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Mt. Tecumseh
Waterville Valley, NH
Trailheads, measurements, times, distances, and maps are all approximate and relative to the hike(s) as shown below.
Looking down The Boneyard ski trail
Route: The Pasture, Lower Periphery, The Boneyard, Mt. Tecumseh Trail, Sosman Trail, (summit), Sosman Trail, Mt. Tecumseh Trail, The Boneyard, Lower Periphery, The Pasture
Wanting to get in a decent workout after work, I decided to head up to Mt. Tecumseh for the last full day of winter. Arriving at the ski area just after closing, I quickly strapped on my snowshoes and headed up the lower slopes. The Boneyard was interesting, as a tremendous amount of snowcat work had been done - seemingly most of the snow on the steeps of the trail had been pushed into one large pile.
The Mt. Tecumseh Trail was a grind as usual - a consistently-moderate-straight-fall-line-pitch.
The views from the summit vista were tremendous - a decent amount of snow had blown in since my previous hike to the peak a month earlier. Thus, from a viewpoint that normally has a range not much greater than just the Tripyramids, I was able to see from Belknap Mountain to Mt. Garfield. Amazing!
Though I could have probably done the whole hike on Microspikes, I wore snowshoes.
| Hike Ratings |
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Getting To Trailhead: |
Easy |
| Destination: |
Mt. Tecumseh |
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Length: |
Moderate |
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Steepness: |
Difficult |
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Navigation: |
Easy |
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Views: |
Excellent |
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Crowds: |
Minimal |
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| Hike Stats |
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Date Hiked: |
Thursday, March 19, 2009 |
| Hike Commenced: |
4:18 PM |
| Parking Elevation: |
1,840' |
| Destination: |
Mt. Tecumseh |
| Ascent Commenced: |
4:21 PM |
| Summit Reached: |
5:25 PM |
| Time Elapsed: |
01:04 |
| Trailhead Elevation: |
1,870' |
| Summit Elevation: |
4,003' |
| Vertical Gain: |
2,143' |
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| Hike Ended: |
6:22 PM |
| Hike Time Elapsed: |
02:04 |
| Hike Vertical Gain: |
2,183' |
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The bottom of the Pasture ski trail
Looking at Mt. Washington from the Mt. Tecumseh summit
Directions to trailhead: Take Route 49 into Waterville Valley. Follow signs to the alpine ski area. Trailhead and parking are at the top parking lot.
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