Region
Most climbed route
Highlights
- Mount Hight is a secondary summit of Carter Dome, but its full-frontal views of the Presidentials are praised by many as the best in the Carter-Moriah Range.
- Not included in the White Mountain 4000 Footer Challenge due to its limited prominence of 125 ft.
- Lies on the Appalachian Trail
Routes
1 summit • 10.3 mi • 2,447 ft gain • 8 hr 27 min
1 summit • 10.7 mi • 4,660 ft gain • 8 hr 34 min
1 summit • 12.8 mi • 4,288 ft gain • 9 hr 22 min
1 summit • 18.7 mi • 6,275 ft gain • 11 hr 18 min
1 summit • 10.0 mi • 3,288 ft gain • 6 hr 37 min
Latest summits
"A Wildcat Carter traverse with the girlfriend picking me up on the Imp Face Tr. Beautiful day out with a chilly wind. Felt great going up the Wildcat Ridge Tr out of Pinkham Notch. Also got to visit Mt Hight and Imp Face. Gridded out 3 peaks of the 5 today." — newenglandwarrior • Jul 28, 2021
"Molly and I went for the Carter Range today. Both of us needed them this month. We parked at 19 Mile Brook and walked down to Joe Dodge. We then cut through to reach Imp Tr. We then headed up. We eventually reached the ridge and headed to Lethe first. After tagging the summit, we went up to Middle Carter and tagged that summit. We then headed over and tagged South Carter. Next, we dropped down to Zeta Pass, then up Mt Hight. Been awhile since I was last on Hight. Lovely views today. We then went over to Carter Dome. Molly also wanted to tie up a loose end and grab Wildcat A. So we dropped down into Carter Notch. Still feeling decent, we made our way up A peak and got it. We then doubled back into Carter Notch and took 19 Mile Brook Tr out to the car. " — newenglandwarrior • Nov 8, 2020
"Solo hike up Nineteen Mile Brook to Carter Dome Trail to Mount Hight. Then over to Carter Dome. Hiked down the Rainbow Trail to Wild River Trail to Wildcat River Trail to Carter Notch Hut. Nineteen Mile Brook Trail back to trailhead." — dmcosker • Oct 3, 2020
"Hiked up via 19 Mile Brook Trail to Carter Notch Hut. Topped off water at the Hut and proceeded on the steep climb up to Carter Dome. Great lookout point looking over at Wildcat A and down in to the Notch. After Carter Dome hit Mount Hight which has the best views in the whole Carter-Moriah Range. From there traversed over to South Carter and then Middle Carter. Hiked down via North Carter Trail to the Imp Trail and out via Camp Dodge. It was a short road walk on Rte. 16 back to the trailhead. Fantastic day marking off 41, 42, and 43 of the NH 48." — dmcosker • Jul 18, 2020
"Started off the day at the Carter-Moriah trailhead and made our way up the 4.1 moderate trail to Moriah and the AT. From there we crossed the ridge through the Carters and stayed at the Carter Notch hut (another great hut team!) The hike was hot and dry and incredibly beautiful - that last drop to the is a looong one and we just made the dinner bell!" — deb-and-rob • Jun 16, 2018
"Super nice warm day, mostly in the 40s. Lots of sunshine. Tops of the northern pressie were all shrouded from Mt Hight. But by the time we got to Carter Dome, they had lifted. Beautiful blue sky and not a bit of breeze on Carter Dome. We were the only ones up there." — Alohabuffy • Mar 1, 2018
"After Carter Dome, we hit Mount Hight. Great views from the summit. Today was a Presi kind of day. Somewhat warm and no wind. We hung out at the summit for a bit, having lunch and enjoying the views. " — newenglandwarrior • Mar 26, 2016
"Warmer than normal for a January day in the Whites, although the summits were fogged in and cold. Some glimpses of the sun, but an overall cloudy day.
http://www.trimbleoutdoors.com/ViewTrip/3159213 " — markst-john • Jan 9, 2016
"After leaving the summit of Carter Dome I decided to continue along the AT up to Mount Hight even though it was windy and socked in, just stopped for a minute to snap a photo and then continued on and started my descent down to zeta pass." — LGH-Tom • Nov 26, 2015
"Lucked out and got a hitch from Joe Dodge to our starting point at South Imp trail. Got a preview of the AT SOBO hiking over the Carters and the Wildcats! Great to get a taste for what I'll be in for next year! Beautiful and sunny the first half of the day, then the fogged rolled in passing over the Wildcats. But what a fantastic day!" — matt-beard • Oct 24, 2015