North Twin Mountain is a
mountain
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located in
Grafton County,
New Hampshire
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. The mountain forms the north end of the
Twin Range
The Twin Range is a mountain range within the White Mountains of New Hampshire.
Summits
Notable peaks within the range include North Twin Mountain, South Twin Mountain, Mount Guyot, Mount Bond, Mount Garfield, Zealand Mountain, and Moun ...
of the
White Mountains. North Twin overlooks the village of
Twin Mountain, lying to the north of the mountain at the intersection of US Routes
3 and
302
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. The summit of
South Twin Mountain is approximately one mile to the south of North Twin.
The north and east faces of North Twin drain into the
Little River
Little River may refer to several places:
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*Little River (Dubbo), source in the Dubbo region, a tributary of the Macquarie River
* Little River (Oberon), source in the Oberon Shire, a tributary of Coxs River (Haw ...
, thence into the
Ammonoosuc and
Connecticut River
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s, and into
Long Island Sound
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in
Connecticut
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. The west side of North Twin drains to the
North Branch of 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 ...
, another tributary of the Ammonoosuc River.
The summit of North Twin is reached by the North Twin Trail, which ascends from the village of Twin Mountain via the Little River valley. The North Twin Trail continues south along the crest of the Twin Range to South Twin.
See also
*
List of mountains in New Hampshire
List of Mountains in New Hampshire is a general list of mountains in New Hampshire, with elevation. This list includes many mountains in the White Mountains range that covers about a quarter of the state, as well as mountains outside of that rang ...
*
White Mountain National Forest
The White Mountain National Forest (WMNF) is a federally managed forest contained within the White Mountains in the northeastern United States. It was established in 1918 as a result of the Weeks Act of 1911; federal acquisition of land had alrea ...
External links
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PeakBagger.com: North TwinAMC: North Twin
Mountains of New Hampshire
North Twin
New England Four-thousand footers
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