Region
Highlights
- Like Mount Marshall in the Adirondacks, Mt. Pierce was originally named Mt. Clinton after Gov. DeWitt Clinton of New York. Mt. Pierce, which is in the Presidential Range of New Hampshire, is now fittingly named after the state's own President Franklin Pierce.
Routes
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99 summits • 19.0 mi • 7,788 ft gain • 8 hr 44 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
1 summit • 12.3 mi • 3,790 ft gain • 9 hr 23 min
1 summit • 6.9 mi • 2,368 ft gain • 8 hr 16 min
Latest summits
"Great winter hike. The trail was well broken out the whole way up. No snowshoes necessary. We got by just fine with spikes.
The summit was pretty windy and we didn't linger too long. Took us about 2 hours 45 minutes to climb including stops. The descent was only 1 hour and 15 minutes." — fairhiker • Jan 5, 2020
"Teamed up with Elizabeth for a loop hike of Webster, Jackson, Pierce. I needed the 4000 footers for my Grid, and Elizabeth needed Webster. Beautiful day for a hike. Great views. " — newenglandwarrior • Sep 13, 2019
"Single-day Presidential Traverse to finish off 3 days of peakbagging and Appalachian Trail redlining in White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire. The Traverse, spanning Pinkham Notch to Crawford Notch, covered 25 miles and 8,300 feet of elevation gain in 14 hours moving. " — wacbravo • Sep 9, 2019
"Last week we were all set to go camping ... a nice long weekend of relaxing. At the last minute our friends talked us into joining them to complete one of the Northeast Ultra 8's - the Presidential Traverse - 24 miles and 9200 feet of gain over some tough terrain. It was not my best day, I wasn't feeling it and I was slower - thankfully these guys were not worried about pace and instead they were all about enjoying the day, working together to get it done and keeping it fun - so thankful for a great crew!" — deb-and-rob • Aug 31, 2019
"Incredible day for a winter hike in the Presis. Trail conditions to Pierce were excellent, from there to Eisenhower not as packed, but still good for snowshoes. Bright blue skies made the snow sparkle, and pics of Mt Wash and other were perfect. Temps in the 20s and low wind made for an enjoyable summit experience." — Alohabuffy • Feb 17, 2019
"Teamed up with Molly and Katie for these two peaks today. I only needed Eisenhower for my Grid. We tagged both of them. Went off trail a few times between the two peaks. Windy on Eisenhower. We did not stay long." — newenglandwarrior • Feb 3, 2019
"My friend, Nora, my Golden, Kali and I left the car on 302 below the lake @ 9:13am and headed up the road to Crawford Path. It was very humid, and even though it was not hot, we were soon sweating like mad. It took us until 11:35 to reach the junction of the Mizpah Cutoff, which was 1.9 mi. We kept going on Crawford to the top of Pierce, which was another 1.2 mi. We stopped just below the summit and took some pictures, and talked to people, then we summited at about 1:00pm and had lunch.
At 1:20, we left Mt. Pierce and hiked down the .9 mi to Mizpah Spring Hut, arriving at 2:00. We refilled our water bottles and left the hut at 2:20 on the Webster Cliff Trail to hike the 1.6 mi to Mt Jackson. My left knee started bothering me somewhere along this stretch. We summited Mt Jackson at 3:50 pm, took some pictures and headed down the Webster/Jackson Trail at 4:05. I'd remembered the fairly steep stuff at the top of Mt. Jackson, but had forgotten that the whole trail down was fairly rough, steep, off and on and didn't make for a fast down. It was only 2.6 mi to 302, but it was not a quick and easy 2.6 mi.
