The New Hampshire 48 4000-footers is a list of mountains located in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. To qualify for this list, each peak needs to have a prominence of at least 200 ft. This means there are actually many mountains in the Whites that are over 4,000 ft but are not represented on this list due to the requirements. Mount Hight is an example of a mountain not qualifying; it reaches 4,675 ft (higher than more than half those on the list below), but its prominence is just 125 due to the proximately to Carter Dome.
- Washington: 6,288 ft
- Adams: 5,774 ft
- Jefferson: 5,712 ft
- Monroe: 5,384 ft
- Madison: 5,367 ft
- Lafayette: 5,249 ft
- Lincoln: 5,089 ft
- South Twin: 4,902 ft
- Carter Dome: 4,832 ft
- Moosilauke: 4,802 ft
- Eisenhower: 4,780 ft
- North Twin: 4,761 ft
- Carrigain: 4,700 ft
- Bond: 4,698 ft
- Middle Carter: 4,610 ft
- West Bond: 4,540 ft
- Garfield: 4,500 ft
- Liberty: 4,459 ft
- South Carter: 4,430 ft
- Wildcat: 4,422 ft
- Hancock: 4,420 ft
- South Kinsman: 4,358 ft
- Field: 4,340 ft
- Osceola: 4,340 ft
- Flume: 4,328 ft
- South Hancock: 4,319 ft
- Pierce: 4,310 ft
- North Kinsman: 4,293
- Willey: 4,285 ft
- Bondcliff: 4,265 ft
- Zealand: 4,260 ft
- North Tripyramid: 4180 ft
- Cabot: 4,170 ft
- East Osceola: 4,156 ft
- Middle Tripyramid: 4,140 ft
- Cannon: 4,100 ft
- Wildcat D: 4,070
- Hale: 4,054 ft
- Jackson: 4,052 ft
- Tom: 4,051 ft
- Moriah: 4,049 ft
- Passaconaway: 4,043 ft
- Owl’s Head: 4,025 ft
- Galehead: 4,024 ft
- Whiteface: 4,020 ft
- Waumbek: 4,006 ft
- Isolation: 4,004 ft
- Tecumseh: 4,003 ft
New Hampshire Peak Bagging
The prospect of hiking the New Hampshire 48 4000-footers is exciting and elevates a hiker’s status in the community. The challenge beyond hiking 48 mountains is that if you don’t live in a town within the White Mountains or close by, getting to the mountains often enough to bag them can be time-consuming. Because of this, many hikers will plan multi-peak hikes that take shape as loops, traverses, or overnight backpacking.
Popular White Mountain Traverses
Presidential Traverse
Number of miles: 22.9 (including Mount Jackson and Webster)
Number of peaks listed above: 6
Number of peaks not listed above: 2
Elevation gain: 10,050
Wildcat, Carters, and Moriah Traverse
Number of miles: 18.8
Number of peaks listed above: 6
Number of peaks not listed above: 1
Elevation gain: 7,500 ft
Bonds, Zealand, and Twins Traverse
Number of miles: 23.1
Number of peaks listed above: 6
Elevation gain: 6,800 ft
Pemigewasset Extended Loop
Number of miles: 38.5
Number of peaks listed above: 12
Elevation gain: 12,500 ft