Mount Kearsarge in Spring by William F. Paskell (1866–1951)Stereoscopic image titled "Mt. Kiarsarge from the Meadows, No. Conway, N.H." by 19th century North Conway photographer Nathan W. Pease
Kearsarge North is located on the eastern fringe of the White Mountains. It is drained by various brooks into the Saco River.
There are two hiking routes up Kearsarge. The first, and most popular, is the 3.1-mile (5.0km) Mount Kearsarge North Trail, which ascends 2,600 feet (790m) from the North Conway side of Hurricane Mountain Road, near Intervale. The Weeks Brook Trail, a much less-used 4.7-mile (7.6km) route, approaches Kearsarge from the east, from a trailhead on Forest Road 317 in Chatham. It has a slightly higher vertical gain at approximately 2,740 feet.[3]
The Pequawket Fire Tower was built in 1913 and staffed by the state and the US Forest Service until 1960. In 1991, the fire tower was added to the National Historic Lookout Register,[5] and is open to visitors to the summit of Kearsarge North.
↑Daniell, Gene; Smith, Steven D. (2003). White Mountain Guide (27thed.). Appalachian Mountain Club Books. ISBN9781929173228.
↑Baird, Iris W.; Haartz, Chris (1992). NH Lookout Towers - A Short History. Third Annual Conference of the Forest Fire Lookout Association. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
↑"Pequawket Fire Tower". National Historic Lookout Register. Retrieved January 31, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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