Carter Notch

Infobox Mountain Pass
Name =Carter Notch
Photo = The Ramparts in Carter Notch.jpg|The Ramparts in Carter Notch, seen looking SW from the shoulder of Carter Dome
Caption = The Ramparts in Carter Notch, seen looking SW from the shoulder of Carter Dome
Elevation = convert|3388|ft|m|lk=on
Location=New Hampshire, USA
Range =White Mountains
Coordinates =coord|44|15.70|N|71|11.73|W |type:pass_region:US-NH |display=inline,title
Topographic
USGS Carter Dome
Traversed by = hiking trails

Carter Notch (el. 3388 feet / 1033 m) is a high mountain pass through the White Mountains of New Hampshire. It is traversed only by hiking trails. The notch is located within the White Mountain National Forest, in Coos County, New Hampshire. It is bordered to the west by Wildcat Mountain (convert|4422|ft|m|abbr=on|disp=/), and to the east by Carter Dome (convert|4832|ft|m|abbr=on|disp=/). There are two small ponds in the notch, the Carter Lakes, as well as a large boulder field named The Ramparts. Both are the result of a landslide in 1869. The ponds drain south through the talus barrier formed by The Ramparts. The height of land is to the north. To the north the notch drains via Nineteenmile Brook which flows into the Peabody River. Drainage to the south is into the Wildcat River, which flows into the Saco River.

Located in the notch is the Appalachian Mountain Club's Carter Notch Hut (el. convert|3288|ft|m|-1|abbr=on|disp=/). The notch is accessible in winter by snowshoes or backcountry skis. [cite web
url= http://www.outdoors.org/lodging/huts/huts-winter-trails.cfm
title= Winter Trail Access to White Mountain Huts
publisher= Appalachian Mountain Club
accessdate= 2008-06-17 ]

Gallery

Notes

External links

* [http://www.outdoors.org/lodging/huts/huts-carter.cfm AMC Carter Notch Hut] (official site) - accessed 15 June, 2008
* [http://hikethewhites.com/carter_hut.html Hike the Whites: AMC Carter Notch Hut] - accessed 15 June, 2008
*