Notches of the White Mountains -Carter Notch

Carter Notch (el. 3388 feet / 1033 m) is a high mountain pass through the White Mountains of New carternotch Hampshire. It is traversed only by hiking trails. The notch is located within the White Mountain National Forest, in Coos County, New Hampshire. It is bordered to the west by Wildcat Mountain (4,422 ft/1,348 m), and to the east by Carter Dome (4,832 ft/1,473 m). There are two small ponds in the notch, the Carter Lakes, as well as a large boulder field named The Ramparts. Both are the result of a landslide in 1869. The ponds drain south through the talus barrier formed by The Ramparts. The height of land is to the north. To the north the notch drains via Nineteenmile Brook which flows into the Peabody River. Drainage to the south is into the Wildcat River, which flows into the Saco River.

Located in the notch is the Appalachian Mountain Club’s Carter Notch Hut (el. 3,288 ft/1,000 m). The notch is accessible in winter by snowshoes or backcountry skis.^[1]