Mount Nancy, formerly Mount Amorisgelu, is a

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located in

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, on the eastern boundary of the Pemigewasset Wilderness of the White Mountains. The mountain is the highest point and namesake of the

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. Mt. Nancy is flanked to the northeast by

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, to the southwest by Mount Anderson, and to the southeast by

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. Although Mount Nancy is officially trailless, a visible path climbs to the summit from Norcross Pond. With a summit elevation of , it is one of the

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peaks. The southwest face of Mount Nancy drains into Norcross Brook, thence into the East Branch of the Pemigewasset River, the

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, and into the

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. The northwest side of Mt. Nancy drains into Anderson Brook, and thence into Norcross Brook. The northeast and southeast sides of Mt. Nancy drain into Nancy Brook, thence into the

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, and into the Gulf of Maine at

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The legend of Nancy

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The legend of Nancy

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