Presby Brothers Buy Mt. Agassiz

[Andrew]

There is a little 2378' mountain in Bethlehem, NH that is prominent in the town's history, as well as a notable and popular scenic mountain destination during the grand hotel/mountain carriage road period in White Mountain history, and remained as a popular tourist attraction into the early 1970's. At one time an expansive ski resort complex with a tram to the village was planned but never followed through (sound familiar?). Some history https://bethlehemheritagenh.org/mount-agassiz/

It has been a privately owned residence recently and a nice walk up to a view open to the public. These are the Presby brothers of Franconia, related in some way to the Cog Presby, and very active in providing some developments that benefit the local community as well as running some essential local businesses. The news story says buying the mountain was an opportunity the brothers just couldn't pass up, and they plan in the meantime to continue allowing recreational access on the property as they consider what to do with it.

Here is a link to the Caledonia Record https://www.caledonianrecord.com/
I subscribe to this site, so did not use a direct link to the story as I'm not sure if my link would be affected by my subscription, as this site does let you read 2 or 3 stories without paying.

 

[NHClimber]

Doesn't seem to let me read any articles.

 

[Andrew]

Doesn't seem to let me read any articles.

Here is the weekly free version, story is on page 4.

https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.tow...-11ec-8360-573f6fe67a3f/61ba359a0cec2.pdf.pdf

 

[nartreb]

I went looking for trails, they're not on the FS topos but they are on MapBuilder and also here:

https://www.trailforks.com/trails/into-the-wild-416477/ is the summit trail, it connects via a bit of road to:

https://www.trailforks.com/trails/shoulder-roll/

130 acres is just enough for a swath along the road from the west, plus a decent chunk around the summit - not including the other roads nearby. Seems too wooded currently for much of a view, and Cleveland Mtn blocks the view to the south, but there should be views of the Northern Presis if you cleared and built something east of the summit. (Wonder what the deed says about blocking line-of-sight from the cell tower? Also, you'd have to extend the road and utility lines)

 

[skiguy]

I went looking for trails, they're not on the FS topos but they are on MapBuilder and also here:

https://www.trailforks.com/trails/into-the-wild-416477/ is the summit trail, it connects via a bit of road to:

https://www.trailforks.com/trails/shoulder-roll/

130 acres is just enough for a swath along the road from the west, plus a decent chunk around the summit - not including the other roads nearby. Seems too wooded currently for much of a view, and Cleveland Mtn blocks the view to the south, but there should be views of the Northern Presis if you cleared and built something east of the summit. (Wonder what the deed says about blocking line-of-sight from the cell tower? Also, you'd have to extend the road and utility lines)

Maybe they should consider Snowcat Tours.