Everything about Mount Lafayette totally explained
Mount Lafayette is a mountain at the northern end of the
Franconia Range in the
White Mountains of
New Hampshire. It is one of the most popular day-hike destinations in the
White Mountain National Forest due to spectacular views at its summit and its location beside
Interstate 93. The upper portion of the mountain is located in the
Alpine Zone, an area of little vegetation characterized by rock fields and harsh weather.
The mountain
A variety of trails lead up over 3,000 vertical feet (900 m) to its exposed summit. The Greenleaf Trail begins at the parking lot for the
Cannon Mountain tramway and ascends to the
Appalachian Mountain Club's Greenleaf Hut, then continues to the summit. The Bridle Path trail follows a western spur ridge of Lafayette from Lafayette Place Campground on
Interstate 93 past Greenleaf Hut and joins the Greenleaf Trail, reaching the summit after the hut. The peak is at the junction of the Garfield Ridge Trail, which follows the ridge northeast to
Mt. Garfield, and the Franconia Ridge Trail, which leads south to Mts.
Lincoln,
Liberty, and
Flume. Both the Garfield Ridge Trail and the Franconia Ridge Trail form part of the
Appalachian Trail.
A very popular hike is to make a loop combining the three most notable summits of the Franconia Range. The loop starts with the Old Bridle Path to the
AMC Greenleaf Hut. From there, one takes the Greenleaf Trail to the summit of Mt. Lafayette. Turning south along the Franconia Ridge Trail, one passes over
Mount Lincoln and
Little Haystack, then descends via the Falling Waters Trail, which connects back with the beginning of the Old Bridle Path. This loop is long, with a cumulative vertical elevation gain of about .
Mount Lafayette is the highest point in the Franconia Range, a line of peaks along the east side of
Franconia Notch. It is the highest peak in
New Hampshire outside of the
Presidential Range, ranking sixth in elevation on the list of New Hampshire
four-thousand footers and fourth in
topographic prominence(External Link
) on the
New England Fifty Finest list.
On the western side, its lower slopes lie inside
Franconia Notch State Park. The remainder of the mountain lies within the
White Mountain National Forest. The summit marks the western border of the
Pemigewasset Wilderness Area within the WMNF.
History
The mountain is named to honor
General Lafayette, a French military hero who fought with and significantly aided the
Continental Army and was loved and adopted by
George Washington during the
American Revolutionary War. Lafayette re-visited New Hampshire and all the other states in an extremely popular, triumphal tour during 1824-1825, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill.
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