Elevation

4,310 ft / 1,314 m

#55 in New Hampshire

#37,819 in United States

Prominence

236 ft / 72 m

#272 in New Hampshire

#11,074 in United States

Summits

517 summits

Top climbing months

July   22%

August   12%

June   12%

Most climbed route

Crawford Path (from Crawford Notch)

19.0 mi • 7,788 ft gain

Highlights

  • Mt. Pierce was originally named Mt. Clinton after Gov. DeWitt Clinton of New York. In 1913 it was fittingly renamed after New Hampshire's own President Franklin Pierce.
  • One of the lower alpine summits of the Presidential Range. A clearing lies on the summit surrounded by krummholz and spruce.
  • Summit can be accessed from the west by the Crawford Path. The Appalachian Trail runs north-south over its summit
  • The AMC Mizpah Spring Hut lies 0.8 miles to the south.
103 summits • 19.0 mi • 7,788 ft gain • 6 hr 26 min
35 summits • 6.9 mi • 488 ft gain • 4 hr 52 min
11 summits • 25.2 mi • 8,924 ft gain • 11 hr 40 min
6 summits • 11.5 mi • 3,578 ft gain • 6 hr 45 min
2 summits • 9.0 mi • 3,243 ft gain • 6 hr 5 min
1 summit • 10.3 mi • 2,856 ft gain • 12 hr 9 min
1 summit • 10.5 mi • 3,329 ft gain • 7 hr 54 min
1 summit • 15.5 mi • 3,196 ft gain • 8 hr 53 min
1 summit • 23.3 mi • 8,222 ft gain • 22 hr 2 min
1 summit • 6.1 mi • 2,406 ft gain • 3 hr 38 min
1 summit • 6.5 mi • 2,368 ft gain • 4 hr 15 min
1 summit • 6.9 mi • 2,368 ft gain • 8 hr 16 min
1 summit • 9.7 mi • 3,249 ft gain • 6 hr 13 min

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