Barrett Mountain

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Name = Barrett Mountain
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Elevation = convert|1853|ft|m
Location = New Ipswich, New Hampshire
Range = Wapack Range
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Type = monadnock; metamorphic rock
Age = 400 million years
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Easiest route = Wapack Trail
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Barrett Mountain is a convert|1853|ft|m monadnock located in south-central New Hampshire within the Wapack Range of mountains. It lies within the town of New Ipswich and is traversed by the convert|22|mi|km|abbr=on Wapack Trail. Kidder Mountain is located directly to the north along the Wapack ridgeline; New Ipswich Mountain to the south. The summit of the mountain is mostly wooded. A cross-country ski area occupies the north side of Barrett Mountain.

The east side of the mountain drains into the Souhegan River watershed, to the Merrimack River thence the Atlantic Ocean; the northwest side drains into the Gridley River, to the Contoocook River thence into the Merrimack River; the southwest side drains into the Millers River watershed, to the Connecticut River, thence into Long Island Sound.

References

*"Southern New Hampshire Trail Guide" (1999). Boston: The Appalachian Mountain Club.
*Flanders, John ( 1991) "Wapack Trail Guide." West Peterborough, New Hampshire: Friends of the Wapack.
*Note: The Appalachian Mountain Club's "Southern New Hampshire Trail Guide" regards New Ipswich Mountain as part of Barrett Mountain; however, USGS maps and The Friends of the Wapack consider them distinct peaks; each rises over convert|200|ft|m above a common gap.

External links

* [http://www.wapack.org/ Friends of the Wapack]