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| Mount Bond |
| Bondcliff |
| Mount Bond, West Peak |
| Mount Cabot |
| Cannon Mountain |
| Mount Carrigain |
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| Mount Kinsman, North Peak |
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| Mount Osceola |
| Mount Osceola, East Peak |
| Owl's Head |
| Mount Passaconway |
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| Mount Tecumseh |
| Mount Tom |
| Mount Tripyramid, Middle Peak |
| Mount Tripyramid, North Peak |
| Mount Twin, North Peak |
| Mount Twin, South Peak |
| Mount Washington |
| Mount Waumbek |
| Mount Whiteface |
| Mount Wildcat, A Peak |
| Mount Wildcat, D Peak |
| Mount Willey |
| Zealand Mountain |
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| Mount Cannon |
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Elevation: 4,100 feet (1,250 meters)
Prominence:  740 feet (226 meters)
Location: Franconia, Franconia Notch State Park, NH
Range: Kinsman Range
Coordinates: 44°9'24.39" North 71°41'55.05"West
Rating: Difficult (due to steep, sandy trail)
Features: Cannon Mountain Ski Area, Old Man of the Mountain Site, Shortest 4,000 Footer Hike
Distance of highlighted hike below: 4 miles |
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Mount Cannon, formally known as Profile Mountain, is a 4,100 foot mountain located within Franconia Notch State Park of the White Mountains. It is in the Western White Mountains in the Kinsman Range. Cannon Mountain is home of the state-owned Cannon Mountain Ski Area, and used to be the home to the Old Man of the Mountain site until it collapsed on May 3, 2003. The mountain appears to be layered, like an onion, due to its exfoliating granite dome formation.
Cannon Mountain is also known for its difficult and technical rock climbing and ice climbing, mainly on the Cannon Cliff on the Southeast portion of the mountain. It is also the main mountain of a group of 3, called the Cannon Balls. (Cannon being the tallest in elevation.)
The shortest trail up to Cannon Mountain is the Kinsman Ridge Trail from the Cannon Mountain Ski Area parking lot off I-93. The trail is a short 2 miles, but also very difficult due to its steep and sandy trail.
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Cannon Mountain - Southeast side, Cannon Cliff. Photo taken on June 19, 2010. |
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| Mount Cannon Trail Maps - Directions from the parking lot to the summit |
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The map below shows how to get to the summit of Mount Cannon via the Kinsman Ridge Trail.
Begin on the Kinsman Ridge Trail from the Cannon Mountain Ski Area parking lot right off I-93, exit 34B. The trail is almost parallel to the Cannon Aerial Tram. Hike up for 2 miles until you reach the summit. There is a view point roughly 3/4 of the way up on the left. Descend by retracing your steps down the same trail.
Click to download PDF Trail Map of Mount Cannon
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| Mount Cannon Driving Directions |
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For the above mapped hike, the parking lot is located directly off of I-93 and is easy to find. Take exit 34B off I-93 where you will see a parking area for Cannon Mountain Ski Area (right after Profile Lakes if you are heading North, and right after Echo Lake if you are heading South.) The trail starts to the left of the Skiing buildings.
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