46% West Ridge Trail
17% Holt Trail
12% Manning & Mowglis Trails (via Firescrew Mt.)
10% Clark Trail
6% South Ridge Trail
3% Clark, Cathedral Forest & Holt Trails
1% Bushwhack
1% h
1% Duke Ski Trail
Mount Cardigan
Mount Cardigan is a prominent bare-rock summit in western New Hampshire. It has 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.
Mount Cardigan SUMMIT LOG peakery first ascent by scott
82
people report climbing or hiking to the summit,
most recently on May 3, 2013.
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Elevation
3,155 ft / 962 m
Prominence
Height Rank
#170 in New Hampshire
#34992 in United States
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