Mount Bond is a

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located in Grafton 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 ...

, United States. The mountain is named after Professor George P. Bond (1825–1865) of

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, and is the southernmost extension of the

Twin Range The Twin Range is a mountain range within the White Mountains (New Hampshire), White Mountains of New Hampshire. Summits Notable peaks within the range include North Twin Mountain (New Hampshire), North Twin Mountain, South Twin Mountain (Ne ...

of the White Mountains. Mount Bond is flanked to the north by Mount Guyot. Mount Bond has two subsidiary peaks, West Bond and Bondcliff (or "The Cliffs"). All three peaks are included on the

Appalachian Mountain Club Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) is the oldest outdoor group in the United States. Created in 1876 to explore and preserve the White Mountains (New Hampshire), White Mountains in New Hampshire, it has expanded throughout the northeastern U.S., wit ...

's list of "

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 ...

". Mount Bond is located within the

Pemigewasset Wilderness Area The Pemigewasset Wilderness is a federally designated Wilderness Area in the heart of New Hampshire's White Mountains. It is a part of the White Mountain National Forest. It is New Hampshire's largest wilderness area. The Wilderness Area cons ...

. It drains to the east and west into the North Fork and Franconia Branch respectively of the East Branch of the

Pemigewasset River The Pemigewasset River , known locally as "The Pemi", is a river in the state of New Hampshire, the United States. It is in length and (with its tributaries) drains approximately . The name "Pemigewasset" comes from the Abenaki word ''bemijijoas ...

, thence into the Pemigewasset and

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s, and into the

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AMC: Mt. Bond
Mountains of New Hampshire Mountains of Grafton County, New Hampshire New England Four-thousand footers {{NewHampshire-geo-stub

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