The New Hampshire Four Thousand Footer list, officially known as the White Mountain Four Thousand Footers, was created by the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC). And the objective is to hike all 48 mountains on the list, and once completed a hiker may apply for a patch and scroll through the AMC Four Thousand Footer Club. For a mountain to be included on the list, it must be at least 4000 feet in height and have a minimum of 200 feet prominence. And yes, there are worthy mountains that don't make the list because of the prominence rule. Below is the list of 48 four thousand footers and random tidbits of history about each mountain.

Peakbagging in the White Mountains dates back to 1931 when Nathaniel L. Goodrich, in an Appalachia article, suggested a list of 36 mountains to hike. Goodrich’s list was the starting point for the White Mountain 4000 footers list we know today. The official White Mountain 4000 footers hiking list, published in Appalachia in June 1958, originally consisted of 46 mountains. Galehead was added in 1975, and Bondcliff added in 1980. At the time, Franconia Ridge and the Presidential Range were seeing heavy use, and the intent of this list was to disperse hikers across the White Mountains.

New Hampshire 48 4000 Footers
(officially known as the White Mountain Four Thousand Footers) 

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The landscape of the New Hampshire White Mountains is incredible, and hiking lists only scratch the surface. Instead of attempting another list open up a map and pick random locations in the White Mountains to visit. This approach will help disperse hikers across the White Mountains. And in the long run, it will lessen the impact that is being done to some areas of the White Mountains.

Notes:

• ScenicNH Photography is in the business of photography. We create awareness for historic preservation and environmental conservation.

• For more information and a downloadable application, see the AMC Four Thousand Footer Club website.

• As you explore the White Mountains, keep in mind the removal of historic artifacts from federal lands without a permit is a violation of federal law.

• ScenicNH Photography has no affiliation with any of the hiking lists or their creators, nor do we endorse them.

• We are human and this information is subject to errors and omissions, and this hiking list may not be up to date.

• See more of our ongoing history work at the projects page.