Mount Monadnock, National Natural Landmark mountain in Cheshire County, New Hampshire.
Mount Monadnock rises 965 meters above the surrounding landscape, featuring exposed crystalline schist formations and multiple hiking trails leading to its summit.
Between 1800 and 1820, farmers set fires on the mountain to create pasture land, resulting in the permanent loss of forest cover at higher elevations.
Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau visited Mount Monadnock, incorporating their observations of its natural environment into their literary works.
The White Dot Trail provides the shortest route to the summit, while alternative paths offer varying degrees of difficulty for 125,000 annual visitors.
The term monadnock, derived from Abenaki language, became a geological reference for isolated mountains formed through erosion of surrounding terrain.
Location: Cheshire County
Elevation above the sea: 965 m
Made from material: crystalline schist
GPS coordinates: 42.86149,-72.10811
Latest update: May 28, 2025 18:17
New Hampshire reveals a land where the White Mountains have shaped the skyline for millennia. Between northern coniferous forests and southeastern Atlantic coasts, this New England state features waterfalls cascading over granite, glacial passes carved 15,000 years ago, and industrial villages embedded in red stone. Archaeological sites, lighthouses guiding ships on Piscataqua, and estates where early 20th-century artists shaped American identity await discovery. Trails wind through gorges, along lakes reflecting peaks, and through forests where remnants of old foundries remain. Autumn light illuminates maple trees, winter turns ravines into ice amphitheaters, and spring causes waterfalls to roar. From Mount Monadnock to the Shoals Islands, New Hampshire offers a varied geography where each hill, waterfall, and stone bears witness to a deeply rooted natural and human story within the landscape of New England.
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