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Mount Monadnock State Park headquarters. Mount Monadnock is open to hiking, backpacking, picnicking, and snowshoeing. Backcountry skiing is possible on some of the lower trails. A seasonal campground east of the mountain is maintained by the state of New Hampshire, but camping is not allowed anywhere else on the mountain.
Monadnock State Park in Jaffrey, New Hampshire, United States, is a 1,017-acre (4.12 km 2) state park located on and around 3,165-foot (965 m) Mount Monadnock. The park is surrounded by thousands of acres of protected highlands. [2] The park is open to hiking, picnicking, camping, backpacking, snowshoeing and cross country skiing. [3]
The Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway (MSG) is a 50-mile (80 km) hiking trail that traverses the highlands of southern New Hampshire from Mount Monadnock in Jaffrey to Mount Sunapee in Newbury.
Monadnock State Park rangers called the agency just before 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19, to report three hikers lost on the mountain just before dark, officials said in a news release.
Krummholz, trees stunted by harsh weather, are found on Mount Monadnock, as are several alpine bogs. [10] The northernmost stand of native rhododendron (growing naturally, not planted) in eastern North America is located just off the M&M Trail on Little Monadnock Mountain in Rhododendron State Park, New Hampshire. [5]
In addition to the frequently hiked Mount Monadnock, the region offers abundant opportunities for outdoor recreation, including four New Hampshire state parks. Pisgah State Park consists of 13,300 acres (5,400 ha) of forest, seven protected ponds popular for fishing, and six trails that may be used for hiking, mountain biking, ATVs, and ...
Monadnock Park staff contacted Fish and Game about the hikers just before 5 p.m., officials said. The wind chill temperature on Monadnock at the time was about minus-10 degrees.
Mount Monadnock; Mount Monroe; Mount Washington; Nash Stream; Nashua River; Newfound Lake; Old Man of the Mountain; Ossipee Lake; Oyster River (New Hampshire) Paugus Bay; Pemigewasset River; Phillips Brook; Province Lake; Rhododendron State Park; Rollins State Park; Saco River; Salmon Falls River; Sebbins Pond; Silver Lake (Hollis, New ...