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Mount Lafayette, New Hampshire


Prominence: 3320 ft, 1012 m

Elevation: 5240+ feet, 1597+ meters


Approx. Isolation: 17.32 mi, 27.87 km
Elevation Info:Elevation range: 5240 - 5280 ft
    (40-foot closed contour)
NAVD88 Elevation: 5240 ft / 1597 m
    (Range 5240 - 5280 ft)
SubpeaksMount Lafayette-North Peak (5040 ft/1536 m)
Mount Truman (5000 ft/1524 m)
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)44° 9' 39'' N; 71° 38' 40'' W
44.16073, -71.644564 (Dec Deg)
288545E 4893126N Zone 19 (UTM)
CountryUnited States
State/ProvinceNew Hampshire
County/Second Level RegionGrafton (Highest Point)
City/TownFranconia (Highest Point)
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     CoHP.org Trip Report for Grafton, NH by Ron Tagliapietra
     CoHP.org Trip Report for Grafton, NH by Roy Schweiker
     CoHP.org Trip Report for Grafton, NH by Shannon Dillmore

Lists that contain Mount Lafayette:
     New Hampshire County High Points (Rank #2)
     New Hampshire County Prominence Peaks (Rank #2)
     Northeast USA Peaks with 2000 feet of Prominence (Rank #5)
     New Hampshire 3500-foot Peaks (Rank #6)
     New Hampshire 4000-foot Peaks (Rank #6)
     AMC New Hampshire 4000-footers (Rank #6)
     Northeast USA Drainage Basin High Points (Rank #7)
     New England 4000-foot Peaks (Rank #7)
     New England 3700-foot Peaks (Rank #7)
     AMC New England 4000-footers (Rank #7)
     AMC New England Hundred Highest (Rank #7)
     Northeast USA 4000-foot Peaks (Rank #8)
     Northeast "115" 4000-footers (Rank #8)
     Eastern USA Peaks with 2500 feet of Prominence (Rank #9)
     Fifty Highest Eastern CoHPs (Rank #24)
     Eastern U.S. County High Points over 4500 feet (Rank #29)
     USA Lower 48 Drainage Basin High Points (Rank #31)
     2000-foot Prominence CoHPs - 48 States (Rank #128)
     USA Lower 48 Range5 High Points (Rank #451)

Selected Guidebook(s) for this Peak:
       AMC White Mountain Guide, 28th Edition (Smith, Daniell)

Selected Trip Reports from this site:
     1976-08-26 by Greg Slayden (GPS Track)
     1976-08-27 by Greg Slayden (GPS Track)
     1981-07-09 by Greg Slayden (GPS Track)
     1981-07-10 by Greg Slayden (GPS Track)
     2007-04-22 by Diane Mancino
     2007-06-30 by Paul Rago
     2007-10-13 by Monica Trust
     2007-10-27 by Matthew Nelson
     2009-09-04 by Kevin Tilton
     2009-10-17 by Matthew Nelson (Unsuccessful)
     2010-01-17 by Margaret Priest
     2010-04-24 by Tony Rachupka
     2010-06-26 by Thomas Carlile
     2010-07-18 by Thomas Carlile
     2010-10-30 by Gary McMeekin (Unsuccessful)
     2011-03-12 by Michael Blair
     2011-03-19 by Tomoko Nakajima
     2011-07-27 by Ryan Aschbrenner
     2011-09-11 by Matt DiFrancesco
     2011-11-27 by Don Cook
     2012-02-10 by Matt DiFrancesco (GPS Track)
     2012-06-24 by JF Theroux (GPS Track)
     2012-07-18 by Spencer Corcoran
     2012-07-29 by Seth Holbrook
     2012-08-14 by Gabriel Couët
     2013-05-26 by Caroline Desrosby

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Mount Lafayette is the monarch of the vast Franconia Region and second most prominent peak in both the White Mountains and New Hampshire. It anchors the second largest above-treeline area in the Whites, lying at the north end of the long, sharp, rocky crest of the Franconia Ridge. It's summit is a very popular hiking destination, and Interstate 93 runs right along the western base of the peak.


Looking south from the summit of Mount Lafayette at the spectacular crest of the Franconia Ridge.
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ProminenceClean Prominence: 3320 ft/1012 m
Optimistic Prominence: 3400 ft/1036 m
Line Parent: Mount Monroe
Key Col: Crawford Notch 1920 ft/585 m  (40 foot contour)
Col elevation in range between 1880 and 1920 feet.
    Topo Map: Crawford Notch O44071b4 1:24,000
    Key Col Lat/Long: 44° 13' 9'' N; 71° 24' 45'' W
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Isolation17.32 mi/27.87 km
Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:
    Mount Monroe  (ENE)
Isolation distance is based on NHN and is slightly overstated.
RangesContinent: North America
Range2: Appalachian Mountains
Range3: Northern U.S. Appalachians
Range4: White Mountains
Range5: Franconia Area (Highest Point)
Range6: Franconia Range (Highest Point)
Ridges/DividesWhite Mountain Crest
Drainage BasinsPemigewasset (HP)
Merrimack (HP)
Gulf of Maine
Atlantic Ocean
OwnershipLand: White Mountain National Forest
Wilderness/Special Area: Pemigewasset Wilderness Area (Highest Point)
Topo MapFranconia O44071b6 1:24,000
Route #1 Maintained Hiking Trail: Appalachian Trail
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Other Photos


Monica Trust on Mount Lafayette, her first backpacking trip. Looks cold! Photo courtesy of Monica Trust.



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