The Northeast 111 is a
peak-bagging
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list of mountains in the
northeastern states of the United States. It includes the sixty-seven 4000-footers of
New England
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(48 in
New Hampshire
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, 14 in
Maine
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and 5 in
Vermont
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), the
46 Adirondack High Peaks, and
Slide
Slide or Slides may refer to:
Places
* Slide, California, former name of Fortuna, California
Arts, entertainment, and media Music Albums
* ''Slide'' (Lisa Germano album), 1998
* ''Slide'' (George Clanton album), 2018
*''Slide'', by Patrick Glees ...
and
Hunter Mountain, both in the
Catskills
The Catskill Mountains, also known as the Catskills, are a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian Mountains, located in southeastern New York. As a cultural and geographic region, the Catskills are generally defined as those areas cl ...
of New York.
This list includes 115 peaks but is still referred to as the "Northeast 111" because that name predates the additions of
Galehead Mountain
Galehead Mountain is a mountain located in Grafton County, New Hampshire. The mountain is part of the Twin Range of the White Mountains. Galehead is flanked to the east by South Twin Mountain, and to the west by Mount Garfield. The summit i ...
and
Bondcliff in New Hampshire, as well as
Mount Redington
Mount Redington is a mountain located in Franklin County, Maine. Redington is flanked to the northeast by South Crocker Mountain and to the west by Black Nubble. Redington stands just northeast of the U.S. Navy Survival Escape and Evasion Trai ...
and
Spaulding Mountain
Spaulding Mountain is a mountain located in Franklin County, Maine. Spaulding Mountain is flanked to the northeast by Sugarloaf Mountain, and to the southeast by Mount Abraham.
The northeast and south sides of Spaulding Mountain drain into Rap ...
in Maine, due to later surveys determining they do indeed rise to and satisfy
topographic prominence
In topography, prominence (also referred to as autonomous height, relative height, and shoulder drop in US English, and drop or relative height in British English) measures the height of a mountain or hill's summit relative to the lowest contou ...
requirements.
There are also four peaks in the Adirondacks that are under 4,000 feet, (
Blake Peak,
Cliff Mountain,
Couchsachraga Peak, and
Nye Mountain
Nye Mountain is a mountain located in Essex County, New York, named after William B. Nye (''c''.1815–1893), an Adirondack mountain guide.
Nye Mountain is part of the Street Range of the Adirondack Mountains; it is flanked to the southwest b ...
) making the true number of 4,000 foot peaks 111.
See also
*
New England Four-thousand footers
New is an adjective referring to something recently made, discovered, or created.
New or NEW may refer to:
Music
* New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz (South Korean band), The Boyz
Albums and EPs
* New (album), ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartn ...
*
Adirondack High Peaks The Adirondack High Peaks are a set of 46 mountain peaks in the Adirondack Mountains of New York (state), New York state. They have been popular hiking destinations since the late 1920s, when the list of peaks was published in Russell Carson's book ...
*
Catskill Mountain 3500 Club
The Catskill Mountain 3500 Club, incorporated as the Catskill 3500 Club and often just referred to as the 3500 Club, is a peakbagging organization for hikers in the Catskill Mountains of New York. Those wishing to become members must climb all ...
*
Quebec 1000 meter peaks
External links
Interactive Map of the Northeast 111Including trails, camping, weather, and driving directions
Catskill High Peaks including Slide and Hunter Trails
References
Peak bagging in the United States
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