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The Gorge Brook Trail ascends Mount Moosilauke from the Dartmouth College Ravine Lodge. Mount Moosilauke is a 4,802-foot-high (1,464 m) mountain at the southwestern end of the White Mountains in the town of Benton , New Hampshire , United States.
Moosilauke Brook begins in the eastern part of Kinsman Notch, where the Lost River, flowing out of the center of the notch, joins Jackman Brook entering from the south. Moosilauke Brook runs northeast, passing through the granite gorge of Agassiz Basin and joining the Pemigewasset River in the village of North Woodstock. New Hampshire Route 112 ...
The gorge is owned by the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests and is operated as a tourist attraction, with trails and ladders accessing many of the caves. The river flows southeast from Kinsman Notch to Jackman Brook, where the two streams form Moosilauke Brook, which continues northeast through the granite gorge of Agassiz ...
The notch lies between Mount Moosilauke to the southwest and Kinsman Ridge to the northeast. [2] The Appalachian Trail crosses the height of land in the notch on its route between Moosilauke and Kinsman Ridge. [3] The trail descends Moosilauke along Beaver Brook Cascades, a long set of waterfalls descending a total of 1,200 feet (370 m). [4]
The Old Lodge (1938–2016), the former main building of the Moosilauke Ravine Lodge complex. Moosilauke Ravine Lodge is a cabin complex at the base of Mount Moosilauke in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Owned and operated by Dartmouth College, the Lodge is open to the public from May through November.
Massabesic Lake: (Abnaki) "near the great brook" Merrimack River (and town) Mount Monadnock: (Natick) "at the most prominent island" (-like mountain) Mount Moosilauke: (Abnaki) "good moose place" or "at the smooth place" Nashua River (and city): (Pennacook/Nipmuck) "between streams" Ossipee River (and town and lake): (Abnaki) "beyond the water"
The Lost River is so-named because the brook draining the southern part of Kinsman Notch disappears below the surface in a narrow, steep-walled glacial gorge. The gorge is partially filled with immense blocks of granite, through the spaces of which the brook cascades along its subterranean course until it eventually emerges and joins the Pemigewasset River, which flows southward from Franconia ...
Two times each year, the alpine and nordic ski teams complete a time trial, starting at the Moosilauke Ravine Lodge and ending at the summit of Mt Moosilauke. [31] The course follows the Gorge Brook Trail, and ascends 2387 feet (to 4802 feet ASL) across 3.6 miles. [32] [33] The course record of 36:16 was set in 2010 by Kris Freeman. [34]