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At its highest point, the mountain is 3,148 ft (960 m) high. [2] At the summit, an old fire tower offers excellent views of both Vermont and New Hampshire. [3] On a clear day, the view extends as far east as Maine and as far north as Quebec. [4] The Monadnock Mountain Trail ascends the eastern slope of the mountain.
Mount Sunapee Summit of Mount Monadnock. The MSGT extends from the summit of Mount Monadnock to the summit of Mount Sunapee through Cheshire County, Sullivan County, and Merrimack County. The MSG passes through the following incorporated communities: Jaffrey, Dublin, Harrisville, Nelson, Stoddard, Washington, Goshen, and Newbury, New Hampshire. [1]
The most popular trails are the White Dot Trail, 2.2 miles (3.5 km), the shortest but steepest ascent to summit, accessible from the Monadnock State Park headquarters and campground on the southeast side of the mountain; and the White Arrow Trail, 2.3 miles (3.7 km) to summit, considered the easiest ascent, via the Old Toll Road (Halfway House ...
Significant networks of shorter hiking trails intersect the M&M trail, most notably on the Holyoke and Mount Tom ranges, in Wendell and Erving State Forests, on Northfield Mountain, and on Mount Monadnock. [1] [3] The M&M trail is primarily used for hiking, backpacking, and in the winter, snowshoeing.
After the Metacomet-Monadnock-Mattabesett trail system, the trail is sometimes called the Triple-M Trail. [1] The 215-mile (346 km) route extends through 41 communities from Guilford, Connecticut , at Long Island Sound over the Metacomet Ridge , through the highlands of the Pioneer Valley of Massachusetts , to the New Hampshire state border.
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.
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]
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