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Mount Monadnock, or Grand Monadnock, is a mountain in the town of Jaffrey, New Hampshire. [3] It is the most prominent mountain peak in southern New Hampshire and is the highest point in Cheshire County. It lies 38 miles (61 km) southwest of Concord and 62 miles (100 km) northwest of Boston. At 3,165 feet (965 m), Mount Monadnock is nearly ...
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.
An inselberg (or monadnock) is an isolated hill, knob, ridge, outcrop, or small mountain that rises abruptly from a gently sloping or virtually level surrounding plain. The following is a list of notable inselbergs worldwide.
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]
Mount Monadnock: Little Attitash Mountain: Carroll Bartlett: 2,504 feet (763 m) Attitash Mountain: Middle Sugarloaf: Grafton Bethlehem: 2,503 feet (763 m) Lovewell Mountain: Sullivan Washington: 2,473 feet (754 m) Jericho Mountain (or Black Mountain) Coös Berlin: 2,454 feet (748 m) Russell Mountain: Grafton Woodstock: 2,424 feet (739 m) Little ...
In this context, monadnock is used to describe a mountain that rises from an area of relatively flat and/or lower terrain. For instance, Mount Monadnock rises 610 metres (2,000 ft) above its surrounding terrain and stands, at 965 m (3,165 ft), nearly 300 m (1,000 ft) higher than any mountain peak within 48 km (30 mi). [8]
Of the most prominent summits of California, only Mount Whitney exceeds 3000 meters (9843 feet) of topographic prominence. Five peaks exceed 2000 meters (6562 feet), nine peaks are ultra-prominent summits with more than 1500 meters (4921 feet), and 35 peaks exceed 1000 meters (3281 feet) of topographic prominence.
Mount Watatic is a 1,832-foot (558 m) monadnock located just south of the Massachusetts–New Hampshire border, in the United States, at the southern end of the Wapack Range. It lies in Ashburnham, Massachusetts and Ashby, Massachusetts. The 22-mile (35 km) Wapack Trail and the 92-mile (148 km) Midstate Trail both cross the mountain.