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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 ...
Mount Lafayette is a 5,249-foot (1,600 m) [1] mountain at the northern end of the Franconia Range in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, United States. It lies in the town of Franconia in Grafton County, and appears on the New England Fifty Finest list of the most topographically prominent peaks in New England.
- 3,320 ft (1,010 m)
- Franconia Range
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.
RankSummit NameStateProminence1Mount WashingtonNew Hampshire6,150 ft2Mount KatahdinMaine4,290 ft3Mount MansfieldVermont3,640 ft4Mount LafayetteNew Hampshire3,360 ftRoutes. Belknap Mountain 4.1 mi route. 3 summits • 4.1 mi • 1,464 ft gain • 3 hr 8 min. Gunstock Mountain Trail, Brook Trail, Saddle Trail, Old Piper Trail, Piper Mountain Trail. 2 summits • 6.9 mi • 1,591 ft gain • 5 hr 26 min. Belknap Mountain 25.7 mi route. 1 summit • 25.7 mi • 4,370 ft gain • 9 hr 21 min. Belknap Mountain ...
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. 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 ...
