Mount Carrigain
{{Short description|Mountain in the state of New Hampshire}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mount Carrigain
| photo = Mt. Carrigain.jpg
| photo_size = 285
| photo_caption = View of Mt. Carrigain from Mt. Guyot, taken August 2009. Vose Spur is the knob roughly in the center of the photo, and Mount Lowell is to its left.
| elevation_ft = 4683
| elevation_ref = {{navd88}}{{cite ngs |pid=PF0943 |name=Carrigain 2 |accessdate=2013-02-03}}
| prominence_ft = 2223
| prominence_ref = {{cite peakbagger |pid=6939 |name=Mount Carrigain, New Hampshire |access-date=2013-02-03}}
| location = Grafton County, New Hampshire, U.S.
| range =
| coordinates = {{coord|44.093605719|N|71.446802778|W|type:mountain_region:US-NH_scale:100000_source:NGS|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| range_coordinates =
| topo = USGS Mount Carrigain
| type =
| age =
| first_ascent = August 27, 1857; Arnold Guyot, S. Hastings Grant, and local guide Bill Hatch,{{cite book |author=Laura and Guy Waterman |title=Forest and crag |publisher=Appalachian Mountain Club |isbn=9780910146753}}
| easiest_route = maintained hiking trail
| listing = New Hampshire 4000-footers
#27 New England Fifty Finest
}}
Mount Carrigain is a mountain located in Grafton County, New Hampshire. The mountain is named after Phillip Carrigain, NH Secretary of State (1805–10), and is on the south side of the Pemigewasset Wilderness, the source of the East Branch of the Pemigewasset River in the heart of the White Mountains, between Franconia Notch and Crawford Notch. Carrigain is flanked to the northeast beyond Carrigain's Vose Spur by Mount Anderson and Mount Lowell across Carrigain Notch, and to the southwest by Mount Hancock. It has a fire tower at the summit, providing 360 degree views of the surrounding wilderness.
Geography
The south side of Mount Carrigain drains into the Sawyer River, thence into the Saco River, which drains into the Gulf of Maine at Saco, Maine.
The east side of Mt. Carrigain drains into Carrigain Brook, thence into the Sawyer River. The north side of Carrigain drains into the East Branch of the Pemigewasset River, a tributary of the Merrimack River, which drains into the Gulf of Maine at Newburyport, Massachusetts. The west side of Carrigain drains into the Carrigain Branch of the East Branch of the Pemigewasset.
=Climate=
{{Weather box
|location = Mount Carrigain 44.0915 N, 71.4483 W, Elevation: {{cvt|4196|ft}} (1991–2020 normals)
|single line = y
|Jan high F = 19.1
|Feb high F = 20.6
|Mar high F = 27.7
|Apr high F = 41.0
|May high F = 53.8
|Jun high F = 62.1
|Jul high F = 66.7
|Aug high F = 65.4
|Sep high F = 59.4
|Oct high F = 47.2
|Nov high F = 34.3
|Dec high F = 24.6
|Jan mean F = 11.2
|Feb mean F = 12.4
|Mar mean F = 19.1
|Apr mean F = 31.7
|May mean F = 44.3
|Jun mean F = 53.1
|Jul mean F = 57.9
|Aug mean F = 56.8
|Sep mean F = 50.7
|Oct mean F = 39.1
|Nov mean F = 27.7
|Dec mean F = 17.8
|Jan low F = 3.3
|Feb low F = 4.1
|Mar low F = 10.4
|Apr low F = 22.3
|May low F = 34.8
|Jun low F = 44.2
|Jul low F = 49.1
|Aug low F = 48.2
|Sep low F = 42.0
|Oct low F = 31.0
|Nov low F = 21.1
|Dec low F = 11.1
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 4.90
|Feb precipitation inch = 4.13
|Mar precipitation inch = 4.91
|Apr precipitation inch = 5.82
|May precipitation inch = 5.80
|Jun precipitation inch = 6.59
|Jul precipitation inch = 5.87
|Aug precipitation inch = 5.56
|Sep precipitation inch = 5.36
|Oct precipitation inch = 7.79
|Nov precipitation inch = 6.08
|Dec precipitation inch = 5.91
|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 22, 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.}}
}}
==Vose Spur==
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Vose Spur
| photo =
| photo_caption =
| elevation_ft = 3862
| elevation_ref = {{cite peakbagger |pid=6937 |name=Vose Spur, New Hampshire |access-date=2013-02-03}}
| prominence_ft = 222
| coordinates = {{coord|44.102944|N|71.434647|W|type:mountain_region:US-NH_scale:100000_source:Peakbagger.com|format=dms|display=inline}}
| range_coordinates =
| topo = USGS Mount Carrigain
| easiest_route = {{convert|10|mi|adj=on}} bushwhack, approx. 9 hours, via route below
| listing = {{pound}}79 New England 100 Highest
}}
Vose Spur is a subpeak of Mount Carrigain, named after George L. Vose. The summit is densely wooded. It is officially trailless and counts as one of New England's one hundred highest summits. Several different approaches are possible. A talus field on the eastern slope, can be reached by bushwhacking from the Carrigain Notch Trail and offers outstanding views into Carrigain Notch and over to Mount Lowell.
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.outdoors.org/recreation/tripplanner/plan/hiking-mount-carrigain.cfm "Mount Carrigain"]. Appalachian Mountain Club.
- {{cite summitpost |id=153415 |name=Mount Carrigain}}
- [http://hikethewhites.com/carrigain.html "Mount Carrigain"]. HikeTheWhites.com.
- {{cite gnis |id=871628 |name=Mount Carrigain}}
- {{cite gnis |id=872855 |name=Vose Spur}}
- [http://www.hikenewengland.com/CarrigainVoseSpurNH090605.html "Mt. Carrigain and Vose Spur Loop with Bushwhack"]. Hike-NewEngland.com
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Category:Mountains of New Hampshire