| Mount Carrigain | |
|---|---|
 View of Mt. Carrigain from Mt. Guyot, taken August 2009. Vose Spur is the knob roughly in the center of the photo, and Mount Lowell is to its left. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,683 ft (1,427 m) NAVD 88 |
| Prominence | 2,223 ft (678 m) |
| Listing | New Hampshire 4000-footers #27 New England Fifty Finest |
| Coordinates | 44°05′37″N 71°26′48″W / 44.093605719°N 71.446802778°W / 44.093605719; -71.446802778 |
| Geography | |
| Location | Grafton County, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Carrigain |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | August 27, 1857; Arnold Guyot, S. Hastings Grant, and local guide Bill Hatch, |
| Easiest route | maintained hiking trail |
Mount Carrigain is a mountain located in Grafton County, New Hampshire. The mountain is named after Phillip Carrigain, NH Secretary of State (1805–10), and is on the south side of the Pemigewasset Wilderness, the source of the East Branch of the Pemigewasset River in the heart of the White Mountains, between Franconia Notch and Crawford Notch. Carrigain is flanked to the northeast beyond Carrigain's Vose Spur by Mount Anderson and Mount Lowell across Carrigain Notch, and to the southwest by Mount Hancock. It has a fire tower at the summit, providing 360 degree views of the surrounding wilderness.
Geography
The south side of Mount Carrigain drains into the Sawyer River, thence into the Saco River, which drains into the Gulf of Maine at Saco, Maine. The east side of Mt. Carrigain drains into Carrigain Brook, thence into the Sawyer River. The north side of Carrigain drains into the East Branch of the Pemigewasset River, a tributary of the Merrimack River, which drains into the Gulf of Maine at Newburyport, Massachusetts. The west side of Carrigain drains into the Carrigain Branch of the East Branch of the Pemigewasset.
Climate
| Climate data for Mount Carrigain 44.0915 N, 71.4483 W, Elevation: 4,196 ft (1,279 m) (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 19.1 (−7.2) |
20.6 (−6.3) |
27.7 (−2.4) |
41.0 (5.0) |
53.8 (12.1) |
62.1 (16.7) |
66.7 (19.3) |
65.4 (18.6) |
59.4 (15.2) |
47.2 (8.4) |
34.3 (1.3) |
24.6 (−4.1) |
43.5 (6.4) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 11.2 (−11.6) |
12.4 (−10.9) |
19.1 (−7.2) |
31.7 (−0.2) |
44.3 (6.8) |
53.1 (11.7) |
57.9 (14.4) |
56.8 (13.8) |
50.7 (10.4) |
39.1 (3.9) |
27.7 (−2.4) |
17.8 (−7.9) |
35.2 (1.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 3.3 (−15.9) |
4.1 (−15.5) |
10.4 (−12.0) |
22.3 (−5.4) |
34.8 (1.6) |
44.2 (6.8) |
49.1 (9.5) |
48.2 (9.0) |
42.0 (5.6) |
31.0 (−0.6) |
21.1 (−6.1) |
11.1 (−11.6) |
26.8 (−2.9) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 4.90 (124) |
4.13 (105) |
4.91 (125) |
5.82 (148) |
5.80 (147) |
6.59 (167) |
5.87 (149) |
5.56 (141) |
5.36 (136) |
7.79 (198) |
6.08 (154) |
5.91 (150) |
68.72 (1,744) |
| Source: PRISM Climate Group | |||||||||||||
Vose Spur
| Vose Spur | |
|---|---|
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,862 ft (1,177 m) |
| Prominence | 222 ft (68 m) |
| Listing | #79 New England 100 Highest |
| Coordinates | 44°06′11″N 71°26′05″W / 44.102944°N 71.434647°W / 44.102944; -71.434647 |
| Geography | |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Carrigain |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | 10-mile (16 km) bushwhack, approx. 9 hours, via route below |
Vose Spur is a subpeak of Mount Carrigain, named after George L. Vose. The summit is densely wooded. It is officially trailless and counts as one of New England's one hundred highest summits. Several different approaches are possible. A talus field on the eastern slope, can be reached by bushwhacking from the Carrigain Notch Trail and offers outstanding views into Carrigain Notch and over to Mount Lowell.
See also
- List of mountains in New Hampshire
- White Mountain National Forest
- four-thousand footers
- New England Hundred Highest
- New England Fifty Finest
References
- ^ "Carrigain 2". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
- "Mount Carrigain, New Hampshire". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
- Laura and Guy Waterman. Forest and crag. Appalachian Mountain Club. ISBN 9780910146753.
- "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University". PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking Coordinates (under Location); copy Latitude and Longitude figures from top of table; click Zoom to location; click Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click 30-year normals, 1991-2020; click 800m; click Retrieve Time Series button.
- ^ "Vose Spur, New Hampshire". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
External links
- "Mount Carrigain". Appalachian Mountain Club.
- "Mount Carrigain". SummitPost.org.
- "Mount Carrigain". HikeTheWhites.com.
- "Mount Carrigain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- "Vose Spur". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- "Mt. Carrigain and Vose Spur Loop with Bushwhack". Hike-NewEngland.com
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