Ascent of Mount Cardigan on 2021-05-15| Date: | Saturday, May 15, 2021 | | Ascent Type: | Successful Summit Attained | | Peak: | Mount Cardigan | | Location: | USA-New Hampshire | | Elevation: | 3123 ft / 951 m |
Ascent Trip Reportday was beautiful... 58° to start and 78° on return to the parking lot - which was full... bugs were out... and the trail was dry.
first time on the west ridge trail... it was clearly established for a moderate ascent until the last push up the cone in the final 0.30 of a mile. great way to introduce families and the general public to hiking.
Cardigan has it all... attractive base lodge, numerous well kept trails, a bare cone with 360° views and an iconic fire-tower. Mt Washington and all the major peaks in Vermont and New Hampshire were visible in all directions.
synchronistic meeting with Isabella and James who were descending...
Erythronium americanum, commonly called yellow adder's tongue, yellow trout lily, yellow fawn lily or yellow dog-tooth violet was abundant
my brother joined me on this climb which was our second time on the mountain together... first in 1956.
we were grateful that 65 years later... these two 70 plus year old's would still be to be able to do it again together and keep within the suggested ascent time.
10:15 start
11:30 summit
12:15 leave
01:35 down |
| Summary Total Data | | Total Elevation Gain: | 1194 ft / 363 m | | Round-Trip Distance: | 3 mi / 4.8 km | | Route: | west ridge trail | | Trailhead: | 1929 ft / 587 m | | Route Conditions: | Maintained Trail | | Gear Used: | Ski Poles | | Weather: | Pleasant, Breezy, Clear | | Ascent Statistics | | Time: | 1 Hours 10 Minutes | | Descent Statistics | | Time: | 1 Hours 20 Minutes |
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