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Grand Monadnock, New Hampshire

Elevation: 3150+ feet, 960+ meters

Elevation Info:	Elevation range: 960 - 966 m (6-meter closed contour) NAVD88 Elevation: 3149 ft / 960 m (Range 960 - 3155 m)
Alternate Name(s)	Mount Monadnock; Monadnock
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	42° 51' 40'' N; 72° 6' 30'' W 42.861117, -72.108292 (Dec Deg) 736236E 4749449N Zone 18 (UTM)
Country	United States
State/Province	New Hampshire
County/Second Level Region	Cheshire (Highest Point)
City/Town	Jaffrey
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The ledgy, rocky summit area of Monadnock is often thronged with hundreds of hikers.

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Ranges

Continent: North America
Range2: Appalachian Mountains
Range3: Northern U.S. Appalachians
Range4: New England Upland
Range5: Southern New Hampshire

Drainage Basins

Connecticut
Long Island Sound
Atlantic Ocean

Contoocook (HP)
Merrimack
Gulf of Maine
Atlantic Ocean

Topo Map

Monadnock Mountain O42072g1 1:25,000

Prominence

Clean Prominence: 2130 ft/649 m
Optimistic Prominence: 2169 ft/661 m
Key Col: 1020 ft/311 m  (20 foot contour)
Col elevation in range between 1000 and 1020 feet.
    Topo Map: Mount Cardigan O43071f8 1:24,000
    Key Col Lat/Long: 43° 37' 34'' N; 71° 58' 31'' W
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Isolation

41.23 mi/66.35 km
Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:
    Haystack Mountain  (W)
Isolation Limit Point: 42° 54' 49'' N; 72° 55' 2'' W
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Route #1

Maintained Hiking Trail: White Arrow Trail
Trailhead: 1500 ft/457 m
Vertical Gain: 1650 ft/503 m
Distance (one way): 3.05 mi/4.91 km

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