Franconia Range
| Franconia Range | |
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Franconia Ridge viewed from Mount Lincoln, with the sharp peaks of Mount Flume (left) and Mount Liberty (right) visible behind the ridge.
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| Highest point | |
| Peak | Mount Lafayette |
| Elevation | 5,249 ft (1,600 m) |
| Coordinates | 44°9.65′N 71°38.68′W / 44.16083°N 71.64467°WCoordinates: 44°9.65′N 71°38.68′W / 44.16083°N 71.64467°W |
| Geography | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Hampshire |
| Parent range | White Mountains, Appalachian Mountains |
| Borders on | Twin Range and Kinsman Ridge |
The Franconia Range is a mountain range located in the White Mountains of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. It is the second-highest range of peaks (after the Presidential Range) in the White Mountains.
Franconia Ridge is a prominent ridge which forms the backbone of the range, stringing together all of its major summits.
From north to south, the highest summits of the range include:
The summits marked with an asterisk (*) are included on the Appalachian Mountain Club's peak-bagging list of "Four-thousand footers" in New Hampshire.
The Franconia Range hosts the third largest connected area of alpine tundra in the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, only surpassed by the Presidential Range and the Katahdin massif.
Approximately 2.5 miles (4.0 km) along the crest of the ridge is in the alpine zone. This area runs from the treeline just below the summit of Little Haystack all the way to the treeline north of Mount Lafayette, and affords constant 360-degree views of the White Mountains. To the east of the ridge lies the rugged and uninhabited Pemigewasset Wilderness.
While Mount Liberty and Mount Flume are almost entirely forested, their summits rise just above the treeline, and provide spectacular views.
The Franconia Ridge Trail, which coincides with the Appalachian Trail from Mount Lafayette to Mount Liberty, traverses the ridge over all the aforementioned mountains.
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