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The New England Fifty Finest is a list of mountains in New England, United States, used in the mountaineering sport of peak bagging. The list comprises the 50 summits with the highest topographic prominence — a peak's height above the lowest contour which encloses that peak and no higher peak.
Jun 29, 2018 · This is a rather unique list that doesn’t have too much overlap with other, more popular lists. The list comprises the 50 summits with the highest topographic prominence — a peak’s height above the lowest contour which encloses that peak and no higher peak.
New England Fifty Finest List Created by Sean Waite. (List showing Sean's ascents) Showing Ann McWalter's first ascent dates for climbed peaks (29 out of 50, or 58%)
The New England Fifty Finest list contains fifty mountains with topographic prominence between 1,820 feet and 6,150'. There is currently no patch available for hiking this list. Click here for a printable mountain checklist
New England Fifty Finest Peak Challenge. Another New England classic. Includes the 50 peaks with the highest prominence in New England. Far different than the NH 4000 footers challenge, it includes 20 peaks in Maine, 15 in Vermont, 14 in New Hampshire, and 1 in Massachusetts.
This list includes 50 New England peaks with highest prominence based on the Wikipedia List . Caribou (uncertain height) is the 51st peak. To find these peaks see a Google Map: New England 50 Finest - NH. New England 50 Finest - Maine. New England 50 Finest - Vermont.
On February 18, 1952, a fierce storm hammered the New England coast, generating waves that topped 70 feet. Just off Cape Cod, two 500-foot tankers were broken in half by the heavy seas.
