The Cannon Balls
| The Cannon Balls (East peak) | |
|---|---|
N.E. Hundred Highest | |
| Coordinates | 44°9′00″N 71°42′37″W / 44.15000°N 71.71028°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Grafton County, New Hampshire |
| Parent range | Kinsman Range |
| Topo map | USGS Franconia |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | hiking trail |
The Cannon Balls is a
White Mountains. The ridge has three peaks with elevations of, from west to east, 3,693, 3,660, and 3,769 feet (1,125, 1,115 and 1,148 meters). The ridge takes its name from adjacent Cannon Mountain, on which a series of boulders, when viewed from the foot of the mountain, resemble an antique artillery cannon. The Cannon Balls are flanked to the northeast by Cannon Mountain, and to the southwest by Kinsman Mountain
.
The south side of the ridge drains into Cascade Brook, thence into the Pemigewasset River, the Merrimack River, and into the Gulf of Maine in Massachusetts. The north side drains into Coppermine Brook, thence into the Ham Branch of the Gale River, the Gale River, Ammonoosuc River, Connecticut River, and into Long Island Sound in Connecticut.
The
National Scenic Trail from Georgia to Maine, runs across the southern base of the Cannon Balls between North Kinsman and Franconia Notch
.
See also
- List of mountains in New Hampshire
- White Mountain National Forest
- New England Hundred Highest
Notes
- key colbetween the Cannon Balls and Kinsman Mtn. has an elevation of 3,580±20 ft. However, considered individually, the key col of the east peak and Cannon Mtn. has an elevation of 3,420±20 ft, giving that peak a prominence of 349±20 ft.
External links
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: The Cannon Balls
- PeakBagger.com: The Cannon Balls
- summitpost.org: Northeast Cannonball
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