2. New England 4000+ ft Mountains

Mt. Monroe 12.13.18

Knowing the weather for today was expected to be clear and calm, I took advantage of not having much to do and hiked Mt. Monroe (5,372 ft). I went up the Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail to the hut and then the Monroe Loop to the summit. On the summit it was 15 degrees with just a 5 mph wind, which made it very enjoyable. There were also almost no clouds at all. The hike was a total of 6.94 miles with 3,051 feet of total elevation gain
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The summit of Mt. Washington
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The summit of Mt. Washington

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  • Almost able to see the summit of Mt. Washington. The top of the towers are in sight
  • The large alpine zone above treeline
  • A closer look at the surface above treeline
  • At the AMC Lakes of the Clouds hut
  • The snow builds up on the southeastern side of the hut in winter. The main entrance is under that snow
  • The sign at the top of the Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail. As you can see, it's helpful to know the trails some before hiking them in winter as the signs can be hard or near impossible to read
  • The snow encrusted sign
  • Signs above treeline become like their own little sculptures in winter
  • The path leading up to the summit of Mt. Monroe from the hut. The official trail is actually further to the left, but hard crusty snow covering all the rocks and vegetation means it's safe to make a more direct line to the summit
  • Looking north past the hut
  • Mt. Deception and Mt. Dartmouth to the west
  • The trail up Mt. Washington can be seen crossing this snowfield
  • The summit of Mt. Washington from Mt. Monroe
  • The summit of Mt. Washington
  • Looking up the Presidential Range
  • Looking down the Presidential Range from Mt. Monroe
  • Mt. Eisenhower to the southwest
  • Franconia Ridge to the southwest
  • Mt. Willey on the other side of Crawford Notch
  • Mt. Carrigain in the distance
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