Mount Passaconaway
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Mount Passaconaway is a 4,043 ft (1,232 m) mountain in the Sandwich Range Wilderness of the White Mountain National Forest in Grafton County, New Hampshire, near Waterville Valley. It is named after Passaconaway, a 16th-century sachem of the Pennacook tribe, whose name was also attached to a small village in Albany, where the northern trailhead is now located.
It is ranked 42nd in elevation on the list of 48
The thickly wooded, unmarked summit may be approached from trailheads to the north (on the
Passaconaway was originally named "North Whiteface" by
History
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In the 1700s, Old Mast Road was cut to haul white pine trees for the Royal Navy.
In 1890, a landslide scarred much of the northwest face of the mountain. This was converted to the Downes Brook Slide Trail.
In 1891, Kate Sleeper opened an inn near the base, and the region grew in popularity. Local residents carved out Dicey's Mill Trail. The "Passaconaway Lodge" was built on the southeast aspect of the mountain.
In 1899, the Appalachian Mountain Club cut the Passaconaway Loop, making possible a loop over the summit.
In 1914, the forest in the glacial valley below the mountain, named The Bowl, was added to the WMNF to prevent logging.
In 1948, Passaconaway Lodge was renamed Camp Rich. The structure was rebuilt in 1925 and 1953.
In 1984, the Sandwich Range Wilderness was established, including most of Passaconaway.
In 2000, Camp Rich collapsed and was removed, consistent with Wilderness regulations.[2]
In 2006, the Sandwich Range Wilderness was expanded to include all of Passaconaway.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Mount Passaconaway, New Hampshire". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2007-01-18.
- ^ "Shelters". Wonalancet Out Door Club. Retrieved 2007-01-18.
- Smith, Stephen; Dickerman, Mike (2001). The 4,000 Footers of the White Mountains. Littleton: Bondcliff Books. ISBN 1-931271-01-1.
- USGS Topographic map, Chocorua Quadrangle, 1931, northeast segment, viewed at UNH historic map collection
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Passaconaway