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Record SL-846513 · Wikidata Q6414295

Kinsman Mountain

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Elevation
1,328 m
4,358 ft
Prominence
Isolation
Coordinates
44.1230° N, 71.7367° W
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Kinsman Mountain
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Description

Wikipedia

Kinsman Mountain is a mountain located in Grafton County, New Hampshire. It is named after Nathan Kinsman, an early resident of Easton, New Hampshire, and is part of the Kinsman Range of the White Mountains. To the northeast, Kinsman is connected by The Cannon Balls ridge to Cannon Mountain. The west side of Kinsman drains into Reel and Slide Brooks, thence into the Ham Branch of the Gale River, the Gale River, Ammonoosuc River, Connecticut River, and into Long Island Sound in Connecticut. The east side drains into Cascade Brook, thence into the Pemigewasset River, the Merrimack River, and into the Gulf of Maine in Massachusetts. The south face drains into Eliza Brook, thence into Harvard Brook, another tributary of the Pemigewasset. The Appalachian Mountain Club considers both North and South Kinsman to be "four-thousand footers" because the divide between them gives the former more than 200 ft (61 m) of topographic prominence. South Kinsman is the sixth most prominent of the White Mountains, and is the highest point between Franconia Notch and Kinsman Notch. The summit of North Kinsman Mountain is viewless, but a short bushwhack to the east takes hikers to steep granite ledges that fall off to Kinsman Pond and offer views of Cannon Mountain, South Kinsman, Franconia Ridge, and Lonesome Lake.

Best months

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
North Peak Kinsman Mountain 1,309 m N 0° 1.2 km
The Cannonballs West 1,126 m N 18° 2.8 km
Bald Peak 750 m NW 337° 3.0 km
The Cannon Balls 1,115 m NE 31° 3.1 km
Beech Hill 828 m SW 214° 3.6 km
Beech Hill 714 m SW 243° 3.9 km

Climbing routes

nearest first
Route Area Grade From summit
Chimney Blocks Indian Head Cliff on Mt. Pemigewasset 4b 4.2 km
Layback Chimney Indian Head Cliff on Mt. Pemigewasset 5b 4.2 km
Red Power? variation Corner Arete Indian Head Cliff on Mt. Pemigewasset 6b+ 4.2 km
Amphitheater Indian Head Cliff on Mt. Pemigewasset 5b 4.2 km
Broken Down Palace Indian Head Cliff on Mt. Pemigewasset 5c 4.2 km
Smashed Indian Head Cliff on Mt. Pemigewasset 5c 4.2 km
Bill Escapes Doolin boulder 7b+ 4.3 km
Battle of Ingalles Doolin boulder 6c+ 4.3 km
Starshine Crack Bittercreek boulder V3 4.4 km
LBM VS CH Little Big Man V0+ 4.9 km
Lakota Cracks Little Big Man V2+ 4.9 km
Punk Hippie Gonzo Wall 6c 5.1 km
Dr. Pill Gonzo Wall 6c 5.1 km
Hippie Pill Gonzo Wall 6c+ 5.1 km
Screwjack Arete Gonzo Wall 6a 5.1 km
Way in the Wumboness Wumbo Wall 6c+ 5.1 km
Hayduke Lives! Joker Crag 6a 5.1 km
Introduce to Anarchy Joker Crag 5c 5.1 km
Chronomancer Joker Crag 6a+ 5.1 km
Sea Shepherd Joker Crag 6b 5.1 km
Muir Power Joker Crag 5a 5.1 km
Achille's Heel 0. Henderson's Buttress 6a 5.3 km
Bull Dog 0. Henderson's Buttress 4b 5.3 km
Muir 0. Henderson's Buttress 5a 5.3 km
Our Mine's I 0. Henderson's Buttress 5c 5.3 km