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Mount Kearsarge (Carroll County, New Hampshire)
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Mount Kearsarge is a mountain
located about 4 miles (6 km) northeast of North Conway
, Carroll County
, New Hampshire
. The mountain's Abenaki
name is Pequawket
. On topographic maps, the mountain is referred to as "Kearsarge North", to avoid confusion with another Mount Kearsarge in central New Hampshire, about 20 miles (30 km) northwest of Concord
.
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Kearsarge is located in the eastern fringe of the White Mountains
. It is drained by various brooks into the Saco River
.
There are two hiking routes up Kearsarge. The first, and most popular, is the 3.1 miles (5 km) Mount Kearsarge North Trail, which ascends 2600 feet (792.5 m) from the North Conway side of Hurricane Mountain Road, near Intervale
. The Weeks Brook Trail, a much less-used 4.7 miles (7.6 km) route, approaches Kearsarge from the east, from a trailhead on Forest Road 317 in Chatham
.
An inn was built on the summit, only to be twice destroyed by storms. In 1909, the Appalachian Mountain Club
granted the New Hampshire Forestry Commission use of the destroyed hotel for a fire lookout. A fire tower was built and staffed by the state and the US Forest Service until 1960. In 1991, the fire tower was added to the National Historic Lookout Register, and is open to visitors to the summit of Kearsarge North.
Mountain
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located about 4 miles (6 km) northeast of North Conway
North Conway, New Hampshire
North Conway is a census-designated place in eastern Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,349 at the 2010 census. A year-round resort area, North Conway is the largest village within the town of Conway, which is bounded on the east by the Maine state line. The White...
, Carroll County
Carroll County, New Hampshire
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 43,666 people, 18,351 households, and 12,313 families residing in the county. The population density was 18/km² . There were 34,750 housing units at an average density of 14/km²...
, New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
. The mountain's Abenaki
Western Abenaki
The Abenaki are a tribe of Native American and First Nations people, one of the Algonquian-speaking peoples of northeastern North America. The Abenaki live in the New England region of the United States and Quebec and the Maritimes of Canada, a region called Wabanaki in the Eastern Algonquian...
name is Pequawket
Pequawket
The Pequawket are a Native American subdivision of the Abenaki people who formerly lived near the headwaters of the Saco River in Carroll County, New Hampshire and Oxford County, Maine...
. On topographic maps, the mountain is referred to as "Kearsarge North", to avoid confusion with another Mount Kearsarge in central New Hampshire, about 20 miles (30 km) northwest of Concord
Concord, New Hampshire
The city of Concord is the capital of the state of New Hampshire in the United States. It is also the county seat of Merrimack County. As of the 2010 census, its population was 42,695....
.
White Mountains (New Hampshire)
The White Mountains are a mountain range covering about a quarter of the state of New Hampshire and a small portion of western Maine in the United States. Part of the Appalachian Mountains, they are considered the most rugged mountains in New England...
. It is drained by various brooks into the Saco River
Saco River
The Saco River is a river in northeastern New Hampshire and southwestern Maine in the United States. It drains a rural area of of forests and farmlands west and southwest of Portland, emptying into the Atlantic Ocean at Saco Bay, from its source. It supplies drinking water to roughly 250,000...
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There are two hiking routes up Kearsarge. The first, and most popular, is the 3.1 miles (5 km) Mount Kearsarge North Trail, which ascends 2600 feet (792.5 m) from the North Conway side of Hurricane Mountain Road, near Intervale
Intervale, New Hampshire
Intervale is an unincorporated village located on the boundary between the towns of Bartlett and Conway in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. The village is part of the Mount Washington Valley, a resort area that also includes the communities of North Conway and Jackson.Intervale is found along...
. The Weeks Brook Trail, a much less-used 4.7 miles (7.6 km) route, approaches Kearsarge from the east, from a trailhead on Forest Road 317 in Chatham
Chatham, New Hampshire
Chatham is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 337 at the 2010 census. It is located in the White Mountains, and except for the southeast corner, all of Chatham is in the White Mountain National Forest...
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An inn was built on the summit, only to be twice destroyed by storms. In 1909, the Appalachian Mountain Club
Appalachian Mountain Club
The Appalachian Mountain Club is one of the United States' oldest outdoor groups. Created in 1876 to explore and preserve the White Mountains in New Hampshire, it has expanded throughout the northeastern U.S., with 12 chapters stretching from Maine to Washington, D.C...
granted the New Hampshire Forestry Commission use of the destroyed hotel for a fire lookout. A fire tower was built and staffed by the state and the US Forest Service until 1960. In 1991, the fire tower was added to the National Historic Lookout Register, and is open to visitors to the summit of Kearsarge North.