New England 4000 Footers

Mt. Katahdin, Maine: October 3, 2013

New England’s 4000-footers showcase some of the most rugged trails and most spectacular views in the Northeast! So far, I’ve climbed 14/14 Maine 4000 footers,41/48 New Hampshire 4000 footers, and 5/5 Vermont 4000 footers. As I continue hiking the peaks of the Northeast, I will post the links and pictures from my 4000 footer adventures here! If you have any questions about which mountains, trails, and hikes are my favorites, or if you have suggestions about additional information you’d like me to share, please leave a comment below!

Maine’s 4000 Footers (14/14)

I hiked all 14 of the Maine 4000 footers between 2013 and 2016. I hiked the first 10/14 Maine 4000 footers during my 2013 Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike and the remaining Maine 4000 footers (Hamlin Peak of Katahdin and North Brother, both in Baxter State Park, and Mount Abraham and Mount Reddington in the Carrabassett Valley) during the summers of 2015 and 2016.

1. Katahdin, Baxter Peak – Baxter State Park, on AT (October 4, 2013: AT Day 149)
   • Offers spectacular 360 degree views!
   • AT 2013 Katahdin blog post: “On Top of The World (Days 148 & 149)
2. Katahdin, Hamlin Peak – Baxter State Park (August 16, 2015).
3. Sugarloaf – Carrabassett Valley, 0.6 miles from AT (Completed: September 22, 2013: AT Day 137)
   • Good views, but summit is covered with ski slopes and related equipment
   • AT 2013 Carrabassett blog post: “Swept Away (Days 134-136)”
4. Crocker Mountain – Carrabassett Valley, on AT (Completed: September 23, 2013: AT Day 138)
5. Old Speck – Mahoosuc Range, 0.3 miles from AT (Completed: September 17, 2013: AT Day 132)
   • Fire tower at summit with good views to the North
   • AT 2013 Mahoosucs blog post: “The Mahoosuks (Days 130-133)”
6. North Brother – Baxter State Park (August 15, 2015)
7. Bigelow, West Peak – Bigelow Range, on AT (Completed: September 24, 2013: AT Day 139)
   • Gorgeous 360 degree views: Sunrise/Sunset Trip Report: July 16, 2015
   • AT 2013 Bigelow blog post: “Brrrr…eautiful (Days 138-140)”
8. Saddleback – Rangeley Range, on AT (Completed: September 20, 2013: AT Day 135)
9. Bigelow, Avery Peak – Bigelow Range, on AT (Completed: September 24, 2013: AT Day 139)
   • Gorgeous 360 degree views: Sunrise/Sunset Trip Report: July 17, 2015
   • AT 2013 Bigelow blog post: “Brrrr…eautiful (Days 138-140)”
10. Mount Abraham – Carrabassett Valley (1.7 miles off of the AT; completed July 2 and July 3, 2016)
11. South Crocker Mountain – Carrabassett Valley, on AT (Completed: September 23, 2013: AT Day 138 revisited July 3, 2016)
12. Saddleback Horn – Rangeley Range, on AT (Competed: September 20, 2013: AT Day 135)
13. Mount Reddington – Carrabassett Valley (Completed July 3, 2016)
14. Spaulding – Carrabassett Valley, 150ft from AT (Completed: September 22, 2013: AT Day 137)

Mount Washington, NH: February 2015

New Hampshire’s 4000 Footers (48/48): 

During my 2013 AT thru-hike I hiked 21/48 New Hampshire 4000 footers (some of them required short side-trips). I’ve hiked the rest with friends and family during day-hikes and shorter backpacking trips, but there are 3 that I need to re-hike because I can’t remember the dates that I hiked them… I don’t mind, I’ll take use any excuse to keep hiking and visiting the summits I love :)

1. Washington: September 10, 2013 (AT Day 125); February 2015; March 2019
   • Gorgeous 360 degree views: autoroad and cog railway to summit
   • AT 2013 Washington blog post: “Beauty and the Beast: Part 2 (Days 125-129)”
   • Winter, Feb. 2015: Trip Report “Part 1: A Solo Winter Mount Washington Ascent”, and “Part 2: A Solo Winter Mount Washington Ascent”blog:
2. Adams, 0.3 miles from AT: Summer 1991
3. Jefferson, 0.3 miles from AT (July 1991)
4. Monroe, 0.3 miles from AT: September 9, 2013 (AT Day 124); December 8, 2017
   • Gorgeous 360 degree views!
5. Madison, on AT: September 11, 2013 (AT Day 126)
   • Gorgeous 360 degree views!
6. Lafayette, on AT: September 7, 2013 (AT Day 122), January, 2015, June 2019 et al
   • Gorgeous 360 degree views, Lafayette and the Franconia ridge are amongst my favorite day hikes in the world.
   • Summer, 2021: Trip Report: “Hiking Mt. Lafayette: 5 Months Pregnant”
   • Winter, Jan. 22, 2015: Trip Report “Mount Lafayette, NH: A Solo Winter Ascent“
     
     

     Looking back at the summit of Mt. Lafayette from Franconia Ridge.

