Climb the New Hampshire fire tower peaks! Created by the New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands "to increase the public’s recognition of, and appreciation for, the critical roles that our fire towers play in the protection, stewardship and sustainable use of New Hampshire’s forests." See more at http://www.nhdfl.org/fire-control-and-law-enforcement/fire-towers.aspx
Highest peak
Magalloway Mountain
3,383 ft / 1,031 m
Most prominent peak
Mount Kearsarge
2,080 ft / 633 m prom
Most summited peak
Pack Monadnock Mountain
289 summits
Most difficult peak
no info yet
Difficulty breakdown
no info yet
Highlights
- Croydon Mt., part of this list, which is also the highest peak of Sullivan County, was formerly described in the NH Tower Quest brochure as such: "Access to Corbin Park is no longer available to anyone other than members. We see no reason not to award the patch and certificate to those who visit all but the Croydon Peak Fire Tower. Hoping, one day, access will again be allowed. Private property and privacy issues will preclude this location from being a site on this Fire Tower List."
Latest summits
"After my dentist appointment, I drove down to Pawtuckaway State Park to do some red-lining of the trails. Off of Reservation Rd, I did a loop to the south and had to go over some beaver flooding on the trail. I hiked up between South and Middle Peak and hiked up South first. Nice views from the fire tower. I then headed up Middle where I had a directional ledge view. I touched the high point in the woods and headed down. I was running out of time, so I took the Tower Rd back to my car. " — newenglandwarrior • Mar 14, 2024
"Decent snow pack now on the mountain. Used snowshoes up Winslow and down Barlow. Lower half of Barlow was trashed by Postholio, so shoes made it so much easier. A lot less wind that expected on a nice sunny summit." — Alohabuffy • Jan 15, 2024
"Meetup group hike. No snow except at the Gunstock ski area summit. Occasional ice patches easily bypassed. The recent firetower step reconstruction is completed and is in great shape! Good views despite the clouds." — SteveM_StickMan • Dec 23, 2023
"Went up Manning trail and 900 ft elevation climb in, I lost the trail. It was quite a scary adventure getting back on track! Got to firescrew and easy shot to Mount Cardigan from there. Beautiful view from the top. Went done Clark trail to Holt. Was not steep at all and was able to jog most of the way down which was nice." — HikingMomMC • Oct 19, 2023
"1.3 miles up the gunstock mountain trail to the summit. 1,200 elevation climb. Nice hike! Hard but steady and the trail was easy to follow. Not much of a summit but beautiful views walking around the ski area. Then took the trail to blue trail to belknap mountain which was moderate. The summit was very disappointing. No view! Maybe there is a decent view from the fire tower but it was under construction. Then white trail down the mountain to the parking area. " — HikingMomMC • Sep 21, 2023