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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. The list includes 20 peaks in Maine, 15 in ...
Grass Mountain is a trail-less hike in southern Vermont and a P2K. It is on New England’s 50 Finest list and is an interesting wilderness hike/bushwhack. A nice view near the summit of Grass Mountain Continuing with the attempt to climb New England’s 50 Finest, I headed out to the very southwestern-est corner of Vermont...
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. Other Hiking Lists New Hampshire 4000 Footers Winter New Hampshire 4000 Footers New England 4000 Footers Winter New ...
#MountainElevation In FeetState16,288NH25,268ME34,393VT45,249NHAug 2, 2014 · Bushwhacks New England 50 Finest Summits Vermont Adventures; Bushwhacking Signal Mountain, Vermont: New England 50 Finest. Signal Mountain, Vermont is a trail-less summit that may see no more than a dozen hikers or hunters in a year. It is both a P2K and a county high point which is the only reason that hikers come by this way.
For those who are counting, Moxie is #50 on New England's 50 Finest Mountains. It is relatively short, by New England Standards, but its isolation and rise from the surrounding land makes it a fine summit with a fine view. It can be easily accomplished in a 1/2 day. Onward to the Bigelow Range!
The New England Fifty Finest Peaks (click for my trip report) Location (click for Topozone map) #1 - Mount Washington, New Hampshire Elevation: 6288', Prominence: 6138' My first climb: July 13, 2002 DeLorme Atlas: NH pg. 44 A6 USGS quad: Mount Washington #2 - Katahdin - Baxter Peak, Maine Elevation: 5267', Prominence: 4292' My first climb ...
The 'New England Fifty Finest' is a list of the 50 most prominent peaks in New England states. This list differs from most Northeast peak-bagging lists in that it's based on prominence rather than summit elevation. Prominence lists tend to be more spread out and are great for getting climbers to explore more isolated peaks in new areas.
