Lakes of the Clouds

{{short description|Small bodies of water in the U.S. state of New Hampshire}}

{{for|the similarly named body of water in Michigan|Lake of the Clouds}}

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| name = Lakes of the Clouds

| image = Pond at Lakes of the Clouds.JPG

| caption = One of the Lakes of the Clouds

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| location = Coos County, New Hampshire; White Mountain National Forest

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| outflow = Ammonoosuc River

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| elevation = {{convert|5032|ft|m|0|abbr=on}}

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The Lakes of the Clouds are a set of tarns located at the {{convert|5032|ft|m|0|abbr=on}} col between Mount Monroe and Mount Washington in the White Mountains of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. The lakes form the source of the Ammonoosuc River, a tributary of the Connecticut River.{{cite journal |last1=Harshberger |first1=John W |title=Alpine Fell-Fields of Eastern North America |journal=Geographical Review |date=April 1919 |volume=7 |issue=4 |page=249 |doi=10.2307/207372 |jstor=207372 }} They are recorded by the Geographic Names Information System as the highest elevation lakes in the United States east of South Dakota.{{Cite gnis|871701|Lakes of the Clouds}}

The Lakes of the Clouds Hut, a rental hut and lodge for hikers operated by the Appalachian Mountain Club, is adjacent to the lakes, facing west. Lakes of the Clouds may be reached by hiking from Marshfield Station, on the Mount Washington Cog Railway, via the Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail (in approximately four hours). The area is also traversed by the Crawford Path (part of the Appalachian Trail) and the Dry River Trail.