The Twin Range is a mountain range within the
White Mountains of
New Hampshire
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.
Summits
Notable peaks within the range include
North Twin Mountain,
South Twin Mountain,
Mount Guyot,
Mount Bond,
Mount Garfield,
Zealand Mountain
Mount Zealand, or Zealand Mountain, is a mountain located in the White Mountains, in Grafton County, New Hampshire. Zealand stands on a spur ridge northeast of Mount Guyot, and facing Whitewall Mountain to the east across Zealand Notch.
Zea ...
, and
Mount Hale.
Borders
The range (except for Mt. Hale) approximates the shape of a cross, with its main axis running north–south from North Twin to Bondcliff, and a shorter axis running west–east from Mount Garfield to Zeacliff. To the north of North Twin (and some smaller peaks such as The Nubble) lies the
Ammonoosuc River valley. South of Bondcliff lies the valley of the
East Branch of the Pemigewasset River
The East Branch of the Pemigewasset River is a river located in the White Mountains of New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Pemigewasset River, part of the Merrimack River watershed.
The East Branch is a longer and larg ...
. West of Garfield, a ridge joins the Twin Range to the
Franconia Range (specifically, the north peak of
Mount Lafayette). East of Zeacliff lies
Zealand Notch. Mount Hale and the Sugarloafs form a second north–south ridge to the east of the main ridge and north of Zealand Mountain.
Features
The Twin Range offers a chance to enjoy above-treeline hiking in the Whites without being as crowded as the
Presidential or Franconia ranges, thanks to a paucity of roads bordering the
Pemigewasset Wilderness
The Pemigewasset Wilderness is a federally designated Wilderness Area in the heart of New Hampshire's White Mountains. It is a part of the White Mountain National Forest. It is New Hampshire's largest wilderness area.
The Wilderness Area consi ...
where most of its peaks are situated.
Hiking
The
Appalachian Trail
The Appalachian Trail (also called the A.T.), is a hiking trail in the Eastern United States, extending almost between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine, and passing through 14 states.Gailey, Chris (2006)"Appalachian ...
passes across the Twin Range from Garfield to Zeacliff. Other trails connect the other peaks to the A.T. and to roads to the north and south. The Twin Range also contains about half of th
Pemi Loop
{{Mountains of New Hampshire
Mountain ranges of New Hampshire
White Mountains (New Hampshire)
Landforms of Grafton County, New Hampshire