Sandwich Range
Mountain range in the American state of New Hampshire
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::summary Mountain range in the American state of New Hampshire ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Sandwich Range |
| photo | Sandwich Range.jpg |
| photo_caption | The Sandwich Range as seen looking west from Mount Chocorua. Summits include Mount Paugus (mid-foreground), Mount Whiteface (horizon mid-left), Mount Passaconaway (horizon center), and Mount Tripyramid (horizon mid-right). |
| country | United States |
| state | New Hampshire |
| parent | White Mountains, Appalachian Mountains |
| highest | Mount Tripyramid |
| elevation_ft | 4170 |
| coordinates | |
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The Sandwich Range is located in the White Mountains of New Hampshire in the United States, north of the Lakes Region and south of the Kancamagus Highway. Although the range is not outstanding for its elevation, it is very rugged and has excellent views of the surrounding lakes, mountains, and forests.
The Sandwich Range extends east–west about 30 mi from Conway, New Hampshire on the Saco River to Campton on the Pemigewasset River. The Kancamagus Highway runs along the north side of the mountains, from Conway to North Woodstock. The highest peak in the range is Mount Tripyramid, with an elevation of 4170 ft.
The east part of the range drains by various streams into the Saco River and thence into the Atlantic Ocean at Saco, Maine. The west part drains into the East Branch Pemigewasset River and Mad River, thence into the Pemigewasset, Merrimack and into the sea at Newburyport, Massachusetts.
The range shares its name with the town of Sandwich, situated at the range's western end. To the south are the Ossipee Mountains, and the ancient volcanic ring dike of the Mt. Shaw massif.
Summits
The range's summits include, among others:
- Mount Chocorua 3490 ft
- Mount Kancamagus 3763 ft
- Mount Passaconaway 4043 ft *
- Mount Paugus 3198 ft
- Mount Tripyramid 4170 ft *
- Mount Whiteface 4020 ft *
- Mount Wonalancet 2760 ft
- Sandwich Mountain 3993 ft
- The Sleepers 3880 ft
The summits marked with an asterisk (*) are included on the Appalachian Mountain Club's peak-bagging list of "Four-thousand footers" in New Hampshire.
Wilderness
The Sandwich Range Wilderness was established in 1984 to protect the rugged southeastern portion of the White Mountains as part of the National Wilderness Preservation System. The 35303 acre wilderness area is all within the White Mountain National Forest and managed by the U.S. Forest Service. The wilderness area covers (from west to east) Sandwich Mountain, Mount Tripyramid, The Sleepers, Mount Whiteface, Mount Passaconaway, and Mount Paugus. Mount Kancamagus falls outside the wilderness area to the west, and Mount Chocorua is outside it to the east.
References
References
- Appalachian Mountain Club, ''White Mountain Guide'', 26th ed. (1998), pp. 313-314
- U.S. Geological Survey 7½-minute topographic maps - Mount Chocorua, Mount Tripyramid, Waterville Valley, Mount Carrigain, and Mount Osceola quadrangles
- [https://wilderness.net/visit-wilderness/?ID=528#general Sandwich Range Wilderness] - Wilderness Connect
- "White Mountain National Forest Wilderness Areas". USDA Forest Service.
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