2. New England 4000+ ft Mountains

Mt. Moosilauke (6 of 67)

Peak number 6 of 67 peaks for this year would is Mt. Moosilauke in NH at 4,802 ft. It was hiked on 4/24/14 where the conditions on the summit were in the open, but just under the clouds. Winds were averaging 39 mph and gusting up to 52 mph which made the 23 degree temperature have a windchill of 2. The hike was 7.61 miles with 3,442 ft of vertical gain. Trails used were the Glencliff Trail, South Peak Spur and Carriage Road
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Getting close to the summit as I go over an icy patch in the trail. It was around here I was starting to feel the force of the wind
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Getting close to the summit as I go over an icy patch in the trail. It was around here I was starting to feel the force of the wind

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  • The Moosilauke summit about a mile away
  • The Carriage Road leads up the ridge to the Moosilauke summit
  • Rime has formed on the summit cairn at the South Peak
  • The rime ice was pretty impressive here. The ice feathers were about 4 inches long
  • The view to the west from the South Peak summit
  • A closure look at the Carriage Road heading up the ridge to the summit
  • There was still plenty of snow on the Carriage Road. It looked to still be at least 3 feet deep in places
  • Since the last major storm, a moose has been up the trail for quite a ways. It only sunk in deep a handful of times in almost 3/4 of a mile
  • Rime is getting thicker and thicker on the trees
  • A closer look at a tree next to the trail
  • Getting close to the summit as I go over an icy patch in the trail. It was around here I was starting to feel the force of the wind
  • The summit ahead
  • Looking back on the Carriage Road. It went from 3 foot deep snow to only 6 inch thick ice in less than 20 feet
  • The summit of Mt. Moosilauke
  • Rocks at the summit covered in rime
  • Part of an old hotel foundation at the summit area
  • The open summit area to the north. Finally on my third attempt I had something for a view in this direction
  • The Gorge Brook Trail heading off to the east from the summit
  • The view to the northeast from the summit
  • Franconia Ridge can be seen to the northeast. The highest summits of the ridge are just into the clouds
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