Elevation

3,155 ft / 962 m

#263 in New Hampshire

#45,680 in United States

Prominence

1,922 ft / 586 m

#13 in New Hampshire

#1,064 in United States

Summits

260 summits

Top climbing months

May   14%

October   12%

August   11%

Most climbed route

West Ridge Trail

3.5 mi • 1,205 ft gain

Highlights

  • Mount Cardigan is a prominent bare-rock summit in western New Hampshire.
  • Extensive areas of bare granite ledges and alpine scrub giving it the feel of a much higher mountain.
  • Most of the summit area was denuded by devastating forest fires in 1855.
  • The Civilian Conservation Corps helped to develop the alpine ski trail network still in use today on the east side of the mountain.
  • The mountain is set in the 5,000-acre Cardigan Mountain State Forest.
  • The Cardigan Lodge, operated by the Appalachian Mountain Club since 1934, is located to the east at the foot of the mountain, and is often used as a base for day hikes in and around the mountain.
50 summits • 3.5 mi • 1,205 ft gain • 2 hr 36 min
8 summits • 4.7 mi • 1,631 ft gain • 3 hr 3 min
2 summits • 5.0 mi • 1,680 ft gain • 3 hr 56 min
1 summit • 3.1 mi • 1,158 ft gain • 2 hr 55 min
1 summit • 4.1 mi • 1,423 ft gain • 1 hr 40 min
1 summit • 4.5 mi • 1,401 ft gain • 1 hr 48 min
1 summit • 6.0 mi • 1,809 ft gain • 3 hr 24 min

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