I am down for a VFTT 360 list
- darren
This is a list of the nominated peaks so far with clarification of the rules (so far). Additions or corrections are still being accepted.
New Hampshire: (43)
Madison, Adams, Jefferson, Clay, Monroe, Franklin, Eisenhower, Hight, South Twin, Guyot, West Bond, Bond, Bondcliff, Garfield, Isolation, Davis, Moosilauke, Chocorua, Lafayette, Lincoln, Little Haystack, Liberty, North Moat, Middle Moat, South Moat, South Baldface, Monadnock, North Percy, Welch, Mt. Crawford, Mt. Major, Cardigan, Slide Peak, Boott Spur, Whiteface (Belknap Range), Middle Sugarloaf, Middle Sister, Sam Adams, JQ Adams, Adams 4, Adams 5, The Nubble, Little Blue Job
Maine: (36)
Caribou, Kahtadin, N Brother, Sugarloaf , Bigelows (2), Baldpate, Saddleback, Horn ?, Abraham, Hamlin, The Owl, Barren, Hamlin, The Owl, Barren, South Brother ?, Fort, Doubletop (2), Traveler (3), Boundary Bald , Moxie, Moxie Bald, Kinneo, Sunday River, Whitecap, Tumbledown, Low Aziscohos, Little Jackson, Goose Eye, Mt. Desert, Dorr , Champlain, Sargent
Vermont: (4)
Abraham, Camel's Hump, Mansfield, Hunger
New York: (20)
Cascade, Gothics, Skylight, Marcy, Whiteface, Haystack, Algonquin, Basin, Dix, Gray, Iroquois, Hurricane, Mt Jo, Noonmark, Skylight, Lyon, Catamount, Jay Range, Giant, Hadley Mt
Mass: (1)
Buck Hill (Blue Hills Range)
Rules:
Must have an unobstructed 360 degree view (no towers or trees to climb)
Must be a named peak
Must be climbed on a clear day to capture the view
Added to the original suggested rules I would suggest peaks at least 1000 ft. elevation, 360 view would be unobstructed to at least the next named peak or named feature such as a lake or ocean and should be from one spot on the summit not from moving to different points on the summit.
I will add that they can be done by any means legally available. Most will prefer to hike on foot but if you want to parachute to the summit and use a sled to descend it that is fine. But it must be on a clear day.
Clouds are view, too, especially when you can lay back and watch images take shape. And while it is a special treat to summit when everything below you is in the clouds, and you feel like you’re on an island, I think you owe it to yourself to return on a clear day. The spirit of the list is not to cheat yourself out of the view that can be had. So you can ascend and descend in whatever the weather but getting a clear 360 is the goal (wait however long you want) while on the summit. And if you can string together several summits under clear skies all the better.
