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Middle Carter Mountain Information

Elevation: 4,610 feet (1,402 meters)
Prominence: What is Prominence? 720 feet (219 meters)
Location: Coös County, NH
Range: Carter-Moriah Range
Coordinates: 44°18'11" North     71°10'02" West
Rating: How do the ratings work? Moderate
Features: Peak Bagging What is Peak Bagging?, Nineteen Mile Brook, Appalachian Trail
Distance of highlighted hike below: 10.9 miles (plus roughly 1.5 miles on the road) with South Carter Mtn (or you can hike just Middle Carter at 10.2 miles)

Middle Carter Mountain is a 4,610 foot mountain in the White Mountains. It sits in the Carter-Moriah Range, which runs along the northeastern side of Pinkham Notch.

The summit itself is wooded, so there are no views. But you can enjoy some great views shortly before and after the summit along the Carter-Moriah Trail, which is also part of the Appalachian Trail.

For peak-baggers:
North Carter Mountain is 0.9 miles from the summit of Middle Carter Mountain
South Carter Mountain is 1.3 miles from the summit of Middle Carter Mountain
Mount Hight is 2.7 miles from the summit of Middle Carter Mountain
Carter Dome is 3.3 miles form the summit of Middle Carter Mountain

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Summit cairn Middle Carter Mountain
Summit cairn on Middle Carter Mountain on 8/22/2012
 
Middle Carter Mountain Trail Maps - Directions from the parking lot to the summit Top

The map below shows how to get to the summit of Middle Carter Mountain as well as South Carter Mountain via the Nineteen Mile Brook Trail and the Carter-Moriah Trail / Appalachian Trail. (This hike has the option of walking along a main road for roughly 1.5 miles, to shorten the hike.)

Begin at the Nineteen Mile Brook Trail Parking lot. Hike up the Nineteen Mile Brook Trail for 1.9 miles until you reach a junction with the Carter Dome Trail. Stay left onto the Carter Dome Trail for 1.9 miles where you will come to a junction with the Zeta Pass on the right, and the Carter-Moriah Trail / Appalachian Trail on the left. Stay left on the Carter-Moriah Trail and hike for 0.8 miles until you reach the summit of South Carter Mountain. To continue over to Middle Carter Mountain, continue along the Carter-Moriah Trail for another 1.3 miles where you will reach the summit of Middle Carter Mountain. You can enjoy incredible views of Mount Washington on a clear day between the two mountains just before Middle Carter Mountain.

To begin your descent to the parking lot, you can either retrace your steps back the way you came up, or continue hiking along the Carter-Moriah Trail for 0.6 miles until you reach a junction with the North Carter Trail on your right. Take the North Carter Trail for 1.2 miles until you reach a junction with the IMP Trail. Take the IMP Trail down to route 16 for 3.3 miles. Turn left onto route 16. You will walk the last part of your hike on route 16 for roughly 1.5 miles until you reach the Nineteen Mile Brook Parking Lot.

South Carter, Middle Carter, Carter Dome trail map. Carter Dome Trail, Carter-Moriah Trail, Nineteen Mile Brook Trail, IMP Trail, Route 16 Pinkham Notch, Appalachian Trail map, North Carter Trail, Carter Moriah Range
Click to download PDF Trail Map of Middle Carter Mountain as well as South Carter Mountain

 
 
Middle Carter Mountain Photos Top


Views along Carter Moriah Trail between South Carter Mountain and Middle Carter Mountain
Views along the Carter-Moriah Trail between South and Middle Carter Mountains on 8/22/2012


Middle Carter Mountain Driving Directions Top

From the South:
Take exit 35 off I-93 where you will end up on US-3 / N towards Twin Mountain / Lancaster. Continue 12.3 miles and turn right onto NH 115 N. Drive 9.6 miles and turn right onto US-2 E / Presidential Hwy. Drive 12.5 miles and turn right onto Main Street. Drive 1.4 miles and turn NH-16 S / Glen Road. Drive roughly 6.8 miles until you see the Nineteen Mile Brook Parking Lot on the left side.



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