Bond Elevation: 4,698 feet (1,432 meters) Bondcliff Elevation: 4,265 feet (1,300 meters) West Bond Elevation: 4,540 feet (1,384 meters) Bond Prominence: 298 feet (91 meters) Bondcliff Prominence: 205 feet (62 meters) West Bond Prominence: 200 feet (61 meters) Location: Lincoln, NH Range: Twin Range Bond Coordinates: 44°09'11" North     71°31'52" West Bondcliff Coordinates: 44°08'26" North     71°32'26" West West Bond Coordinates: 44°09'17" North     71°32'37" West Rating: Difficult (mostly due to length) Features: Brook/river crossings, Pemigewasset Wilderness, Peak bag Distance of highlighted hike below: 22.6 miles

Mount Bond is a 4,698 foot mountain in Lincoln, NH (Grafton County) in the White Mountains. It is located in the Pemigewasset Wilderness and is part of the Twin Range. Mount Bond has two subsidiary peaks, West Bond and Bondcliff, all of which are NH 4,000 Footers.

The mountain is named after Professor George P. Bond (1825-1865) of Harvard University. It is flanked to the North by Mount Guyot (not a 4,000 footer due to its low prominence, but still stands at 4,580'.)

Bondcliff is a subsidiary peak of Mount Bond along with West Bond. It reaches 4,265 feet and is located in Lincoln, NH (Grafton County) in the White Mountains. It is located in the Pemigewasset Wilderness and is part of the Twin Range.

West Bond is a subsidiary peak of Mount Bond. It reaches 4,540 feet and is located in Lincoln, NH (Grafton County) in the White Mountains. It is located in the Pemigewasset Wilderness and is part of the Twin Range.

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Photo taken from the summit of West Bond looking at Mount Bond and Bondcliff.

The map below shows how to get to the summit of Mount Bond from the Lincoln Woods Visitor's Center as well as West Bond and Bondcliff.

Hike along the Lincoln Woods Trail up past the Black Pond Trail and the Franconia Falls Trail. Continue straight and bear right after the Franconia Falls Trail onto the Wilderness Trail. Hike on this trail for 1.8 miles until you come to a junction with Bondcliff Trail. Take the left onto Bondcliff trail and hike for 4.4 miles until you reach the summit of Bondcliff. After you enjoy the incredible views, continue for 1.2 miles on the Bondcliff trail until you reach Mount Bond.

From Mount Bond, you can either start heading back to the parking lot the same way you came, or continue on the Bondcliff trail for 0.5 miles then turn left onto the West Bond Spur trail and hike for 0.5 miles until you reach the summit of West Bond. To get back to the parking lot, retrace your steps the way you came.

Click to download PDF Trail Map of Mount Bond as well as Bondcliff and West Bond

This is a photo of the views from the summit of Mount Bond, looking at Bondcliff on 9/18/13.

This is a photo from the cliff on Bondcliff on September 18, 2013

Looking at the Bondcliff ridgeline from Mount Bond on September 18, 2013.

Taken from Mount Bond looking at Bondcliff. Photo taken by Eric Happeny. July 26, 2014.

This is a photo of West Bond Mountain taken from Bondcliff on September 18, 2013.

These are driving directions to the Lincoln Woods Visitor's Center Parking Lot:
Take exit 32 off I-93 onto the Kancamagus Highway, Route 112. Continue for 5 miles until you reach the Lincoln Woods Visitor Center on the left. (It is just shortly after the Hancock Campground on the right.)

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