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 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.
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 35,303-acre (142.87 km2) wilderness area is all within the White Mountain National Forest and managed by the U.S. Forest Service.[3] The wilderness area covers (from west to east) Sandwich Mountain, Mount Tripyramid, The Sleepers, Mount Whiteface, Mount Passaconaway, and Mount Paugus.[4] Mount Kancamagus falls outside the wilderness area to the west, and Mount Chocorua is outside it to the east.
^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
^"White Mountain National Forest Wilderness Areas" (PDF). White Mountain National Forest. USDA Forest Service. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
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April 13, 2024
sandwich, range, located, white, mountains, hampshire, united, states, north, lakes, region, south, kancamagus, highway, although, range, outstanding, elevation, very, rugged, excellent, views, surrounding, lakes, mountains, forests, seen, looking, west, from,. 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 Sandwich RangeThe 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 Highest pointPeakMount TripyramidElevation4 170 ft 1 270 m Coordinates43 58 40 N 71 26 57 W 43 97333 N 71 44283 W 43 97333 71 44283GeographyCountryUnited StatesStateNew HampshireParent rangeWhite Mountains Appalachian MountainsThe Sandwich Range extends east west about 30 miles 48 km 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 4 170 feet 1 270 m 1 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 Contents 1 Summits 2 Wilderness 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksSummits editThe range s summits include among others 2 Mount Chocorua 3 490 ft 1 060 m Mount Kancamagus 3 763 ft 1 147 m Mount Passaconaway 4 043 ft 1 232 m Mount Paugus 3 198 ft 975 m Mount Tripyramid 4 170 ft 1 270 m Mount Whiteface 4 020 ft 1 230 m Mount Wonalancet 2 760 ft 840 m Sandwich Mountain 3 993 ft 1 217 m The Sleepers 3 880 ft 1 180 m 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 editThe 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 35 303 acre 142 87 km2 wilderness area is all within the White Mountain National Forest and managed by the U S Forest Service 3 The wilderness area covers from west to east Sandwich Mountain Mount Tripyramid The Sleepers Mount Whiteface Mount Passaconaway and Mount Paugus 4 Mount Kancamagus falls outside the wilderness area to the west and Mount Chocorua is outside it to the east See also editList of mountains in New Hampshire Mount Shaw White Mountain National ForestReferences edit Appalachian Mountain Club White Mountain Guide 26th ed 1998 pp 313 314 U S Geological Survey 7 minute topographic maps Mount Chocorua Mount Tripyramid Waterville Valley Mount Carrigain and Mount Osceola quadrangles Sandwich Range Wilderness Wilderness Connect White Mountain National Forest Wilderness Areas PDF White Mountain National Forest USDA Forest Service Retrieved July 17 2020 External links editPeakBagger com Sandwich Range Sandwich Range area on Topozone Sandwich Range Wilderness White Mountain National Forest Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sandwich Range amp oldid 1163209708, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
