Garfield Ridge East and West?

[rocksnrolls]

On one of the lists I've seen (NH High Peaks) it has West Garfield Ridge at 3667' and East Garfield Ridge at 3590'. I'm guessing the west one is between Garfield and Lafayette and the east one is between Garfield and Galehead. But looking at the WMG map, it looks like a bump on the west side is over 3800' and there are bumps over 3600' on the east side. Anyone know what the deal is??

 

[vegematic]

It might be a matter of prominence. Even though there may be higher bumps, if they don't rise 200 ft above the
col connecting it to a higher bump then it won't count on many lists. Some lists may use a different degree of prominence (100 ft or 300 ft for example).

-vegematic

 

[bill bowden]

East and West Garfield Ridge

While it makes apparently little sense, both of these peaks are between Galehead and Garfield mountains and are fairly short bushwhacks off the Garfield Ridge Trail. The summit signs referred to them as PAM and SPAM for reasons I am unfamiliar with. The East peak is pretty close to the trail while the West on can be a long day because you descend steeply over 1000 feet from the Garfield summit, then acend about 300 feet on the bushwhack, then reclimb Garfield making for about 4500 feet of vertical to summit a 3600 foot mountain. Views are unimaginable (I can't imagine that there would be a view).

enjoy

 

[RoySwkr]

On one of the lists I've seen (NH High Peaks) it has West Garfield Ridge at 3667' and East Garfield Ridge at 3590'.

Any reason you didn't just look for peaks with those elevations
http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=19&n=4896229&e=292591&size=s&datum=nad83&layer=DRG25
http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=19&n=4896503&e=293673&size=s&datum=nad83&layer=DRG25

the West on can be a long day because you descend steeply over 1000 feet from the Garfield summit, then acend about 300 feet on the bushwhack, then reclimb Garfield making for about 4500 feet of vertical to summit a 3600 foot mountain.

I can't imagine going over Garfield twice. There is much less elevation gain doing both from Gale River Trail or looping over Garfield.

 

[post'r boy]

me and the "missin' link" did those two from the galeriver trail after summiting galehead,then whacked off the ridge to hawthorne falls and out!!!

never did see the summit signs but did sign in on east and found the handle on west!

 

[dms]

I did them both from the Gale River Trail. At least the east peak has views. The west peak is scappy and crappy.

 

[rocksnrolls]

Thanks for the info!

Guess I'll have to take them off my list since I didn't bushwack to the summits

Has anyone ever done them from the Garfield Ridge Tr intead of the Gale River Tr? I can't even imagine doing that route Bill mentioned climbing Garfield twice in just under a year was enough for me!

So that 3800'er must not have enough prominence for the lists then. Poor little thing

 

[post'r boy]

they're just off the garfield ridge trail. when people say they've done them from the gale river trail they mean that's the route they took to get to the garfield ridge trail and then to the true summits. alot of the peaks on the list you have are alot tougher to get to than e.and w. garfield ridge.
i wonder how many people assume they're on a summit and check it off as being there.
happy whackin'!!!!

 

[bill bowden]

While Roy will remain unimpressed with my judgment and route selection. My attempt at the Garfield Ridge peaks from the Gale River Trail; disintegrated into a celbration of the exciting NH sport of white water wading on the retreat from East Garfield. The lengthy schlep on the steep and icy Garfield Ridge Trail was refreshingly boring by comparison.