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Four-thousand footers (sometimes abbreviated 4ks) are a group of forty-eight mountains in New Hampshire at least 4,000 feet (1,200 m) above sea level. To qualify for inclusion a peak must also meet the more technical criterion of topographic prominence important in the mountaineering sport of peak-bagging .
Official site here. The New England 67, also known as the New England Four Thousand Footers, includes the full NH 48 plus an additional five peaks in Vermont and 14 in Maine. The New England Hundred Highest, awarded by the Appalachian Mountain Club, includes the 100 highest peaks in New England.
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In all, there are 48 peaks within New Hampshire as well as one (Old Speck Mountain) in Maine over 4,000 feet (1,200 m), known as the four-thousand footers. The Whites are known for a system of alpine huts for hikers operated by the Appalachian Mountain Club .
Edwin Scotcher proposed the creation of the Four Thousand Footer Club (FTFC) at an AMC General Outings Committee meeting in 1957. The new group would help organize and finalize this list of 4,000-footer peaks as well as introduce climbers to new areas of the White Mountains.
There is a common misconception that only mountains taller than 4,000 feet in New Hampshire are on the list (which would mean there are only 48 mountains over 4,000 feet in New Hampshire in totality). This is simply not true. To qualify as a 4,000-footer, the AMC states, “a peak must rise at least 200 feet above the low point of a ridge that ...
Oct 31, 2022 · Oct 31. 2022. Mount Washington from Davis Path, New Hampshire. New Hampshire 4000 Footers – The New Hampshire Four Thousand Footer list, officially known as the White Mountain Four Thousand Footers, was created by the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC).
Welcome to the Newenglandwaterfalls.com guide to hiking the 4,000 footers of New Hampshire! New Hampshire has 48 mountains that exceed 4,000 feet in elevation, and at any point in time, thousands of hikers are working towards a goal of climbing them all. Most hikers will take several years (or sometimes decades) to accomplish this goal; for ...