Mystery Mountain Whites

[Papa Bear]

If you have seen my reports you know I spent the last 2 weeks in New Hampshire (with a side trip to Maine). I climbed lots of peaks but not this one.


Mystery Mountain
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What Mountain is it?

Second question:
Where was the picture taken from?

Extra credit:
What is the ridge in the near forground and the peak/ridge in the mid forground?

And don't cheat and look at a map.

Actually I am not exactly sure myself (that is, I'm not sure what it is, I am very sure where I was standing). It had such wonderful relief I just wanted to know. Has anyone climbed it?

 

[Haystacker]

I believe that's Chocorua, taken from the Passaconaway view spot, no wait, I think it may be taken from Whiteface...

 

[el-bagr]

I should perhaps refrain, considering I spent a summer living essentially on the ridge in the closest foreground. Haystacker's onto it, though, and those orangish cliffs on "Old Shag" are a good clue.

But who can name the subpeak on the closest ridge? Or the feature between PB and that subpeak that you might have on your breakfast table?

Thanks for the great pic, PB -- brings back good memories.

 

[Papa Bear]

who can name ... the feature between PB and that subpeak that you might have on your breakfast table?

You eat Spruce cones for breakfast? You are one tough old bird!

 

[torn&frayed]

Chocorua from Blueberry Ledge with Wonalancet and Paugus in between?

 

[carole]

From Whiteface looking over 'The Bowl', Hibbard Mtn, Paugus with the ledges to Chocorua and Three Sisters

 

[Papa Bear]

From Whiteface looking over 'The Bowl', Hibbard Mtn, Paugus with the ledges to Chocorua and Three Sisters

Bingo!

The first question goes to Haystacker.

Sorry torn&frayed, I was up on the South Peak of Whiteface and not down on the ledges and Wonalancet is out of the frame to the right. You do get Paugus however. And you may have given a clue as to what el-bagr has for breakfast although it's not technically in the picture (and technically he didn't say it was ).

Carole you get it all, although I would say The Bowl is more up to the left out of the frame.

 

[bill bowden]

Bushwhack Bill begs to differ

Papa Bear:

My feeling is that you are looking at Baldface from Mount Hight or Carter Dome. I'm thinking Chocorua has pretty distinct summit cone and the Three Sisters are quite a bit lower than the main peak. I think you are looking down into the Wild River wilderness.

Best wishes

 

[Papa Bear]

My feeling is that you are looking at Baldface from Mount Hight or Carter Dome. I'm thinking Chocorua has pretty distinct summit cone and the Three Sisters are quite a bit lower than the main peak. I think you are looking down into the Wild River wilderness.

Best wishes

Sorry Bill

I may not know what Chocorua looks like, but I was definately on Whiteface looking somewhere to the northeast. I was many miles from Mount Hight or Carter Dome.

 

[Papa Bear]

...
Carole you get it all, although I would say The Bowl is more up to the left out of the frame.

Carole: I apologize. I looked at a map and The Bowl is indeed right in front of that ridge. It's just that in the view one gets when coming along the ridge from Passaconaway it looks so much broader than from that angle.


The Bowl from the Whiteface-Passaconaway Ridge
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There's a good view of Hubbard in this picture too.

 

[HikerBob]

Nope... just can't place it!

I came to this thread late

I just love it when I get an unexpected, or better than expected, view of a mountain and can actualy name it!

Bob

 

[Davehiker]

An inadvertant clue was given

Papa Bear, you gave us a clue! I knew you'd been on Cannon, Peak above the Nubble, and Scar Ridge, but I hadn't followed your whole itinerery. When I clicked on the picture to enlarge it, the URL of the picture gave me the clue: "Passaconaway_Whiteface_ESleeper." I would have got it if I'd only been quicker!

I love your trip reports and pictures, and a fun mystery mountain is an added bunus. Thanks!

Dave