The Kinsman Range, also known as the Cannon–Kinsman Range,Steven D. Smith and Mike Dickerman, eds. ''White Mountain Guide'', 29th ed. Appalachian Mountain Club, 2012, p.255 is a north–south range in the White Mountains of

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in the

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. Its highest point is

Kinsman Mountain Kinsman Mountain is a mountain located in Grafton County, New Hampshire. It is named after Nathan Kinsman, an early resident of Easton, New Hampshire, and is part of the Kinsman Range of the White Mountains. To the northeast, Kinsman is connec ...

, followed by the North Peak of Kinsman, and Cannon Mountain, one of the richest in rock climbing routes in the Whites. All are official "

Four-thousand footers Four-thousand footers (sometimes abbreviated 4ks) are a group of forty-eight mountains in New Hampshire at least above sea level. To qualify for inclusion a peak must also meet the more technical criterion of topographic prominence important in t ...

". Mount Wolf is on the crest of the range south of Kinsman Mountain. Rounding out the range are Bald Peak on the west side of Kinsman Mountain and

Mount Pemigewasset Mount Pemigewasset, or Indian Head, is a mountain in Franconia Notch in the White Mountains in Grafton County, New Hampshire. It lies near the town of Lincoln. The mountain is known for the distinctive cliff along the southern side of its summit ...

on the east side, overlooking Franconia Notch. To the northeast, the range is connected by The Cannon Balls ridge to Cannon Mountain. The southwest end of the range is at

Kinsman Notch Kinsman Notch (elev. ) is a mountain pass located in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, United States. It is the westernmost of the major notches through the White Mountains (the others being Franconia Notch, Crawford Notch, and Pinkham Notch ...

, a

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and westernmost of the White Mountains' four major notches. The Kinsman Ridge Trail traverses the entire range from Kinsman Notch to the north base of Cannon Mountain in Franconia Notch.AMC ''White Mountain Guide'' p.259 The

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follows the Kinsman Ridge Trail from Kinsman Notch to just north of the North Peak of Kinsman, where it turns east to Lonesome Lake before descending into the southern end of Franconia Notch. The range is in Grafton County, near the town of

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. Its west side drains into

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via the

Gale River The Gale River is a tributary of the Ammonoosuc River in northwestern New Hampshire in the United States. Via the Ammonoosuc, it is part of the watershed of the Connecticut River, which flows to Long Island Sound. The Gale River flows for it ...

, Ammonoosuc River, and

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, the east into the

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via the

Pemigewasset River The Pemigewasset River , known locally as "The Pemi", is a river in the state of New Hampshire, the United States. It is in length and (with its tributaries) drains approximately . The name "Pemigewasset" comes from the Abenaki word ''bemijijoase ...

and

Merrimack River The Merrimack River (or Merrimac River, an occasional earlier spelling) is a river in the northeastern United States. It rises at the confluence of the Pemigewasset and Winnipesaukee rivers in Franklin, New Hampshire, flows southward into Mas ...

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PeakBagger.com: Kinsman Range
Mountain ranges of New Hampshire White Mountains (New Hampshire) White Mountain National Forest Landforms of Grafton County, New Hampshire {{NewHampshire-geo-stub

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