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Mount Osceola Information

Elevation: 4,315 feet (1,315 meters)
Prominence: What is Prominence? 2000 feet (610 meters)
Location: Lincoln, NH (Grafton County, New Hampshire)
Range: Sandwich Range
Coordinates: 44°0'5.81" North     71°32'8.21" West
Rating: How do the ratings work? Easy/Moderate
Features: Brooks, Cascades, Limited Summit View,
Peak Bagging What is Peak Bagging?, Greeley Ponds
Distance of highlighted hike below: 8.4 and 7.6 miles with East Osceola Mountain

Mount Osceola is a 4,315 foot mountain located in Lincoln, New Hampshire in the White Mountains. It is one of 7 mountains in the Sandwich Range. The mountain is named after a Native American Tribe chief.

The views from the summit are not 360 degrees, but still amazing at around 220 degrees of clear views of Mount Washington in the Northeast and most of the rest of the White Mountains. There used to be a fire lookout tower at the summit, but was removed in the 1970s. The summit is a large rock slab which is perfect to grab lunch or hang out on!

Though this hike is considered easy to moderate, if you choose to hike both Mount Osceola and East Osceola Mountain, the connecting trail between the 2 is more difficult with rock scrambles and areas where a less experienced hiker will need to use their hands, feet (and sometimes butt) to get over and around the rocks). The most challenging part between the two mountains is known as "The Chimney". It is almost vertical rock climbing, but there is a by-pass trail on the side of it to avoid the rocks.


For peak-baggers:
East Osceola Mountain is 1 mile from the summit of Osceola Mountain

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Mount Osceola Trail Maps - Directions from the parking lot to the summit Top

The map below shows how to get to the summit of Mount Osceola as well as East Osceola Mountain.

There are 2 different routes you can choose to hike Mount Osceola, one includes peak bagging it along with East Osceola Mountain.

To hike both mountains via Greeley Pond Parking area
Begin on the Greeley Pond Trail via the Kancamagus Highway (Route 112) in Lincoln, New Hampshire and hike for 1.3 miles until you come to a fork in the trail with Mount Osceola Trail, where you will bear right to switch trails. Follow this trail up for 1.5 miles to the summit of East Osceola Mountain. From there, continue over the summit on the Mount Osceola Trail for 1.0 miles where you will find yourself on the summit of Mount Osceola. To get back to the parking lot, retrace your steps the same way you came up.

To hike just Osceola Mountain via Tripoli Road parking area
Begin on the Mount Osceola Trail and hike for 3.2 miles where you will find yourself on the summit of Mount Osceola. To get back to the parking lot, retrace your steps back.

You can also summit both Osceola mountains by a traverse, making the hike 7 miles, but you would need a car spot at one of the parking areas.

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Mount Osceola Photos Top


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Photo taken near the summit of Osceola Mountain from the look-out ledges. Photo taken 6-30-2010.

 

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Trail sign on July 20, 2014.

 

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The "Chimney" on the Mount Osceola Trail between the 2 Osceola Mountains. Taken on 6-30-10.



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Parts of the Greeley Pond trail and the Mount Osceola Trail. Photo taken on June 30, 2010.

 

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Greeley Pond trail. Photo taken by Andrew Kladder in November, 2014.

 

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Summit benchmark on July 20, 2014.

 

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Photo taken near the summit of Osceola on the look-out ledges. Photo taken by Andrew Kladder in November, 2014.


Mount Osceola Driving Directions Top

There are 2 different parking lots you can park at for these hikes (refer to map above).

The parking lot to hike both Osceola mountains (via the shorter hike) is located on the Kancamagus Highway (Route 112) in Lincoln, New Hampshire.

From I-93, take exit 32 and follow the Kancamagus Highway (Route 112) for 9.7 miles East. The parking lot will be on the right hand side of the road, just after Big Rock Campground.

From Route 16 in Conway, New Hampshire, follow the Kancamagus Highway (Route 112) West for 26 miles. The parking lot will be on the left hand side of the road, just after the Hancock Overlook turn.

The parking lot to hike both Osceola mountains (via the longer hike) is located on Tripoli Road in Livermore, New Hampshire. From I-93 take exit 31, and head East off the exit onto Tripoli Road. Follow for 7 miles. The parking area is located on the left hand side of the road.

The parking lot to hike just East Osceola Mountain (via the shorter hike) is located on Tripoli Road in Livermore, New Hampshire. From I-93 take exit 31, and head East off the exit onto Tripoli Road. Follow for 7 miles. The parking area is located on the left hand side of the road.


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