Mount Crawford (New Hampshire)
Appearance
Mount Crawford | |
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Coos County, New Hampshire, U.S. | |
Parent range | Montalban Ridge[1] |
Topo map | USGS Stairs Mountain |
Mount Crawford is a
White Mountains and overlooks Crawford Notch. It is accessible via the Davis Path, which climbs from Crawford Notch near the Notchland Inn. The Davis Path continues north up Montalban Ridge to Mount Washington
.
Mount Crawford is in the Presidential Range–Dry River Wilderness. It is within the Saco River watershed, with the northern slopes draining to Sleeper Brook, the southern slopes draining to Raxor Brook, and the western slopes draining directly to the Saco. To the east is the connecting ridge to Mount Resolution on the crest of Montalban Ridge.
The Davis Path is named after its creator, Nathaniel T. P. Davis, who was the husband of Hannah Crawford. The couple lived at the time with Hannah's father,
Hart's Location. Davis managed the inn for some time.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Mount Crawford". Acme Mapper. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
- ^ "Mount Crawford". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
- ISBN 978-1-58465-461-2.