South Baldface is a mountain in the town of

Chatham, New Hampshire Chatham is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 341 at the 2020 census. It is located in the White Mountains, and except for the southeast corner, all of Chatham is in the White Mountain National Forest. The ...

in the eastern White Mountains. It gets its name from its steep barren eastern face. Along with the neighboring summit

North Baldface North Baldface is a mountain in the township of Bean's Purchase, New Hampshire in the eastern White Mountains. It gets its name from its steep barren southeast face. Along with the neighboring summit South Baldface, it is a popular hiking desti ...

, it is a popular hiking destination, especially in the summer. The two mountains are ascended by the Slippery Brook, Baldface Knob, Baldface Circle, Meader Ridge, and Bicknell Ridge trails.

Nearby mountains and drainage

North Baldface lies directly to the northwest. Eastman Mountain, a partially wooded mountain that is climbed by a trail that diverges from the Slippery Brook Trail, is to the southeast. Sable Mountain and Chandler Mountain, two heavily wooded and trailless summits, are to the southwest. The northeast and east sides of the mountain drain into the Cold River watershed, a tributary of the

Saco River The Saco River (Abenaki language, Abenaki: ''Sαkóhki'') is a river in northeastern New Hampshire and southwestern Maine in the United States. It drains a rural area of of forests and farmlands west and southwest of Portland, Maine, Portland ...

, which flows to the

Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe ...

; the west side drains into the

East Branch Saco River The East Branch of the Saco River is a river in the White Mountains of New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Saco River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean in Maine. The East Branch rises near the northern boundary of Jacks ...

, thence into the Saco; and the south side drains into Slippery Brook, a tributary of the East Branch of the Saco.

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* Mountains of New Hampshire Mountains of Carroll County, New Hampshire {{NewHampshire-geo-stub

Nearby mountains and drainage

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