New Hampshire peaks
New Hampshire summits
First Ascent Awards
704 of 1,740 peaks 40%
Top climbing months
July 14%
August 14%
June 12%
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"
Latest summits

"Parked at the closed gate for the summit road. After hiking the road (wintertime) went up Winslow (bare booted) and down Barlow (with the spikes) since I was burning daylight. Only a few icy spots to be aware of on both trails. One more Firetower climb left!" — SteveM_StickMan • Jan 14, 2021

"A quick late afternoon hike to knock off another active Fire Tower/Farmington NH high point from the list. I wore my new microspikes this time... definitely needed here. Made it to the top before the sunset and clouds ruined the 360 degree view, which is still pretty impressive. Not enough time to check out Little Blue Job... another day." — SteveM_StickMan • Jan 12, 2021
"Had a great time on this hike. Started out be going through Franconia Notch where it was almost fog like. Very cloudy to begin. Parked at Seven Dwarfs for winter trailhead access. Adds an extra 1.5 miles each way. Little River was semi-raging and we had to go about a tenth of a mile beyond the third water crossing to find a safe ice bridge. North Twin trail is steep at the top, some unconsolidated snow made climbing difficult in spikes. Switched to snowshoes and it was much better. Once we emerged onto the rocks though, we were treated to a fantastic undercast with bright blue skies. It is one of the most astonishingly beautiful things to see. An ocean of clouds at your feet. There was Mt Wash, only its upper seen above the clouds. Not cold really, about 30 deg. As we made it to South Twin, the clouds were starting to dissipate. And a strong cold wind arrived too. South Twin has the best views in the Whites!" — Alohabuffy • Jan 10, 2021

"Hiked up the Gunstock Mt. (orange) Trail from the Lower Carriage Rd. pkg. area since the gate was now closed. The occasional icy sections were easily bypassed using careful common sense (I didn't have micros). A clear sunny winter's day made my day! Lots of people taking advantage of the nice weather both on the trails and skiing." — SteveM_StickMan • Jan 10, 2021

"After hiking to Gunstock, I followed the BRT down through the col and up to the summit of this active fire tower/county high point. The occasional icy sections were easily bypassed using careful common sense (I didn't have micros). A clear sunny winter's day made my day! The Red Trail down to the closed pkg. lot road had a few inches more snow so there were hardly any icy patches :) My 12th NH Fire Tower summit. Just 3 more to go..." — SteveM_StickMan • Jan 10, 2021