Galehead Mountain, White Mountain National Forest

Name: Galehead Mountain
Address: White Mountain National Forest, United States

#34 among attractions in White Mountain National Forest

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Galehead Mountain, White Mountain National Forest

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Galehead Mountain is a mountain located in Grafton County, New Hampshire. The mountain is part of the Twin Range of the White Mountains. Galehead is flanked to the east by South Twin Mountain, and to the west by Mount Garfield. The summit is reached by the Frost Trail which departs from Galehead Hut. There are several ways to reach the hut from one's car, the Gale River Trail from the northwest being the most direct. ()

Elevation: 4024 ftProminence: 264 ftCoordinates: 44°11'7"N, 71°34'25"W

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Galehead Mountain – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bretton Woods, Mount Lafayette, Mount Lincoln, Profile Lake.

7.5 miNE
Winter sport, Ski area, Beach and pool clubs
Bretton Woods, White Mountain National Forest
193 min walk • Bretton Woods Mountain Resort is a ski area located in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, across from the Mount Washington Hotel, which owns it.
3.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Lafayette, Franconia
100 min walk • Mount Lafayette is a 5,249-foot mountain at the northern end of the Franconia Range in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, United States.
4.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Lincoln, White Mountain National Forest
110 min walk • Mount Lincoln is a 5,089-foot-high mountain within the Franconia Range of the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Lincoln is located between Little Haystack and Mount Lafayette. All three overlook Franconia Notch. The west side of Lincoln drains into the main stem of the Pemigewasset River.
5.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Profile Lake, Franconia Notch State Park
137 min walk • Profile Lake is a 13-acre water body located in Franconia Notch in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, at the foot of Cannon Mountain.
4.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Little Haystack Mountain, White Mountain National Forest
121 min walk • Little Haystack Mountain is a peak on the Franconia Range of the White Mountains located in Grafton County, New Hampshire. It is flanked to the north by Mount Lincoln and to the southwest by Mount Liberty.
1.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Garfield, White Mountain National Forest
47 min walk • Mount Garfield is a mountain located in Grafton County, New Hampshire. The mountain is part of the White Mountains. Mt. Garfield is flanked to the east by South Twin Mountain, and to the southwest along Garfield Ridge by Mount Lafayette.
5.7 miW
Remains of a legendary facelike cliff
Old Man of the Mountain, Franconia
146 min walk • The Old Man of the Mountain, also called the Great Stone Face and the Profile, was a series of five granite cliff ledges on Cannon Mountain in Franconia, New Hampshire, United States, that appeared to be the jagged profile of a human face when viewed from the north.
2.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Guyot, White Mountain National Forest
59 min walk • Mount Guyot is a mountain located in Grafton County, New Hampshire. The mountain is named after Professor Arnold H. Guyot of Princeton University, and is part of the Twin Range of the White Mountains.
3.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Bond, White Mountain National Forest
79 min walk • Mount Bond is a mountain located in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The mountain is named after Professor George P. Bond of Harvard University, and is the southernmost extension of the Twin Range of the White Mountains. Mount Bond is flanked to the north by Mount Guyot.
0.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
South Twin Mountain, Franconia
25 min walk • South Twin Mountain is a mountain located in Grafton County, New Hampshire. The mountain is part of the Twin Range of the White Mountains.
2.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Zealand, White Mountain National Forest
67 min walk • Mount Zealand, or Zealand Mountain, is a mountain located in the White Mountains, in Grafton County, New Hampshire. Zealand stands on a spur ridge northeast of Mount Guyot, and facing Whitewall Mountain to the east across Zealand Notch.