Which NH 4K is most often hiked 48th?

[Waumbek]

According to Mike Dickerman, in today's Littleton Courier, it's . . . .

"Did you know that remote Mount Isolation is more often the last hurdle for peakbagging hikers than any of the other 4,000-footers? Records show that the 4,003-foot summit is the 48th and final peak for more hikers than any others on the list, including infamous Owl's Head, which remains the only 4,000-footer without a maintained trail to its summit. Considering its excellent summit views, it's a little surprising that so many hikers wind up saving this one to the end. Then again, it's probably a far better place to hold a finishing celebration that on a summit such as Owl's Head, where there's nothing to see but the closed-in forest surrounding you. (Just for the record, Mt. Isolation was my 46th peak. I saved Owl's Head (47) and Bondcliff (48) for the end.)"

 

[David Metsky]

It was my 48th, mainly from inertia. It rained.

-dave-

 

[woodstrider]

Most freguently hiked NH 4K

I would have to say Mt. Washington. I have already been up there twice myself- summer and winter- and I haven't completed my first round yet. I would say that htese peaks receives the most visitors per year, too

I figured out some of the more remote and more difficult peaks to get to , Like Isolation and Owl's Head, Cabot, etc. Difficult to get to as in long approach hikes or the fact that they stood isolated and were not convenient for multi-peaks days. These I tried to tackle quickly. I have 6 left and Cabot is still one of them, though.
I tried to do the same thing in the Adirondacks- I targeted the hard to reach, or isolated and the trailless peaks first.

Anyway- it's all good- no matter how you slice it

 

[dug]

Owl's Head #47, Isolation #48. Actually very glad it was Isolation, as it was a beautiful day. We started as kids so we naturally did the more popular peaks first. It wasn't until I was older that I could even do a 15+ mile trip.

 

[Sherpa John]

infamous Owl's Head, which remains the only 4,000-footer without a maintained trail to its summit. Considering its excellent summit views, it's a little surprising that so many hikers wind up saving this one to the end. Then again, it's probably a far better place to hold a finishing celebration that on a summit such as Owl's Head, where there's nothing to see but the closed-in forest surrounding you. "

Once again owls Head gets a bad rap and its a darned shame!

 

[sweeper]

Isolation was low 40's, but Owls Head was a mid 30's, but that's only because my boys needed a 20 mile hike for Boy Scout, so we hike into 13 falls then did OH and out via the Black Pond Bushwack.

I would think Lafayette would be the most climbed. I know it's mine.

Hale was my 48, I don't think it was on the list back in 72 when I was through there. Actually I finished the New England on Katahdin then did Hale.

 

[yellow dog]

I'm trying to remember what peaks I have been on when people have finished the 48. Chester and I both finished on Owls Head. I was with my father when he finished on Bondcliff. By chance I was on top when people have finished on Carragain and Garfield. All of those peaks (except Owls Head) have great views.

I wonder who has been on the most different peaks when other people have been finishing? I guess that's 4 for me that I can remember.

 

[SteveHiker]

I have 6 left and Cabot is still one of them, though.

Don't be like me. Don't do Cabot last. Especially in the rain. It's a nice hike and the terrain and vegetation are a little different than elsewhere. But it's very anti-climatic to get to the top of #48 and not have a view.

It ended up last for me mainly because of the distance and because as I was driving to it for #45, I noticed it was clear on the Northern Presis that particular day and did Jefferson (45), Adams (46) and Madison (47) instead, thus turning Cabot into #48.

 

[Woody]

I've got two to go. I'm doing Cabot and then saving Carrigan for #48! I waiting for a nice clear early fall day.

 

[Raymond]

Isolation was my 36th — 71st in the Northeast — right between Moriah and Donaldson. Mike Dickerman didn't say which of the 48 was least-often 48th, did he? Or when he's going to get around to assigning us our bleeping 111er numbers?

Owl's Head was my 31st, Susan's seventh. She's done just 27 of them so far, and Isolation is still available for her 48th. Bondcliff, Bond, and West Bond were my 46th, 47th, and 48th. Carrigain was 45th, climbed six weeks before the final three.

I wonder if it would be possible to create a meaningful poll to determine a rough order in which the 4000-footers are climbed...

 

[sp1936]

...saving Carrigan for #48! I waiting for a nice clear early fall day.

Me too.

42 done, with Liberty, Flume, E. Osceola, Wildcats, and Carrigain left. I did both Isolation and Owl's Head last year, both as overnights.

The summit of Owl's Head may not be very interesting, but getting there is an enjoyable adventure. Isolation is one of my favorites.

Steve

 

[spencer]

Once again owls Head gets a bad rap and its a darned shame!

Believe it or not, I agree with SJ! I too, think Owl's Head is a great hike. I climbed some trees in March and had some wonderful views!

Carrigain was my last, and like Metsky, it rained...

Mike doesn't mention (in the tidbit Waumbek posted) what comes in 2nd and 3rd, but I bet Carrigain is up there on the list.

spencer

 

[The Sikes]

We finished on Cabot....didn't plan it that way. It's just how it worked out. I don't like to save the hardest for last...I say get them done first so you can enjoy and have fun with all the others. We did Owl's Head 5th or 6th and Isolation....I don't remember but it was in the early on.

 

[SherpaKroto]

Isolation was #36, Owl's Head was #46 for me. Although it didn't rain on my 48th, my camera broek, and I have no pictures I do have a nice one from my 67th and 100th though . Can't wait for my 111er finish! (still a long ways away)

 

[MichaelJ]

Personally, I wanted a 48th that didn't have a lot of risk involved if the weather turned lousy. Now, true, the open summit of Moosilauke couldn't take *really* bad weather, but there were no river crossings, no slides, no "dangerous if wet" areas. That was my original criteria for #48 that led me to choose the Moose.

 

[MEB]

My sister and I tossed around the idea of finishing on Isolation, Carrigain or Moosilauke. In the end we finished up on Moosilauke in a snowstom!

-MEB

 

[Puma concolor]

Or when he's going to get around to assigning us our bleeping 111er numbers?

I'm biting my tongue so hard it hurts.

 

[dr_wu002]

I'm not actively working on a list but I realize that I hike so much in the Whites that I'll finish the 48 as a matter of course. I've also been accused recently of being enigmatic and antisocial so I decided that for once I'd suck it up and act normal and actually do something a bit structured. So I decided, and I've announced it -- albeit informally -- twice already (three times now) that I'm going to finish the NH48 on East Osceola. I have plans for a dramatic entrance etc.

-Dr. Wu

 

[carole]

...but how many people finish the winter48 on Zealand?

 

[SherpaKroto]

...but how many people finish the winter48 on Zealand?

JohnL comes to mind