2. New England 4000+ ft Mountains

Cannon Mtn. (4 of 67)

The fourth of 67 peaks for this year would be Cannon Mountain at 4,100 ft. It was hiked on 3/18/14 where the conditions on the summit were completely sunny and it was 13 degrees. The light wind of 7 mph (gusts of 10 mph) made for a windchill of 1 degree above 0.
The hike was 3.69 miles with 2,320 ft of vertical gain. Trails used were the Kinsman Ridge Trail and the Rim Trail
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The Rim Trail to the summit wasn't well traveled to the left. I'm still not fully sure this was actually following the summer trail
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The Rim Trail to the summit wasn't well traveled to the left. I'm still not fully sure this was actually following the summer trail

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  • The Rim Trail to the summit wasn't well traveled to the left. I'm still not fully sure this was actually following the summer trail
  • Along the Rim Trail around the summit as I get closer
  • Getting near the summit, the views keep increasing
  • A panoramic of Franconia Ridge from the Rim Trail. Mt. Flume hides behind M. Liberty though
  • Interstate 93 heading through the notch
  • The view from the summit looking over the east summit to Franconia Ridge
  • Franconia Ridge behind the east summit
  • The view northeast from the summit. The building is the upper tramway building
  • Looking to the north over the upper end of the ski lift
  • Lots of skiers/snowboarders were taking in the great views and weather today as well. More than I expected for a Tuesday
  • View to the north over the Mittersill Peak
  • The Cannon Balls and the Kinsmans to the southwest
  • Northeast Cannon Ball (lower right), North Kinsman (upper right), South Kinsman (upper left). Mt. Moosilauke just peaking up in the back over South Kinsman
  • Looking south towards Lincoln from the summit
  • Looking down the mountain side into Franconia Notch
  • Mt. Liberty across the notch with the Osceolas in the distance
  • Miles with a view of Franconia Ridge behind him
  • Miles taking in the view
  • Mt. Lafayette across the notch
  • Mt. Lincoln
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