Lovewell Mountain
Appearance
Lovewell Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,473 ft (754 m) |
Prominence | 837 ft (255 m) |
Coordinates | 43°12′13″N 72°03′39″W / 43.20361°N 72.06083°W |
Naming | |
Etymology | John Lovewell |
Geography | |
Location | Washington, New Hampshire |
Parent range | Sunapee Ridge |
Geology | |
Age of rock | 200-400 million yrs. |
Mountain type | Metamorphic rock |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway |
Lovewell Mountain is a 2,473-foot (754 m) mountain associated with the Sunapee Ridge in southwest
red spruce
are common on the mountain's higher elevations.
The east side of Lovewell Mountain drains into the Beards Brook watershed, then into the Contoocook River, then the Merrimack River and the Atlantic Ocean. The west side drains into the North Branch watershed via a series of lakes and unnamed streams then joins Beards Brook just before its confluence with the Contoocook River.
References
- Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway Trail Guide, fifth edition (1994). Concord, New Hampshire: Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests.