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Ascent of Kirkham Mountain on 2012-08-20

Climber: David Darby

Other People:

Solo Ascent
Only Party on Mountain

Date:

Monday, August 20, 2012

Ascent Type:

Successful Summit Attained

Peak:

Kirkham Mountain

Location:

USA-New Hampshire

Elevation:

3341 ft / 1018 m

Ascent Trip Report

Drove over from Winnepesaukee while vacationing. Parked at the Moosilaukee lodge parking at the end of Ravine Rd.

7:35am - Begin hiking, up the Merril Ski Loop
8:02am - Trail intersection (Dead end - Sayre, toward Ridge trail)
N.B. - the maps don't show it, but the trail goes all the way to Sayre peak.
8:09am - Summit, Sayre Peak (radio tower)
8:20am - Back at trail intersection
8:45am - Summit, Kirkham Mountain (Bushwhacked in and out)
8:59am - 10th Mt. Division Outlook sign
9:05am - Bushwhack begines
9:39am - Summit, Blue Ridge (signs indicated Blarney or something)
10:35am - Summit, Mount Waternomee (this was a hard one)
10:50am - Bushwhack done (~1.75 hrs), on ? trail (phew)
11:03am - Summit, Mount Jim
11:09am - Intersection, Beaver Brook trail
11:42am - Intersection, Benton trail
11:50am - Summit, Moosilauke
11:58am - Summit, Moosilauke-East
12:06pm - Summit, Moosilauke
12:32pm - Intersection, Carriage road trail
12:47pm - Summit, Moosilauke-South
12:51pm - Intersection, Carriage road trail
1:13pm - Intersection, Snapper trail
1:29pm - George Brook trail
1:40pm - Back to car

Summary Total Data

Elevation Gain:

267 ft / 82 m

Route Conditions:

Maintained Trail, Bushwhack

Weather:

Pleasant, Calm, Clear

Ascent Statistics

Elevation Gain:

267 ft / 82 m

Distance:

1 mi / 1.6 km

Route:

Merril Ski trail + bushwhack

Trailhead:

Sayre Peak 3074 ft / 936 m

Time Up:

36 Minutes

Descent Statistics

Ascent Part of Trip: 2012-08-20-Moosilauke

Complete Trip Sequence:

Order	Peak/Point	Date
1	Sayre Peak	2012-08-20
2	Kirkham Mountain	2012-08-20
3	Blue Ridge	2012-08-20
4	Mount Waternomee	2012-08-20
5	Mount Jim	2012-08-20
6	Mount Moosilauke	2012-08-20
7	Mount Moosilauke-East Peak	2012-08-20
8	Mount Moosilauke-South Summit	2012-08-20

GPS Data for Ascent/Trip

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Peaks: climbed and unclimbed by David Darby
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