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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 · The New England Fifty Finest. As with the rest of the New England peakbagging lists, I climbed a bunch back in the day, but started anew as of meeting Hoang in 2000. 1. Mount Washington NH (6288 ft.) v.2002. 2. Mount Katahdin, Baxter Peak ME (5268 ft.) v.2003. 3.
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. Hike the New England fifty finest mountains. NEFF. new england 50 finest.
#MountainElevation In FeetState16,288NH25,268ME34,393VT45,249NHThis 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.
#21 New England Fifty Finest #73 New England 100 Highest: Coordinates: Geography; Location: Windham County, Vermont: Parent range: Green Mountains: Topo map: USGS Stratton Mountain: Climbing; Easiest route: Ski lift
- 3,940 ft (1,200 m)
- USGS Stratton Mountain
"Fifty Finest" is an informal term used to list the fifty most "prominent" peaks in an area, in this case New England. And prominence, or specifically "topographic prominence" is a measure of how much a peak rises (topographically) from its neighbors, how much it "sticks out", so to speak.
Jun 14, 2014 · Bushwhacks Maine Adventures NEW ENGLAND New England 50 Finest Summits; Bushwhack Hike of Mt Baker and Saddleback Mountain; New England 50 Finest. This is a brief account of my time bushwhacking two difficult summits of New England’s Fifty Finest. They are seldom visited by anyone save for people on prominence missions, like me.