7. Lincoln, on AT: September 7, 2013 (AT Day 122), June 2019 et al
   • Winter, Jan. 22, 2015: Trip Report “Mount Lafayette, NH: A Solo Winter Ascent“
   • Summer, 2021: Trip Report: “Hiking Mt. Lafayette: 5 Months Pregnant”
8. South Twin, on AT: September 8, 2013 (AT Day 123) & August 25, 2019 (solo backpacking)
9. Carter Dome, on AT: September 14, 2013 (AT Day 129)
10. Moosilauke, on AT: September 5, 2013 (AT Day 120)
    • Sunrise/Sunset: July 2015: Trip Report
11. Eisenhower, 0.3 miles from AT: September 9, 2013 (AT Day 124)
    • Gorgeous 360 degree views of Presidential Range
12. North Twin, 1.3 miles from the AT: August 25, 2019 (solo backpacking)
13. Carrigain: July 15, 2021 (solo backpacking; 24 weeks pregnant)
14. Bond: August 25, 2019 (solo backpacking)
15. Middle Carter, on AT: September 14, 2013 (AT Day 129)
16. West Bond: August 26, 2019 (solo backpacking)
17. Garfield, on AT: September 7, 2013 (AT Day 122), June 2019 et al.
18. Liberty, June 7, 2019 (solo backpacking)
19. South Carter, on AT: September 14, 2013 (AT Day 129)
20. Wildcat, A Peak, on AT: September 13, 2013 (AT Day 128)
21. Hancock (date?: with Josh)
22. South Kinsman, on AT (Completed: September 6, 2013, AT Day 121)
23. Field (Completed: August 6, 2016)
24. Osceola (Completed: August 20, 2016 with Asa) 
25. Flume (6/7/2019)
26. South Hancock (date? with Josh)
27. Pierce, < 0.1 from the AT: September 9, 2013 (AT Day 124 )
28. North Kinsman, on AT: September 6, 2013 (AT Day 121)
29. Willey: August 6, 2016
30. Bondcliff: May 1999, August 25, 2019 (solo backpacking), August 2021 (solo backpacking; 28 weeks pregnant)
31. Zealand: August, 1990, August 25, 2019 (solo backpacking)
32. North Tripyramid: November 5, 2016
33. Cabot: December 3-4, 2016
    
34. East Osceola: August 20, 2016 with Asa
35. Middle Tripyramid: November 5, 2016
36. Cannon: August 1990
    
37. Hale: August 7, 2016; August 26, 2019 (solo backpacking)
38. Jackson, on AT: September 9, 2013 (AT Day 124)
39. Tom: August 6, 2016
40. Wildcat, D Peak, on AT: September 13, 2013 (AT Day 128)
41. Moriah: September 2013 (AT Day ?)
42. Passaconaway: November 6, 2016
    
43. Owl’s Head: May 25, 2012: with mom (No views, isolated wooded summit)
44. Galehead (May 24, 2002 with mom)
45. Whiteface: November 6, 2016; January 28, 2019
46. Waumbek: August 24, 2019
47. Isolation (date?: with Josh)
48. Tecumseh (August 21, 2016 with mom)

Sunset at Lakes of the clouds, NH

Vermont’s 4000 Footers (5/5):

I hiked 1/5 Vermont 4000 footers during my 2013 AT thru-hike, however, I hiked all 5/5 during my 1998 end-to-end hike of the Long Trail.

1. Mount Mansfield, on Long Trail (Completed: August 1998)
2. Killington Peak, on AT, on Long trail (Completed: August 1998, and August 2021 while pregnant)
3. Camel’s Hump, on Long Trail (Completed: August 1998 and Summer 2020)
4. Mount Ellen, on Long Trail (Completed: August 1998)
5. Mount Abraham, on Long Trail (Completed: August 1998)

A firefly glows green in the foreground as Neowise Comet streaks through the sky in the background at the summit of Camel’s Hump July, 2020