About halfway down, I slipped on a wet boulder and slammed my right knee and ..." — Hufflepuff • Sep 16, 2018
"Nice gradual incline! Gibbs falls is worth the short side trail. Sounds of running water accompanied us for a good portion of the hike. Beautiful views at the top! We could see Mt Eisenhower looming over pierce in the background and the ridge to travel onto to get to it was clearly laid out for miles. " — kaylajean • Aug 25, 2018
"Up eisenhower and pierce...Curran & I started our day at 4am to be back to celebrate with our mothers. Great weather, amazing morning....snow and monorail still up there....spikes on and off but tank tops and spikes are my favorite hiking combination!" — shay-shay • May 13, 2018
"Southern Presi loop with Roger...Up to Eisenhower....underestimated the amount of fresh snow...we decided to try a trail new to us and then headed across pierce and to jackson. We had to break trail up to Eisenhower and from the hut to Jackson. A gorgeous day with warmer temps and just a little wind." — shay-shay • Apr 11, 2018
"Summit completely socked in with fog. Had lunch and waited, fed the gray jays and waited. Still all fog, left for Mizpah, got to the So. Pierce knoll and saw Mt Wash clear as day. Turned around and went back to summit. Really neat under cast all around Eisenhower. Not much wind at all, not much sun either, temps 25ish." — Alohabuffy • Dec 2, 2017
"I hiked up the Crawford Path to the Mizpah Spring Cutoff, poked my nose into the hut and went up the Webster Cliff Trail to Mount Pierce. Met a couple guys at the summit who were just leaving, so I had it all to myself for a while. Awesome day. It clouded up for about a minute when I first got to the summit, but the sun won out and the views were beautiful. :)
Went back down to the hut to spend the night and meet up with the group I planned to hike with the following day." — Hufflepuff • Sep 15, 2017
"Honestly, Pierce wasn't very interesting at all. I didn't even realize I had summited the mountain until I was descending. Once back below treeline, the warm conditions became an issue because all of the snow and ice on the trees was melting and it was like hiking in a rainstorm. I made good time down to Mitzpah Hut and then continued on to my last peak of the day, Jackson. (log continued on Jackson page). " — LGH-Tom • Apr 23, 2017
"Unusually warm day in April! I hiked in my tank top up and one smart wool layer down. Went with Cathy. She got a speeding ticket on the way up : (
Did Pierce then Eisenhower.
" — laura • Apr 15, 2017
"It was a sunny but COLD day in the presidentials today! Temperatures were -5 to +5 but with wind gusts up to 60mph....so it felt quite a bit colder. We hiked crawford path to Eisenhower then grabbed Pierce and attempted to head to Jackson but couldn't find the trail...so we went back down Crawford Path. We saw two other groups of two and one solo hiker today. We had incredible views and while I would have liked it a little warmer, it was still an amazing day." — shay-shay • Mar 3, 2017
"Myself and Doug had to trailbreak up to Pierce. Early on the hike, we saw a pine marten. Just below the summit, Doug was dealing with 4 foot snowdrifts. On the summit of Pierce, we were socked in the clouds. The cloud cover broke on the way down Pierce and it became undercast to our west. We attempted to do Eisenhower afterwards but lost the trail amongst the drifts and had to turn around." — newenglandwarrior • Feb 14, 2017
"The Crawford Path was very well packed down all the way to the top, making the snow a minor issue. Not too much ice at all and few steep sections, no real need for heavy traction, but we still used microspikes. Very deep snow on top of the mountain, but still packed down making for easy walking around. Awesome winter hike, definitely recommend." — idnasyarrel • Jan 29, 2017
"Summited along with Mt. Eisenhower. It was a last minute decision to bag both. We just felt so good at the top of Eisenhower, and that lovely couple at the Dunkin' Donuts had been so inspiring. ("Oh, hike them both!" they said. "You might as well! Are you doing Jackson too?!" Darn those physically fit people.) The overall hike was great, cloudy but pleasant, with a stop at the Mizpah hut on the way down. It was mostly the 2 mile trek from the Crawford Path trailhead back to the Edmands Path parking area where we had left the car, that proved to be outrageously buggy, sweaty, and painful. ("How long, O Lord?!") Down in time for a hearty dinner at McDonald's in Lincoln." — gooner • Jul 16, 2016
"If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again. Last week we got blown off of Madison before we could summit. This week we did a last minute change of plans as the weather looked favorable for a traverse. Temps were at least 30 degrees warmer (more if you include the lack of windchill). Just under 20 miles over the highest peaks in NH." — markst-john • Mar 26, 2016
"Attempted a full Presidential Traverse last weekend, but due to weather and a lack of time, we had to bail at Washington. So this weekend we went back out and finished what we started! It was an absolutely gorgeous sunny day, hiking up and over snow covered peaks. Honestly couldn't have asked for a better hiking day!" — matt-beard • Dec 5, 2015
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