Boott Spur

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Boott Spur

| photo = Boott Spur above Tucks.JPG

| photo_caption = Boott Spur rising above Tuckerman Ravine in late fall.

| elevation_ft = 5492

| elevation_ref = {{cite peakbagger |pid=6961 |name=Boott Spur, New Hampshire |access-date=2009-02-24}}

| prominence_ft = 92

| prominence_ref =

| parent_peak = Mount Washington

| location = Sargent's Purchase, New Hampshire, U.S.

| range = Presidential Range

| coordinates = {{coord|44|15|8|N|071|17|42|W|type:mountain_region:US |display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref = {{cite gnis |id=871558 |name=Boott Spur |access-date=2009-02-24}}

| topo = USGS Mount Washington

| type =

| age =

| first_ascent =

| easiest_route = Hike via Boott Spur Trail

}}

Boott Spur is a minor peak located in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States. The mountain is named after Francis Boott (1792–1863), and is part of the Presidential Range of the White Mountains. Boott Spur stands on the shoulder of Mount Washington, above the south side of the headwall of Tuckerman Ravine.

Although well over {{convert|4000|ft|m|-1}} above sea level in height, the Appalachian Mountain Club does not define Boott Spur as a "four-thousand footer" because it stands less than {{convert|200|ft|m|-1}} above the col on the ridge from Washington, making it a secondary summit of that peak.

Trails

The Boott Spur Trail ascends the summit from the east, leaving the Tuckerman Ravine Trail {{convert|.4|mi|1}} above the Pinkham Notch visitors' center, and ascends, first through woods and scrub, and then in the open above treeline, providing excellent views. The trail ultimately ends at the Davis Path {{convert|3.4|mi}} from the Pinkham Notch visitors' center. The Davis Path, originally built in 1844-5 as an alternative to the more northerly Crawford Path,{{Cite book| last=Johnson| first=Christopher| date=2006| title=This Grand & Magnificent Place: The Wilderness Heritage of the White Mountains| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uzBIKlqDu74C&pg=PA49| publisher=University Press of New England| isbn=978-1-58465-461-2| pages=61, 131| access-date=March 15, 2018}} is a {{convert|14|mi|adj=on}} route from U.S. Route 302 in Crawford Notch up Montalban Ridge, over Boott Spur to the summit of Mount Washington.

The Glen Boulder Trail climbs Boott Spur from the southeast, starting at the Glen Ellis Falls parking area on New Hampshire Route 16. The trail ascends past the Glen Boulder and over the {{convert|4806|ft|adj=on}} minor summit of Gulf Peak (also known as Slide Peak), then joins the Davis Path south of the summit of Boott Spur. Gulf Peak forms the south headwall of the Gulf of Slides and is a popular destination for extreme hiking in the area.{{cite web|url=http://www.franklinsites.com/hikephotos/NewHampshire/gulfpeak.php|title=Gulf Peak - New Hampshire - FranklinSites.com Hiking Guide|last=FranklinSites.com|website=www.franklinsites.com|access-date=4 January 2018}}

Climate

There is no weather station, but this climate table contains interpolated data. Boott Spur has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc).

{{Weather box

|location = Boott Spur 44.2561 N, 71.3024 W, Elevation: {{cvt|5233|ft}} (1991–2020 normals)

|single line = y

|Jan high F = 15.6

|Feb high F = 16.4

|Mar high F = 22.5

|Apr high F = 32.9

|May high F = 46.1

|Jun high F = 54.1

|Jul high F = 58.9

|Aug high F = 57.4

|Sep high F = 51.9

|Oct high F = 40.0

|Nov high F = 29.3

|Dec high F = 21.3

|Jan mean F = 7.7

|Feb mean F = 8.3

|Mar mean F = 15.0

|Apr mean F = 26.4

|May mean F = 40.2

|Jun mean F = 49.3

|Jul mean F = 54.4

|Aug mean F = 52.9

|Sep mean F = 46.7

|Oct mean F = 34.3

|Nov mean F = 23.0

|Dec mean F = 13.7

|Jan low F = -0.2

|Feb low F = 0.2

|Mar low F = 7.4

|Apr low F = 19.9

|May low F = 34.3

|Jun low F = 44.5

|Jul low F = 50.0

|Aug low F = 48.3

|Sep low F = 41.5

|Oct low F = 28.6

|Nov low F = 16.6

|Dec low F = 6.1

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation inch = 5.45

|Feb precipitation inch = 5.26

|Mar precipitation inch = 6.59

|Apr precipitation inch = 7.29

|May precipitation inch = 7.14

|Jun precipitation inch = 8.43

|Jul precipitation inch = 8.83

|Aug precipitation inch = 7.18

|Sep precipitation inch = 7.25

|Oct precipitation inch = 10.08

|Nov precipitation inch = 8.05

|Dec precipitation inch = 7.37

|source=PRISM Climate Group{{cite web

|url= http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/

|title= PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University

|publisher= PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University

|access-date= October 20, 2023

|quote= To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking Coordinates (under Location); copy Latitude and Longitude figures from top of table; click Zoom to location; click Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click 30-year normals, 1991-2020; click 800m; click Retrieve Time Series button.}}

}}

Gulf Peak (Slide Peak) is a summit on the Glen Boulder trail before the trail joins with the Davis Path. Gulf Peak also has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc), but with warmer average temperatures due to its lower elevation.

{{Weather box

|location = Gulf Peak (Slide Peak) 44.2433 N, 71.2936 W, Elevation: {{cvt|4692|ft}} (1991–2020 normals)

|single line = y

|Jan high F = 17.5

|Feb high F = 18.8

|Mar high F = 24.9

|Apr high F = 35.9

|May high F = 49.0

|Jun high F = 57.1

|Jul high F = 61.9

|Aug high F = 60.4

|Sep high F = 54.9

|Oct high F = 42.8

|Nov high F = 31.3

|Dec high F = 23.0

|Jan mean F = 9.7

|Feb mean F = 10.8

|Mar mean F = 17.2

|Apr mean F = 28.6

|May mean F = 42.2

|Jun mean F = 51.3

|Jul mean F = 56.3

|Aug mean F = 54.8

|Sep mean F = 48.7

|Oct mean F = 36.5

|Nov mean F = 24.9

|Dec mean F = 15.5

|Jan low F = 1.9

|Feb low F = 2.7

|Mar low F = 9.4

|Apr low F = 21.3

|May low F = 35.4

|Jun low F = 45.4

|Jul low F = 50.7

|Aug low F = 49.2

|Sep low F = 42.4

|Oct low F = 30.2

|Nov low F = 18.6

|Dec low F = 8.0

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation inch = 5.32

|Feb precipitation inch = 4.97

|Mar precipitation inch = 6.13

|Apr precipitation inch = 6.94

|May precipitation inch = 6.71

|Jun precipitation inch = 7.81

|Jul precipitation inch = 8.04

|Aug precipitation inch = 6.65

|Sep precipitation inch = 6.66

|Oct precipitation inch = 9.51

|Nov precipitation inch = 7.52

|Dec precipitation inch = 6.98

|source=PRISM Climate Group{{cite web

|url= http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/

|title= PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University

|publisher= PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University

|access-date= October 20, 2023

}}

References

Category:Mountains of New Hampshire

Category:Mountains of Coös County, New Hampshire

Category:Mountain spurs

Boott Spur

Trails

Climate

See also

References