New Hampshire peaks

1,716 peaks

Highest peak

Mount Washington

6,288 ft / 1,916 m

Most summited peak

Mount Washington

928 summits

Most prominent peak

Mount Washington

6,148 ft / 1,873 m prom

New Hampshire summits

24,379 summits

First Ascent Awards

671 of 1,716 peaks 39%

Top climbing months

July 14%

August 13%

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"
"No access to the Crawford station parking lot. There were cars parking on Route 302. I parked at the AMC Highland Center which was quite packed at 8:30 a.m. Chose to wear snowshoes but trail was very well packed. Of the 20 or so people I saw on the trail, maybe 5 or 6 had snowshoes, the rest has light traction with only two bear booters. Centennial Pool was frozen and completely snow covered. At the summit, the views were crystal clear with absolutely no wind, in fact the temperatures has climbed to the positive single digits when I was there. " — rjnick • Feb 15, 2020
"Started out frosty, -11 at the trailhead, but quickly warmed up in the brilliant sun. The season doesn't matter, just hanging out at the hut, soaking up the sunshine, it is a very special place. Galehead completed our second round of NH 4ks. Great day." — Alohabuffy • Feb 9, 2020
"Led a SRKG sponsored hike up the Summit Trail. Great weather after two days of freezing rain and snow. Trail in good condition. Snowshoes the whole way. Ski lifts were frozen so we had the summit lodge all to ourselves. A nice quiet lunch by the fire!!" — goshen-bagger • Feb 8, 2020
"Left the parking lot at Camp Bell around 8:30. Temperature was 17 degrees but wind was whipping at 30-40 mph, making the wind chill -7 degrees. Used snowshoes to break traill on newly fallen powder. Some areas had a breakable ice crust layer which made going slow. Turned around prior to reaching Round Pond." — rjnick • Feb 8, 2020
"Nice half day winter hike. Well packed trail with animal tracks everywhere. Examined a coyote den just off the trail. Great views from Pikes Peak on the shoulder of Plymouth Mountain. Tried out the Peakery App for the first time." — goshen-bagger • Feb 2, 2020

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