Ascent of South Kinsman Mountain on 2014-04-06| Others in Party: | Dan Quinlan <3343>
Gudrun (partial)
| | Date: | Sunday, April 6, 2014 | | Ascent Type: | Successful Summit Attained | | Peak: | South Kinsman Mountain | | Location: | USA-New Hampshire | | Elevation: | 4358 ft / 1328 m |
Ascent Trip ReportApril 6, 2014
Kinsman
8:30am
Today I am headed to my final 4,000 footer in NH! Temperature in the parking lot is 30 deg F, and kinda windy. It cloudy now, but the skies are supposed to clear today.
Dad, Mom and I head up the Lonesome Lake trail, Dad and I have micro-spikes, Mom has chosen to use her snowshoes.
9:25 am
As we approached Lonesome Lake we met quite a large group of hikers headed down the mountain, I think they spent the night at the Hut. They were all bundled up and had warned us that it is windy and very cold crossing the lake. So before we ventured out on the lake we bundled up like we were ready for anything. But when we got on the lake, nothing! It was colder in the parking lot this morning! Oh well, I guess that is better than freezing. Other than removing some layers at the hut, we didn’t stop – just pressed on towards today’s goal.
11:00 am
We got to the Kinsman Ridge and the wind in blowing a little, but that is clearing out the clouds, leaving us some glimpses of a nice blue sky.
11:20am
We reached N. Kinsman and were greeted with clearing skies and some wonderful views across Franconia Notch of Lafayette and Lincoln. We took a break and some a snack before we pushed on to the real goal of the day, S. Kinsman!
12:00pm
DONE! And it is gorgeous here! The clouds have cleared leaving a beautiful blue sky and great views, but it is a bit windy. Temperature on top is 20deg and gusts up to 20 MPH, so we weren’t able to stay for too long. I had actually been on N. Kinsman 2 years ago with Dad, but then I wasn’t trying to visit all the peaks, so I waited for him there while he went to S. Kinsman. With a great views that we had today, I don’t mind having to hike these wonderful mountains again!
1:50 pm
The sun is really warming things up, ice is melting off the trees and the snow is getting pretty mushy. We made it back to the Lonesome Lake Hut where we met back up with Mom. We had a nice break in the hut eating cookies and visiting with the caretakers.
3:00pm
Back down at the car. What a spectacular day to have finished hiking my last 4000 foot peak!
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| Summary Total Data | | Total Elevation Gain: | 4000 ft / 1219 m | | Quality: | 9 (on a subjective 1-10 scale) | | Route Conditions: | Maintained Trail, Snow on Ground | | Gear Used: | Crampons | | Weather: | Cool, Breezy, Clear
Beatiful ble sky peeking through fluffy white clouds | | Ascent Statistics | | Gain on way in: | 4000 ft / 1219 m | | Distance: | 9.4 mi / 15.2 km | | Route: | Lonesome lake, fishin Jimmy, Kinsman ridge trails | | Start Trailhead: | Lafayette Campground 358 ft / 109 m | | Time: | 6 Hours 30 Minutes | | Descent Statistics | GPS Data for Ascent/Trip
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