiguous.
USGS and other maps label the 3994'
peak as Whiteface, which makes sense.
The lower peak has the "white
face" and is more visible from
the Bearcamp River Valley.
The
Cannonballs are labeled en masse on
any maps I have seen. But they are
clearly labeled and distinguishable.
Owls
Head is a minor peak on an unnamed
Mountain between Franconia and
Lincoln Brooks in the Pemigewasset
Wilderness. AMC(N) is the only map
that labels the 4025' summit as Owls
Head.
The
Three Sisters are labeled en masse on
any maps I have seen. But they are
clearly labeled and distinguishable.
Breadtray
Ridge is just that: a ridge running
southwest from the top of Mt. Osceola.
It is clearly labeled as a ridge and
not a peak on most maps. AMC(O)
Franconia map is the only map to
label a lump on the ridge as
Breadtray Ridge.
"Black
Mtn." was once an alias of
Sandwich Dome. Modern-day maps all
bestow the title to a small peak just
off the Algonquin Trail; except for
AMC(O) Chocorua-Waterville map, which
labels the peak above Black Mtn. Pond
as Black Mtn.
USGS
and RMC both label Blueberry Ledge
but show no indication of prominence.
AMC(N) shows a contour circle but
labels Blueberry Ledge as a point on
the slope above the prominence. AMC(O)
labels a peak symbol as Blueberry
Ledge.
