Mount Franklin (New Hampshire)
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Mount Franklin | |
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The southern
Presidential Range
viewed from the west, with (L-R):
Mount Washington
,
Mount Monroe
, Mount Franklin, and
Mount Eisenhower
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 5000+ ft (1524+ m) [1] |
Prominence | 25 ft (7.6 m) [1] |
Parent peak | Mount Monroe |
Coordinates | 44°14′58″N 71°19′50″W / 44.24951°N 71.3306312°W / 44.24951; -71.3306312 [2] |
Geography | |
Country | United States |
State | New Hampshire |
District | Coös County |
Subdivision | Sargent's Purchase |
Parent range | Presidential Range |
Topo map | USGS Stairs Mountain |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Hike |
Mount Franklin is a mountain in Coös County , New Hampshire , United States. The mountain is named after Benjamin Franklin and is part of the Presidential Range of the White Mountains . Note that Ben Franklin was not a president. Mount Franklin is flanked to the northeast by Mount Monroe , and to the southwest by Mount Eisenhower .
Mount Franklin drains on the northwest side into the Ammonoosuc River , thence into the Connecticut River and into Long Island Sound in Connecticut . On the southeast side, Franklin drains into the Dry River , thence into the Saco River , and into the Gulf of Maine in Maine .
The Appalachian Trail , a 2,170-mile (3,490 km) National Scenic Trail from Georgia to Maine , crosses Mount Franklin as it traverses the main ridge of the Presidentials from Crawford Notch to the summit of Mount Washington . Franklin stands on the northwest side of the Dry River Wilderness .
Although well over 4,000 feet (1,200 m) in height, the Appalachian Mountain Club doesn't consider Franklin a " four-thousand footer " because it stands no more than 65 feet (20 m) above the col on the ridge from Mount Monroe, making it a secondary summit of that peak.
See also
References
- 1 2 "Mount Franklin, New Hampshire" . Peakbagger.com . Retrieved 2013-01-30 .
- ↑ "Mount Franklin" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2013-01-30 .
External links
- "Mount Franklin" . SummitPost.org .