Home States  Colorado  Connecticut  Maine  Massachusetts  New Hampshire  New York  Rhode Island  Utah  Vermont  View All Lists  NE 4,000 Footers  NE 100 Highest  NH 4,000 Footers  NH 100 Highest  NH 52 With A View  NH Belknap Range  NH Ossipee 10 Links Trail Conditions Trip Log  Sunrises  Sunsets About Belknap Mountain Gilford, NH Belknap Mountain as seen from Red Hill Summary Belknap Mountain is the highest point in Belknap County. While the summit is viewless, the fire tower/observation deck (just below the cab) has views in all directions. On June 18, 1972, a Piper airplane departing from the Laconia airport en route to Great Barrington, MA, went missing in poor weather conditions. Nearly a year later, a few local residents decided to hike up to a shining object they had seen from below. On June 3, 1972, the bodies of the two on board the plane were recovered when the crash site was discovered. The crash site remains relatively in tact today. Summit Elevation 2,382 feet Summit Facilities Firetower. Relics 1972 Piper plane wreck on upper northeast slope. Trip Reports: Click on the date for photos, timestamps, and maps. Date of Hike Trail(s) Length Steepness Vertical May 10, 2021 Gunstock Mountain Trail, more Moderate Moderate 1,682' July 10, 2019 Gunstock Mountain Trail, more Moderate Moderate 1,682' October 19, 2018 Green Trail, more Moderate Difficult 1,422' August 2, 2018 Gunstock Mountain Trail, more Moderate Moderate 1,682' May 31, 2018 Gunstock Mountain Trail, more Moderate Moderate 1,682' May 16, 2018 Piper Mountain Trail, more Moderate Moderate 2,011' August 8, 2017 Gunstock Mountain Trail, more Moderate Moderate 2,011' July 5, 2017 Wardens Trail, more Moderate Difficult 722' June 20, 2017 Gunstock Mountain Trail, more Moderate Moderate 1,682' December 4, 2016 Round Pond Trail, more Moderate Difficult 2,524' October 29, 2016 Gunstock Mountain Trail, more Moderate Moderate 1,682' October 7, 2016 Blue Trail, more Moderate Difficult 1,412' September 7, 2016 Carriage Road, more Moderate Moderate 1,682' August 15, 2016 Gunstock Mountain Trail, more Moderate Moderate 2,011' June 22, 2016 Carriage Road, more Moderate Moderate 1,682' June 7, 2016 Gunstock Mountain Trail, more Moderate Moderate 1,682' May 27, 2016 Gunstock Mountain Trail, more Moderate Moderate 1,682' May 19, 2016 Piper Mountain Trail, more Moderate Difficult 1,686' May 8, 2016 Gunstock Mountain Trail, more Moderate Moderate 1,682' March 31, 2016 Gunstock Mountain Trail, more Moderate Moderate 2,011' February 2, 2016 Gunstock Mountain Trail, more Moderate Moderate 1,682' November 7, 2015 Red Trail, more Moderate Difficult 722' October 27, 2015 Red Trail Moderate Difficult 722' October 15, 2015 Red Trail Moderate Difficult 722' October 12, 2015 Gunstock Mountain Trail, more Moderate Moderate 2,011' October 1, 2015 Red Trail Moderate Difficult 722' October 1, 2015 Red Trail Moderate Difficult 722' September 23, 2015 Red Trail Moderate Difficult 722' September 14, 2015 Red Trail Moderate Difficult 722' September 4, 2015 Blue Trail Moderate Moderate 727' August 28, 2015 Blue Trail Moderate Moderate 742' August 22, 2015 Blue Trail Moderate Moderate 722' August 18, 2015 Red Trail Moderate Difficult 722' August 15, 2015 White Trail, more Moderate Moderate 822' August 12, 2015 Red Trail Moderate Difficult 722' August 4, 2015 Boulder Trail, more Moderate Difficult 1,817' July 28, 2015 Red Trail Moderate Difficult 722' July 22, 2015 Red Trail Moderate Difficult 722' July 15, 2015 Red Trail Moderate Difficult 722' July 10, 2015 Blue Trail Moderate Moderate 722' July 8, 2015 Red Trail Moderate Difficult 722' June 30, 2015 Green Trail, more Moderate Difficult 722' June 27, 2015 Red Trail, more Moderate Difficult 722' June 16, 2015 Red Trail Moderate Difficult 722' June 11, 2015 Red Trail Moderate Difficult 722' June 10, 2015 Piper-Round Pond Link, more Moderate Difficult 1,292' May 27, 2015 Piper Mountain Trail, more Moderate Difficult 1,686' May 26, 2015 Red Trail Moderate Difficult 722' May 22, 2015 Green Trail, more Moderate Difficult 722' May 20, 2015 Red Trail Moderate Difficult 722' May 17, 2015 Red Trail Moderate Difficult 722' May 12, 2015 Red Trail Moderate Difficult 722' May 8, 2015 Green Trail, more Moderate Difficult 722' April 30, 2015 Gunstock Mountain Trail, more Moderate Moderate 1,682' April 1, 2015 Green Trail, more Moderate Difficult 1,412' March 17, 2015 Red Trail, more Moderate Difficult 1,412' October 20, 2014 Round Pond Trail, more Moderate Difficult 1,622' September 19, 2014 Gunstock Mountain Trail, more Moderate Moderate 1,682' August 9, 2014 Red Trail, more Moderate Difficult 722' July 29, 2014 Red Trail Moderate Difficult 722' July 25, 2014 Red Trail Moderate Difficult 722' July 17, 2014 Red Trail Moderate Difficult 722' July 12, 2014 Green Trail, more Moderate Difficult 722' July 9, 2014 Red Trail, more Moderate Difficult 722' July 6, 2014 Red Trail Moderate Difficult 722' July 1, 2014 Red Trail Moderate Difficult 722' June 28, 2014 Red Trail, more Moderate Difficult 742' June 24, 2014 Red Trail, more Moderate Difficult 742' June 23, 2014 Piper Mountain Trail, more Moderate Difficult 1,686' June 14, 2014 Red Trail, more Moderate Moderate 742' May 24, 2014 Red Trail, more Moderate Difficult 722' November 1, 2013 Piper Mountain Trail, more Moderate Difficult 1,686' October 26, 2013 Blue Trail Moderate Moderate 742' September 4, 2013 Piper Mountain Trail, more Moderate Difficult 1,966' July 16, 2013 Gunstock Mountain Trail, more Moderate Moderate 1,682' June 20, 2013 Piper Mountain Trail, more Moderate Difficult 1,676' May 31, 2012 Piper Mountain Trail, more Moderate Difficult 1,746' April 21, 2011 Gunstock Mountain Trail, more Moderate Moderate 1,682' July 1, 2010 Red Trail, more Moderate Difficult 897' April 11, 2009 Gunstock Mountain Trail, more Moderate Moderate 2,011' December 20, 2008 Gunstock Mountain Trail, more Moderate Moderate 1,682' July 29, 2008 East Gilford Trail, more Moderate Difficult 1,624' November 23, 2007 Various Moderate Difficult 1,817' April 13, 2007 Green Trail, more Moderate Moderate 1,412' More Information - 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