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East Osceola Mountain Information

Elevation: 4,156 feet (1,266.7 meters)
Prominence: What is Prominence? 316 feet (96.3 meters)
Location: Lincoln, NH (Grafton County, New Hampshire)
Range: Sandwich Range
Coordinates: 44°00'22" North     71°31'13" West
Rating: How do the ratings work?Easy/Moderate
Features: Brooks, Cascades, Limited Summit View,
Peak Bagging What is Peak Bagging?
Distance of highlighted hikes below: 8.4 and 7.6 miles
with Osceola Mountain

East Osceola Mountain is a 4,156 foot mountain in the Sandwich Range in Lincoln, New Hampshire, Grafton County in the White Mountains. East Osceola Mountain is not one of the New Hampshire 4,000 footers known for it's spectacular views like Mount Washington, or Mount Lafayette. The views at the summit are extremely limited, because it is surrounded by trees. You can find a thin path near the summit that veers off the path for roughly 25 feet to an outlook area, which is still difficult to make out good views.

The easiest and most common trail used to reach the East Osceola Mountain's summit is the Greeley Pond Trail beginning on the Kancamagus Highway (Route 112) in Lincoln, New Hampshire. Shortly after a mile on the trail, there is a fork at the Mount Osceola Trail that goes up to the summit of East Osceola Mountain. Another popular option is to peak bag the mountain along with Mount Osceola. You can do this by continuing your hike over East Osceola Mountain for 1 more mile on the Mount Osceola Trail until you reach Osceola's summit. 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:
Mount Osceola is 1 mile from the summit of East Osceola Mountain

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Northeast 111
Trailwrights 72 summit club
48x12 "The Grid"

 

 

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

The map below shows how to get to the summit of East Osceola Mountain as well as 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
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 East Osceola Mountain
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. To get back to the parking lot, retrace your steps back down the same way.

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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East Osceola Mountain Photos Top


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Wooded summit of East Osceola on July 20, 2014.

 

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Photo taken near summit of East Osceola Mountain on June 30, 2010.

 

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Trail sign on July 20, 2014.

 


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

 

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


East Osceola Mountain 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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