- Great Gulf
The Great Gulf is a glacial cirque located in the White Mountains of
New Hampshire . The cirque's walls are formed, from south to north, by the mountainsides of Mount Washington (6,288 ft/1917 m),Mount Clay (5,533 ft/1686 m), Mount Jefferson (5,716 ft/1742 m), Mount Adams (5,799 ft/1768 m), andMount Madison (5,366 ft/1636 m). It is drained by the West Branch of thePeabody River .The Great Gulf Wilderness is a protected
wilderness area encompassing the cirque of the Great Gulf, and is part of theNational Wilderness Preservation System . Established in1964 , Great Gulf is New Hampshire's oldest and smallest wilderness area, comprising just 5,552 acres.References
*Daniell, Gene, and Smith, Steven D. "White Mountain Guide". 27th ed. AMC Books, 2003. ISBN 1-929173-22-9.
ee also
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List of U.S. Wilderness Areas
*Wilderness Act External links
* [http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&wname=Great%20Gulf%20Wilderness Great Gulf Wilderness] - Wilderness.net
* [http://gorp.away.com/gorp/resource/us_wilderness_area/nh_great.htm The Great Gulf Wilderness] - GORP
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