[at-l] Trip Report: 7 peaks from the New England Fify Finest list -Columbus weekend

[papabear.nyc at verizon.net (Papa Bear)]

Hello friends

Well, I had a busy weekend, a very busy weekend.  I drove up Friday morning from the Boston area to New Hampshire and drove back late on Monday.  While there, I hiked 7 peaks from the New England Fifty Finest list, also known as the fifty most prominent peaks in New England.  Meanwhile, I spent my evenings at the ALDHA Gathering in Hanover (my bas camp) and partook of that experience.  

For Background, check here for the list: http://home.earthlink.net/~ellozy/Prominence.html
And here to learn about "prominence": http://www.cohp.org/prominence/

In one sentence, "prominence" a measure of how much a peak rises (topographically) above it's neighbors, how much it "sticks out", so to speak.

I have started to attack this list while simultaneously working on the New England 100 highest list (to say nothing of hiking the At in sections). This note is but a summary.  Complete reports of each hike will follow in a few days.  With this trip I have basically finished all the "easy" peaks from the list south of the White Mountains (I had already done Greylock in Massachusetts).  Now it's onward to the good stuff.  ...  After a little rest :)

Photos are here:  http://gallery.backcountry.net/papabear_2003_NE_FF


Friday October 10:

Mount Monadnock, New Hampshire (No. 33), elevation: 3150', prominence: 2169'
Trails up: Parker, Lost Farm, Cliff Walk, SmithnConnector, Amphitheater, White Arrow
Trails down: White Dot
Hike: distance: 4.4 miles, elevation gain: 2000', time: 3:55


Saturday October 11:

Grass Mountain, Vermont (No. 30), elevation: 3109', prominence: 2199'
Trails: woods road and bushwhack from Grass-Spruce Peak col
Hike: distance: 4 miles, elevatoin gain 1800', time: 3:34

Mount Ascutney, Vermont (No. 25), elevation: 3130', prominence: 2290'
Trails: Weathersfield Trail
Hike: distance: 6.1 miles, elevation gain: 2410', time: 3:53


Sunday October 12 (my birthday):

Mount Cardigan, New Hampshire (No. 44), elevation 3155', prominence: 1922'
Trails: West Ridge up, South Ridge down
Hike: distance: 3.6 miles, elevation gain: 1365', time: 2:03

Mount Kearsarge, New Hampshire (No.38), elevation: 2920', prominence: 2100'
Trails: Winslow Trail up, Barlow Trail down
Hike: distance: 4 miles, elevation gain: 1225', time: 1:47


Monday October 13:

Mount Shaw, New Hampshire (No. 23), elevation: 2990', prominence: 2340'
Trails: Mount Shaw Trail
Hike: distance: 7.6 miles, elevation gain: 2400', time: 3:44

Belknap Mountain, New Hampshire (No. 47), elevation: 2382', prominence: 1872'
Trails Blue up, White down
Hike: distance: 2.2 miles, elevation gain 860', time: 1:35


Awards:

Best peak: Cardigan 
(http://gallery.backcountry.net/papabear_2003_NEFF_Cardigan/aba

Best bushwhack; Grass (had to put that in) (http://gallery.backcountry.net/papabear_2003_NEFF_Grass/aao)

Hidden gem: Shaw 
(http://gallery.backcountry.net/papabear_2003_NEFF_Shaw/aay)

Best view; Monadnock from Rte. 124 (http://gallery.backcountry.net/papabear_2003_NEFF_Monadnock/abp)




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