Region
Highlights
- Wildcat Mountain's D Peak is a 4000-footer northern New Hampshire.
- The Wildcat Mountain Ski Area has lifts up to the D summit.
- Part of the Carter-Moriah Range of the White Mountains on the east side of Pinkham Notch.
- Faces Carter Dome across Carter Notch to the northeast and Mount Washington across Pinkham Notch to the west.
- Has five summits: A, B, C, D, and E Ñ along Wildcat Ridge, which curves 2 miles to the south and west. Only A and D are included in the official list of 4000 footers due to the 200 ft prominence criterion.
Routes
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37 summits • 10.2 mi • 3,077 ft gain • 4 hr 51 min
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1 summit • 18.7 mi • 6,275 ft gain • 11 hr 18 min
Latest summits

"12-27-20. Climbed the Wildcats (A,B,C,D) with Cam, Jade, Christian, Nate and Frank P. Temps were high teens to mid twenties throughout the day. Clouds faces way to blue sky once we reached the summit(s). Ice and snow, which required micro spikes. Hitting the trail at 0800 hrs was a must to complete all four peaks prior to sunset which gave plenty of time for rests, lunch and just enjoying each other company. " — Audette207 • Dec 27, 2020
"Fantastic weather day to climb up Polecat on the ski slopes and run across the ridge and back. Warm and sunny, can't beat that lookout from Wildcat A, down into Carter Notch, spectacular." — Alohabuffy • Feb 24, 2020

"Up Wildcat Ridge Tr from Pinkham notch. Terrible breaking trail entire way and super steep! Butt slid back down Polecat and walked on Route 16 back to the car at Pinkham Notch VC." — mikeinfantino • Feb 15, 2020
"Hiked with Snickers again. We did a car spot. We went up 19 Mile Brook Tr, then up to A peak first. We then headed over to D peak, then down Polecat Ski Tr. No views from the summits today. We were socked in. We had views further down the ski trail. " — newenglandwarrior • Jan 14, 2020
"Polecat Trail up to Wildcat D. Then over to A peak via Wildcat Ridge Trail. Crossed over C and B peaks but those are not marked. On the way back down Polecat had an encounter with 2 moose. Kept my distance. Had to backtrack a little and took another ski trail down. Picked up Polecat Trail further down the mountain. " — dmcosker • Aug 25, 2019
"An out and back on the Wildcats via 19 Mile Brook Tr. Some gridding in action and to visit Kate. Tagged both A and D peak. Stopped in at the hut but Kate wasn't in yet. On the way back down 19 Mile Brook, our paths met. She just drove up from PA to start her shift at Carter Notch Hut. A good day." — newenglandwarrior • Oct 4, 2018

"Parked at Wildcat Ski Resort, caught a ride to 19 Mile Brook Trail. Hiked up 19 Mile Brook Trail to Wildcat Ridge Trail, then across A, B, C and D, then down E to Pinkham Notch Visitors' Center. Caught a ride on a motorcycle back to my car. Met tons of other hikers. Fun hike, but boy was it steep going up Wildcat A from Carter Notch and going down Wildcat E! My pics are in the original post.
I originally posted this in Peakery under my Wildcat E summit, because I didn't realize you could post them all together, and I had already done A, B, C and D before, so didn't know I should post them again." — Hufflepuff • Aug 11, 2018
"Went up to get the Wildcats. Paid my $10 fee, then went up the ski slope. Did it 30 min faster then the time back in Dec. Denise C. saw me while skiing and spoke with me. Eventually reached the summit of D peak. Beautiful day." — newenglandwarrior • Apr 28, 2018

"Epic and sort of disappointing hike...
we had decided to head up the ridge trail instead of the ski trails which took more time due to careful footing...but it was well worth it for views and sense of accomplishment. We had wanted to do all of wildcat AND carter dome AND the carters...but on the descent from wildcat A to the col between carter dome we all had some sketchy falls....I wanted to keep going but my two hiking buds said it was a no go...they didn't have the strength or mental state to continue. So just the 5 Wildcats for the day. Actually using my ice axe and crampons was pretty exciting though....especially when I had to self arrest due to a slide and while sliding a crampon popped off...so quite of bit of dangerous excitement. " — shay-shay • Apr 21, 2018
"Grid day. Went up Polecat ski trail to Wildcat D first. Took 2 hours, 10 min to get up. Took lots of pauses. First hike with snowshoes so had to adjust to the extra weight. Great views from the summit." — newenglandwarrior • Dec 15, 2017