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Loon Mountain is a mountain in Lincoln and Livermore, New Hampshire, in Grafton County. It is in the White Mountain National Forest . The 3,065-foot (934 m) mountain is known for Loon Mountain Ski Resort , which, like most New England mountain resorts, has expanded into an all-season recreation area.
Loon Mountain was acquired by Booth Creek Ski Holdings in 1997. [10] Booth Creek sold Loon Mountain to CNL Lifestyle in 2006, but continued to operate the resort. [11] On September 19, 2007, Boyne Resorts, a Michigan-based resort company, announced it had acquired the lease to operate Loon from Booth Creek. [12]
Loon Lake Mountains are a pair of mountains, the tallest being 3,311-foot-tall (1,009 m), near Loon Lake in Franklin County, New York. On the summit is the Loon Lake Mountain Fire Observation Station , which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.
The White Mountains are a physiographic section of the larger New England province, which in turn is part of the larger Appalachian Highlands physiographic division. [2]The magma intrusions forming the White Mountains today were created 124 to 100 million years ago as the North American Plate moved westward over the New England hotspot.
Loon Mountain Resort: Lincoln: New Hampshire: 3,050 950 2,100 370 61 12 163 $104 December 8, 2019 [295] McIntyre Ski Area: Manchester: New Hampshire: 510 340 169 37 10 5 $42 December 8, 2019 [296] Mt. Eustis Ski Hill: Littleton: New Hampshire: 1,373 1,133 240 1 $5 December 8, 2019 [297] Mount Prospect Ski Tow: Lancaster: New Hampshire: 1,700 ...
Gaǥeit is named after the common loon (kagit). [42] The common loon is the provincial bird of Ontario and is depicted on the Canadian one-dollar coin, which has come to be known affectionately as the "loonie". [43] The common loon is the official state bird of Minnesota. [44] Mercer, Wisconsin, promotes itself as the "Loon Capital of the World ...
Loon Lake a novel by E.L. Doctorow, is set in this area. A large private estate on the lake is the main setting for this 1930's Depression-era story. Loon Lake is mentioned in Chapter XLII of Theodore Dreiser's novel The Titan. Loon Lake is the subtitle of Symphony #63 by American Composer Alan Hovhaness, composed in 1988.
The Franconia Ridge Trail, which coincides with the Appalachian Trail from Mount Lafayette to Mount Liberty, traverses the ridge over all the aforementioned mountains. One hike on the ridge is an 8.9-mile (14.3-km) loop involving the Falling Waters Trail, the Franconia Ridge Trail, the Greenleaf Trail, and the Old Bridle Path, which includes ...