Mount Lincoln
Mount Lincoln viewed from Little Haystack Mountain on the Franconia Ridge.
Highest point
Elevation5,089 ft (1,551 m)[1]
Prominence169 ft (52 m)[2]
Parent peakMount Lafayette
ListingWhite Mountain 4000-Footers
Coordinates44°08′56″N 71°38′40″W / 44.1489451°N 71.6445258°W / 44.1489451; -71.6445258[1]
Geography
Mount Lincoln is located in New Hampshire
Mount Lincoln
Mount Lincoln
Mount Lincoln is located in the United States
Mount Lincoln
Mount Lincoln
LocationWhite Mountain National Forest
CountryUnited States
StateNew Hampshire
DistrictGrafton County
SubdivisionFranconia
Parent rangeFranconia Range
Topo mapUSGS Franconia
Climbing
Easiest routeHike

Mount Lincoln is a 5,089-foot-high (1,551 m) mountain within the Franconia Range of the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Lincoln is located between Little Haystack and Mount Lafayette. All three overlook Franconia Notch. The west side of Lincoln drains into the main stem of the Pemigewasset River. The east side drains into Lincoln Brook, thence into the Franconia Branch of the Pemigewasset.

The Appalachian Trail, a 2,170-mile (3,490 km) National Scenic Trail from Georgia to Maine, traverses Franconia Ridge, including Lincoln.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Mount Lincoln". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-01-29.
  2. "Mount Lincoln, New Hampshire". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2013-01-29.


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