The Sleepers are two mountain peaks, East Sleeper and West Sleeper , located within the Sandwich Range Wilderness in Grafton County,

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. Part of the

Sandwich Range The Sandwich Range is located in the White Mountains of New Hampshire in the United States, north of the Lakes Region and south of the Kancamagus Highway. Although the range is not outstanding for its elevation, it is very rugged and has excelle ...

of the White Mountains, they are flanked to the northwest by Mount Tripyramid, to the northeast by Mount Passaconaway, and to the southeast by

Mount Whiteface Mount Whiteface is a mountain located in Grafton County, New Hampshire. The mountain is part of the Sandwich Range of the White Mountains. Whiteface is flanked to the northwest by Mount Tripyramid, and to the northeast by Mount Passaconawa ...

. The Kate Sleeper Trail passes close by both peaks.

Drainage

The southwest side of the Sleepers drains into Slide Brook and Cascade Brook, both of which drain into Avalanche Brook, thence into the Mad River,

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, and into the

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. The northeast side of the Sleepers drains into Sabbaday Brook and Downes Brook, which both drain into the Swift River, thence into the

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, and into the Gulf of Maine at

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. The south end of East Sleeper drains into the Whiteface River, thence into the Cold River,

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, and the Saco River.

Hundred Highest

East Sleeper is on the

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's list of the " Hundred Highest" peaks in

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. West Sleeper is actually higher, but the ridge connecting it to the peaks of Mount Tripyramid is high enough to deny it the of

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 ...

to qualify for the list. A maintained trail passes close by the summit, from which an obvious spur path leads to the top.

Kate Sleeper

The peaks are named in honor of Katherine "Kate" Sleeper (1862 – 1949), a local innkeeper who was heavily involved in trail development in the area:

Kate Sleeper Walden, born in 1862. In 1890, as a single woman, she purchased the old Caleb Brown farm, which she renovated and then opened to the public as the Wonalancet Farm in 1892 to immediate success. Married Arthur Walden. Initiated the Wonalancet Chapel restoration, the forming of the Wonalancet Out Door Club, the introduction of the telephone to the area, served as the first postmaster of the Wonalancet Post Office. Advocated the preservation of great tracts of land that became part of the White Mountain National Forest. She died in 1949.

There is more on Sleeper in the book on the White Mountain
"Forest and Crag"
by Laura and Guy Waterman."Forest and Crag" by Laura and Guy Waterman"
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References

External links

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PeakBagger.com: West Sleeper

PeakBagger.com: East Sleeper

East Sleeper - FranklinSites.com Hiking Guide

The life of Kate Sleeper (1862 - 1949), View From the Top

East Sleeper NH summit

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Drainage

Hundred Highest

Kate Sleeper

See also

References

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