White Mountains 4000 Footer List

The White Mountains have a number of peaks that are higher than 4000 feet above sea level. Many hikers make it a goal to have climbed all 4000 footers, as they are called.

In order to qualify as a four thousand footer, a peak must be at least 200 feet above any ridge connecting it to another peak. It is interesting to note that over the years technology has enabled us to more accurately determine elevations, so that at times certain peaks have been removed while others added.

The White Mountains 4000 foot list is also known as the New Hampshire 4000 footers. Some 4000 footer lists add Old Speck Mountain (4170 ft), which is actually in the Mahoosuc Range in Maine but not within the boundaries of the White Mountains National Forest.

The following mountains are on the official AMC White Mountains 4000 Footer list. Those peaks with a "*" means that the elevation is estimated by adding half of the contour interval to the highest contour line.

  1. Washington 6288 feet above sea level
  2. Adams 5774
  3. Jefferson 5712
  4. Monroe 5384*
  5. Madison 5367
  6. Lafayette 5260*
  7. Lincoln 5089
  8. South Twin 4902
  9. Carter Dome 4832
  10. Moosilauke 4802
  11. Eisenhower 4780*
  12. North Twin 4761
  13. Carrigain 4700*
  14. Bond 4698
  15. Middle Carter 4610*
  16. West Bond 4540*
  17. Garfield 4500*
  18. Liberty 4459
  19. South Carter 4430*
  20. Wildcat 4422
  21. Hancock 4420*
  22. South Kinsman 4358
  23. Field 4340*
  24. Osceola 4340*
  25. Flume 4328
  26. South Hancock 4319
  27. Pierce 4310
  28. North Kinsman 4293
  29. Willey 4285
  30. Bondcliff 4265
  31. Zealand 4260*
  32. North Tripyramid 4180*
  33. Cabot 4170*
  34. East Osceola 4156
  35. Middle Tripyramid 4140*
  36. Cannon 4100*
  37. Hale 4054
  38. Jackson 4052
  39. Tom 4051
  40. Wildcat, D Peak 4050*
  41. Moriah 4049
  42. Passaconaway 4043
  43. Owl's Head 4025
  44. Galehead 4024
  45. Whiteface 4020*
  46. Waumbek 4006
  47. Isolation 4004
  48. Tecumseh 4003
Of all the mountains listed here, only Owls Head has no official trail to the summit. However it has been climbed by so many hikers that a rough trail has come into being and is actually listed the Appalachian Mountain Club guide.