North Pack Monadnock
{{Short description|Mountain in New Hampshire}}
{{distinguish|text=the nearby Mount Monadnock}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = North Pack Monadnock
| photo = North Pack Monadnock Greenfiled New Hampshire.jpg
| photo_caption = North Pack Monadnock (on the right) viewed from Pack Monadnock. The mountain in the distance to the left is Crotched Mountain.
| elevation_ft = 2276
| elevation_ref =
| prominence_ft = 538
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| listing =
| location = Greenfield, New Hampshire
| range = Wapack Range
| coordinates = {{coord|42|53|10|N|71|51|56|W|type:mountain}}
| type = monadnock; metamorphic rock
| age = 400 million years
| last_eruption =
| first_ascent =
| easiest_route = Wapack Trail
}}
North Pack Monadnock or North Pack Monadnock Mountain is a {{convert|2276|ft|m|adj=on}} monadnock in south-central New Hampshire, at the northern end of the Wapack Range of mountains. It lies within Greenfield and Temple, New Hampshire; the {{convert|22|mi|km|adj=on}} Wapack Trail traverses the mountain. Ledges on the summit offer long views north to the White Mountains and west to Mount Monadnock. Pack Monadnock Mountain is directly to the south along the Wapack ridgeline. The upper elevations of the mountain are within Miller State Park.
The east side of the mountain drains into the Souhegan River watershed, thence into the Merrimack River and Atlantic Ocean; the west side drains into the Contoocook River, thence into the Merrimack River.
Etymology
{{See also|Inselberg#Monadnock}}
"Monadnock" is derived from the Abenaki language, and indicates a mountain surrounded by relatively flat terrain.{{citation|title=Vermont Soils with Names of American Indian Origin|url=http://www.vt.nrcs.usda.gov/soils/so_NewsInd.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090320061630/http://www.vt.nrcs.usda.gov/Soils/so_NewsInd.html|archive-date=2009-03-20|access-date=2008-01-06|publisher=United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service}} According to local tradition, the word "pack" is an Abenaki word for "little". Thus "Pack Monadnock" (Little Monadnock) refers to its relationship to the higher Mount Monadnock,{{cite web |url=https://services5.arcgis.com/NpRcz5H91hmOiFde/arcgis/rest/services/monadnock_markers22/FeatureServer/5/40/attachments/87 |title=0270 |website=New Hampshire's Historical Highway Markers |publisher=New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources |via=ArcGIS |accessdate=July 26, 2023}} {{convert|3165|ft|m}}, {{convert|11|mi|km}} to the west. It should not be confused with the similarly named peak Little Monadnock Mountain, {{convert|17|mi|km}} to the west.
References
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{{reflist}}
- Southern New Hampshire Trail Guide (1999). Boston: The Appalachian Mountain Club.
External links
- [http://www.wapack.org/ Friends of the Wapack]
{{Mountains of New Hampshire}}
Category:Mountains of Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
Category:Mountains of New Hampshire
Category:Greenfield, New Hampshire