The Nubble (New Hampshire)

The Nubble (New Hampshire)

Infobox Mountain
Name = The Nubble
Photo =
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Elevation = 1,162 metres (3,813 feet)
Prominence = 60 m (190 ft)
Location = Grafton County, New Hampshire
Range = Twin Range
Coordinates = coord|44|13.37|N|71|33.69|W|type:mountain_region:US |display=title,inline
Topographic
USGS "South Twin Mountain"
Type = |Age =
First ascent =
Easiest route = bushwhack
Listing = nowrap| #88 New England 100 Highest

The Nubble, also known as "Nubble Peak", "The Peak Above The Nubble" or "Unnamed Peak", is a mountain located in Grafton County, New Hampshire. The mountain is part of the Twin Range of the White Mountains. A small rock outcrop on its northern ridge is also known as The Nubble, and is shown on maps as Haystack Mountain. Nubble Peak is flanked to the south by North Twin Mountain and to the northwest by Haystack Mountain. The mountain is officially trailless and is one of New England's hundred highest summits.

Nubble Peak stands within the watershed of the Ammonoosuc River, which drains into the upper Connecticut River, and into Long Island Sound in Connecticut.The east and southeast faces of Nubble Peak drain into the Little River, thence into the Ammonoosuc River. The northwest side of Nubble Peak drains into Haystack Brook, thence into the Ammonoosuc.The southwest end of Nubble Peak drains to the North Branch of the Gale River, another tributary of the Ammonoosuc River.

See also

* List of mountains in New Hampshire
* White Mountain National Forest
* New England Hundred Highest

External links

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* [http://peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=6917 PeakBagger.com: The Nubble]
* [http://www.amc4000footer.org/ne100full.htm Appalachian Mountain Club: Northeast 100 Highest List]


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