New Hampshire peaks

1,740 peaks

Highest peak

Mount Washington

6,288 ft / 1,916 m

Most summited peak

Mount Washington

970 summits

Most prominent peak

Mount Washington

6,148 ft / 1,873 m prom

New Hampshire summits

26,307 summits

First Ascent Awards

698 of 1,740 peaks 40%

Top climbing months

July 14%

August 14%

June 13%

New Hampshire mountains highlights

  • The Appalachian Trail cuts across New Hampshire over the highest of the craggy White Mountains including the highest, Mt Washington 6288 ft.
  • Due to close proximity to the Boston area, many of these peaks are extremely popular with weekend hikers.
  • Solitary Mount Monadnock 3,165 ft in southern New Hampshire is one of the most climbed peaks in the world, perhaps 2nd only to Mount Fuji in Japan.
  • The 4000 Footers Challenge is the most popular peak challenge in the state and one of the most popular in the US.
  • The White Mountains of New Hampshire stretch across the upper center of the state and contain all of the highest peaks in the state, collectively known as the "4000 footers"
"A fantastic day to do the loop of the three Tripyramids ascending via the North Slide and descending the South Slide. Great views including peaks we’ve done and the many on our to-do list for next trip(?). We got to witness two fighter jets playing in the sky most of the day and dropping marker flares. Ed finished his 2nd round of the 48 on the Middle peak, Tom reached #21 of the 48 and I got a peak(south Tri) on the Trailwrights list plus two more trails( North Slide and South Slide ) towards the Terrifying 25 patch. " — Nimblefoot • Oct 22, 2020
"Tom, Ed and I enjoyed a lovely hike up to the viewing tower. Unfortunately the low clouds obscured all views but we did have gusty wind that made some good video footage. Just beyond the false summit bump we found a poor snowshoe hare taking a dirt nap under the bushes. Of course on our way back to our lodging the sky cleared for a short while showing blue with some sun rays. Hopefully it’s a good sign for tomorrow’s forecast to be true and we’ll have less clouds and get some views." — Nimblefoot • Oct 21, 2020
"The three of us visited the summits of these three peaks to bring Tom up to 18 of the 48, working his way toward completing the 115. A glorious day despite a low cloud cover, canceling all views, and the occasional light rain. With recent rain and the melting of earlier snowfall the trails were turned into mini-streams and we had numerous little “ponds” to navigate through. Red lined the Kedron Flume and Willey range trails in the process." — Nimblefoot • Oct 20, 2020
"The three of us visited the summits of these three peaks to bring Tom up to 18 of the 48, working his way toward completing the 115. A glorious day despite a low cloud cover, canceling all views, and the occasional light rain. With recent rain and the melting of earlier snowfall the trails were turned into mini-streams and we had numerous little “ponds” to navigate through. Red lined the Kedron Flume and Willey range trails in the process." — Nimblefoot • Oct 20, 2020
"The three of us visited the summits of these three peaks to bring Tom up to 18 of the 48, working his way toward completing the 115. A glorious day despite a low cloud cover, canceling all views, and the occasional light rain. With recent rain and the melting of earlier snowfall the trails were turned into mini-streams and we had numerous little “ponds” to navigate through. Red lined the Kedron Flume and Willey range trails in the process." — Nimblefoot • Oct 20, 2020

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