Elevation
4,500 ft / 1,371 m
Prominence
800 ft / 243 m
Region
Most climbed route
Highlights
- Mount Garfield is a New Hampshire 4000 footer best known for its rocky knob summit with sweeping views deep into the Pemigwasset Wilderness.
- Connected via Garfield Ridge to Mount Lafayette 3.5 miles away.
- The Appalachian Trail runs along the ridge and across the summit of Garfield.
- Most popular route to the summit is the easy 5 mile Garfield Trail which mostly follows old fire roads to the top before a short, steep, and easy scramble to the summit.
- There is an old foundation on the summit of Garfield, which most refer to as from a fire tower.
Latest summits
"Already had this peak for my Grid but this was more about networking. It was a Presi kind of day. No wind on Garfield making it an incredible day up there. We went on to Galehead next. Went with a Meetup group (Random)" - newenglandwarrior, Dec 2, 2017
"Great weekend in the White mountains! Hit North Twin and South Twin, and made our way to Galehead. Galehead was my friends #48 to finish the NH 4000 footers. From there we hiked to Garfield campsite, next morning hiked to Garfield summit and down and out The Gailriver tail" - blackwolf_03278, Jul 30, 2017
"Returned to my first ever 48 that I hiked when I was a kid....I remembered it being so tough and exhausting but today it was a breeze. We hiked up in the late afternoon and enjoyed amazing skies, views and weather....what an incredible day! We speedily bagged this one in under 4 hours....this mountain is definitely in my top 10!" - shay-shay, May 23, 2017
"This was for Serena's finish of her NE67 before moving to CA. There were about 11 of us that hiked up. Easy hike. Somewhat cold at the top, but clear and sunny otherwise. Great day for a finish." - newenglandwarrior, Jan 8, 2017
"Marielle needed it for her NH48. Denise tagged along and another guy as well. The gate was closed so we walked in. The weather was forecasted to be nice. We reached the summit and we were socked in by clouds. We used our spikes on the upper part of the mtn due to ice. " - newenglandwarrior, Dec 12, 2015
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