The mega-classic New Hampshire peak challenge. Includes all New Hampshire peaks over 4,000 ft high with at least 200 ft of prominence. All peaks lie in the White Mountains of northern New Hampshire, a 2-3 hour drive from Boston, MA and Portland, ME. Started in 1957 by the AMC based on the Adirondack 46er challenge. More on the history here: http://www.amc4000footer.org/history.html
Highest peak
Mount Washington
6,288 ft / 1,916 m
Most prominent peak
Mount Washington
6,148 ft / 1,873 m prom
Most summited peak
Mount Washington
1,052 summits
Most difficult peak
Mount Washington
Class 1
Difficulty breakdown
Class 1/2 5 peaks
Highlights
- One of the most popular Peak Challenges in the world. First created in 1957 and modeled after the Adirondack 46er Peak Challenge.
- All peaks have official trails (except infamous Owls Head, often saved for last, which has an unofficial route to the summit).
- Emerge from the forest to explore the incredible alpine environments of the White Mountains.
- Traverse the dramatic alpine landscape of the Presidential Range and climb the highest and most famous mountain in the northeast, Mount Washington.
- Hike deep into the heart of the Pemigewasset Wilderness and summit the remote, above-treeline Bonds.
Latest summits
"Up the Ammonousuc Ravine Trail with Maryellen, Nancy, Chris, and Tina. A gentle start and then it went UP to the Lake of the Clouds Hut. There were stone steps and waterfalls. Bright sun on open ridge. 20 minutes from the hut. No disc at the top. " — lfrancois • Jun 26, 2022
"After Mount Monroe on a beautiful sunny day with Maryellen, Nancy, Chris, and Tina. 1.5 miles from Lake of the Clouds Hut. Going from cairn to cairn. Lots of traffic along the way. Piles of people at the top from the cog railway. Waited in line to get summit picture. " — lfrancois • Jun 26, 2022
"A solo hike on a beautiful warm day. Bugs were around but not too annoying. Scree part of trail for about.5 mile. Then rock slabs and stone steps UP! Looked out on Echo Lake and Franconia Ridge from yesterday. It leveled out a bit at the top. More rock scrambles up to Tram and Observation Tower. Met a ton of people on the way down! " — lfrancois • Jun 25, 2022
"We took Caps Ridge trail up, took Castle Trail down and then Link Trail back over to Caps Ridge trail to finish it. Castle Trail was supposed to be a more gradual decline but it ended up being a LOT of ascend/descend. Also still had some cliff face/ledge to find a way down on. Overall a very challenging mountain for those with short legs" — catiehall • Jun 25, 2022
"First Mt. In Franconia Ridge from Osseo trail. Maryellen, Nancy, Chris, Eric, Diane, Matthew, and Tina. Bugs were out in full! Big elevation gain at the start. Nice rock edge near the top!" — lfrancois • Jun 24, 2022