Mt Pierce
#27, Climbed solo on 2003-10-11
From Mt Clinton Road
VAuto to Mt Clinton Rd 2:16, 126
miles
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Start 2003-10-11
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Elevation
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Miles
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Hours
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Mt Clinton Rd
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1920
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bridge
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2000
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0.4/0.40
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0:11
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Gibbs Falls
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2200
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0.6/0.54
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0:15
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leave brook
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2600
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1.2/1.33
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0:46
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Mizpah Cutoff
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3380/3500
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1.9/1.86
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1:40/1:16
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jct Webster Cliff Trail
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4250
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3.1/3.06
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2:45/2:05
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Pierce Summit
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4312
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3.2/3.14
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2:50/2:09
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jct Crawford Path
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4250
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3.3/3.25
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2:55/2:23
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stream
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4090
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4.0
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south Eisenhower Loop
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4450
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4.5/4.38
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3:40/3:07
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north Eisenhower Loop
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4400
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5.0/4.91
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3:35
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Mt Eisenhower Trail
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4450
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5.2/5.0
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4:05/3:38
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Mt Franklin path
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4990
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6.2/5.93
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4:45/4:32
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Mt Monroe Loop
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5075
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6.4/6.28
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4:55/4:51
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Mt Monroe Summit
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5372
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6.8/6.70
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5:15/5:40
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Lakes of the Clouds Hut
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5012
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7.1/7.10
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5:25/6:03
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Cog Railway
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2700
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9.50
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8:19
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Base Road Parking Lot
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2500
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10.2/10.3
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7:25/8:34
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Mt Clinton Road
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2100
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11.2/11.2
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7:45/8:52
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Car
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1920
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14.5
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8:50
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I got up a 5:30.
Prepared everything and went out the door.
D'oh! Forgot Camera and GPS.
Went back in and got them.
Drove to Tyngsboro Mobil, filled up, left at 6:06, 49 degrees.
About Exit 4, D'oh! forgot lunch in fridge.
Well, I'll improvise.
In Merrimack 41 degrees and fog.
Stopped at exit 20 McDonalds.
Got 3 sausages and 3 english muffins.
Ate one of each.
Continued North, fog lifted at Tripoli Road.
No hint of snow in Franconia Notch.
Passing Cannon Mt, temp hit 50.
Go to trail head at 8:45.
Departed at 8:52.
Got to Pierce summit in 2:09.
70 degrees on summit.
Walked along Crawford Path to Monroe Loop.
Climbed Little Monroe, then Monroe.
Decided that going down sooner was better than later, so didn't return
on Crawford Path to Edmands Trail, went past Lakes of the Clouds Hut and
down Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail.
[ It turns out that since I had walked 6.7 miles to reach this point,
returning the same way would be a 13.4 mile journey. ]
ART was steep slippery and wet.
Ended up at Marshfield Station.
Walked down Base Station Road to Mt Clinton Road.
Got about 400 feet down Mt Clinton Road when George asks "How's it
going?"
I say, "It will be great in 2.8 miles." (That was as the crow flys,
it was 3.3 miles in reality)
He says, "So you're not returning to the nearby trailhead?"
I say, "No."
He offers a ride -- sold!
He had climbed Webster and Jackson today.
[ I had walked 4.5 miles since Monroe summit and had 3.3 miles remaining.
Without the ride, the return leg would have been 7.8 miles, or 1.1 miles
longer. Since I got a ride I saved 2.2 miles by choosing this route.
]
Took this shot of Lincoln from the Lafayette Place parking area on
the way North
Gibbs Falls - just a short way up the Crawford Path
Fork in road
Mts Eisenhower and Washington in background
Pierce Summit
Mts Eisenhower and Washington in background
Mt Washington Hotel
Still Mt Washington Hotel
The view south
Mt Isolation with Wildcat in background
Actual Hike
Continued here