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Notches of the White Mountains - Crawford Notch

Crawford Notch is the steep and narrow gorge of the Saco River in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, located almost entirely within the town of Hart’s Location. Roughly half of that town is contained in Crawford Notch State Park.
The notch is at the upper or northern end of this gorge (constituting the extreme southern [...]

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Notches of the White Mountain -Pinkham Notch

Pinkham Notch (elevation 2032 ft. / 619 m) is a mountain pass in the White Mountains of north-central New Hampshire, United States. The notch is a result of extensive erosion by the Laurentide ice sheet during the Wisconsinian ice age. Pinkham Notch was eroded into a glacial U-shaped valley whose walls are formed by the [...]

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Hike the Presidentials - Mt. Madison

Mount Madison is a mountain in the Presidential Range of New Hampshire in the United States. The Appalachian Mountain Club’s Madison Spring Hut is located in the col between Mt. Madison and Mt. Adams.
Mountains in the Presidential Range are named for U.S. presidents, with the tallest mountain — Mt. Washington — named for the first [...]