Mount Guyot
Description
WikipediaMount Guyot is a mountain located in Grafton County, New Hampshire. The mountain is named after Professor Arnold H. Guyot (1807–1884) of Princeton University, and is part of the Twin Range of the White Mountains. Mount Guyot is flanked to the northwest by South Twin Mountain, to the northeast by Mount Zealand, and to the south by Mount Bond. Guyot is on the northern boundary of the Pemigewasset Wilderness. The immediate area around the summit consists of high-altitude spruce-fir forest or krummholz. The north face of Mount Guyot drains into the Little River, thence into the Ammonoosuc and Connecticut rivers, and into Long Island Sound in Connecticut. The southeast face of Guyot drains into Jumping Brook, thence into the North Fork of the East Branch of the Pemigewasset River, thence into the Pemigewasset and Merrimack rivers, and into the Gulf of Maine in Massachusetts. The southwest face of Guyot drains into the Franconia Branch of the East Branch of the Pemigewasset River. The Appalachian Trail, a 2,170-mile (3,500-km) National Scenic Trail from Georgia to Maine, runs along the ridges from South Twin to Zealand, crossing the summit of Guyot. Although well over 4,000 feet (1,200 m) in height, the Appalachian Mountain Club doesn't consider Mount Guyot a "four-thousand footer" because federal topographic maps show the summit of Guyot as rising less than 200 feet (60 m) above the col separating it from Mount Bond. More recent lidar data sets, however, show the summit rising 220 feet (67 m) above the col.
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Hiking score 0–100 · 10-yr climate averagesNeighbouring summits
| Name | Elevation | Bearing | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Zealand | 1,300 m | NE 37° | 1.7 km |
| West Bond | 1,358 m | SW 207° | 1.7 km |
| Mount Bond | 1,432 m | S 173° | 1.7 km |
| Southwest Twin | 1,328 m | W 281° | 2.2 km |
| South Twin Mountain | 1,491 m | NW 322° | 2.7 km |
| Bondcliff | 1,300 m | S 190° | 3.1 km |
Climbing routes
nearest first| Route | Area | Grade | From summit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 007 | Bondcliff | 4c | 3.1 km |
| Lady Slippers | Zealand Notch Itself: Whitewall Mountain | 4b | 4.2 km |
| Castle Keep | Zealand Notch Itself: Whitewall Mountain | 4c | 4.2 km |
| The Red Queen (unfinished) | Zealand Notch Itself: Whitewall Mountain | 5a | 4.2 km |
| The Black Knight | Zealand Notch Itself: Whitewall Mountain | 5a | 4.2 km |
| The Bow | Garfield Crag | 6b | 6.5 km |
| TR Memorial Route | Garfield Crag | 5a | 6.5 km |
| Lincoln's Pinnacle(s) via "Guy's Slide" | Mt Lincoln | 1+ | 9.2 km |
| Sugar & Spice | Middle Sugarloaf / West Face | 5c | 9.4 km |
| Brown Sugar | Middle Sugarloaf / West Face | 4b | 9.4 km |
| Electrician’s Route | Middle Sugarloaf / Main Face | 5a | 9.4 km |
| When the Dog Bites | Middle Sugarloaf / Main Face | 5b | 9.4 km |
| North (right) End Descent Gully | Middle Sugarloaf / Main Face | 1- | 9.4 km |
| Saber Rattler | Middle Sugarloaf / Main Face | 5b | 9.4 km |
| South (Left) Descent Gully | Middle Sugarloaf / Main Face | 1- | 9.4 km |
| "Suzy Q" Rap Line from the Top | Middle Sugarloaf / Main Face | 1+ | 9.4 km |
| Rock Candy | Middle Sugarloaf / Main Face | 5b | 9.4 km |
| Saber | Middle Sugarloaf / Main Face | 4c | 9.4 km |
| Skyline Promenade 5.9 R/X (?) | Middle Sugarloaf / Main Face | 5c | 9.4 km |
| Rapier | Middle Sugarloaf / Main Face | 5b | 9.4 km |
| Suzy Q (Ascent of the middle Rap-line route) | Middle Sugarloaf / Main Face | 5b | 9.4 km |
| Link-Up: P1 Bolt in the Sky to P3 Life By the Numbers | Middle Sugarloaf / Main Face | 5b | 9.4 km |
| Scepter | Middle Sugarloaf / Main Face | 5a | 9.4 km |
| Bullit - P1 Original F.A. Start (5.6-5.7 PG/R) | Middle Sugarloaf / Main Face | 4c | 9.4 km |
| Medussa (1st alternate start to Bullit) | Middle Sugarloaf / Main Face | 4b | 9.4 km |