Middle Carter Mountain is a
mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher t ...
located in
Coos County,
New Hampshire
New Hampshire ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...
. The mountain is part of the
Carter-Moriah Range
The Carter-Moriah Range of mountains is located in the White Mountains (New Hampshire), White Mountains, in Coös County, New Hampshire, Coös County, New Hampshire. The mountain range, range forms the northern east side of Pinkham Notch, oppos ...
of the
White Mountains, which runs along the northern east side of
Pinkham Notch. Middle Carter is flanked to the north by
North Carter Mountain and to the southwest by
South Carter Mountain
South Carter Mountain is a mountain located in Coos County, New Hampshire. The mountain is part of the Carter-Moriah Range of the White Mountains, which runs along the northern east side of Pinkham Notch. South Carter is flanked to the north ...
. The summit of Middle Carter is wooded, but there are views from the ridgecrest not far from the summit.
Climate
See also
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List of mountains in New Hampshire
The below list of mountains in New Hampshire is an incomplete list of mountains in the U.S. state of New Hampshire, with elevation. This list includes many mountains in the White Mountains range that covers about a quarter of the state, as well ...
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Four-thousand footers
The Four-thousand footers (sometimes abbreviated 4ks) are a group of forty-eight mountains in New Hampshire at least above sea level. To qualify for inclusion a peak must also meet the more technical criterion of topographic prominence important ...
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White Mountain National Forest
The White Mountain National Forest (WMNF) is a federally managed forest contained within the White Mountains in the northeastern United States. It was established in 1918 as a result of the Weeks Act of 1911; federal acquisition of land had alre ...
References
External links
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"Hiking Middle Carter Mountain" Appalachian Mountain Club.
Mountains of New Hampshire
Mountains of Coös County, New Hampshire
Mountains on the Appalachian Trail
New England Four-thousand footers
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