Appalachian Mountain Club
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| Abbreviation | AMC |
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| Formation | 1876 |
| Founder | Edward Charles Pickering |
| Type | Non-governmental organization |
| 04-6001677 | |
| Legal status | 501(c)(3) charitable organization |
| Purpose | Environmental quality, protection, and beautification |
| Headquarters | 5 Joy Street, Boston, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 42°21′29″N 71°03′55″W / 42.357961°N 71.065403°WCoordinates: 42°21′29″N 71°03′55″W / 42.357961°N 71.065403°W |
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Region
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Northeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic United States |
| Services | Environmental Education and Outdoor Survival Programs |
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Membership
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150,000 members, advocates, and supporters as of 2013[update]. |
| John D. Judge | |
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Chair of the Board of Directors
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Rol Fessenden |
| Publication | Appalachia |
| Subsidiaries | AMC Maine Woods Inc AMC MW Funding Inc AMW MW II LLC |
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Revenue (2014)
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$30,302,542 |
| Expenses (2014) | $23,918,243 |
| Endowment | $61,929,583(2014) |
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Employees
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686 |
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Volunteers
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16,000 |
| Slogan | Your Connection to the Outdoors |
| Mission | To promote the protection, enjoyment, and understanding of the mountains, forests, waters, and trails of the Appalachian region. |
| Website | outdoors |
Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) is one of the United States' oldest outdoor groups. Created in 1876 to explore and preserve the White Mountains in New Hampshire, it has expanded throughout the northeastern U.S., with 12 chapters stretching from Maine to Washington, D.C. The AMC's 150,000 members, advocates, and supporters (as of 2013[update]) mix outdoor recreation, particularly hiking and backpacking, with environmental activism. Additional activities include cross-country skiing, whitewater and flatwater canoeing and kayaking, sea kayaking, sailing, rock climbing and bicycle riding. The Club has about 2,700 volunteers, who lead roughly 7,000 trips and activities per year. The organization publishes a number of books, guides, and trail maps.
Appalachian Mountain Club was organized in 1876, incorporated in 1878, and authorized by legislative act of 1894 to hold mountain and forest lands as historic sites. The club was formed by the efforts of Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professor Edward Charles Pickering and Samuel Hubbard Scudder, who invited fellow Boston academics and vacationers to form a group interested in mountain exploration. The club aims to preserve the beauty of mountain forests, waters, historic sites and resorts; to render them attractive to visitors and excursionists; to publish accurate maps thereof; and to collect scientific data concerning the mountains. The group helped map the White Mountains and in 1888 built the first of eight High Huts in the range, modeled on Alpine shelters.
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