From collection Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company Collection
LB2010.11.15091
View of the the Franconia Mountain Range from Newbury, Vermont The Franconia Range is a mountain range located in the White Mountains of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. It is the second-highest range of peaks (after the Presidential Range) in the White Mountains. Franconia Ridge is a prominent ridge which forms the backbone of the range, stringing together all of its major summits. Summits From north to south, the highest summits of the range include: Mount Lafayette 5,249 feet Mount Truman 5,000 feet Mount Lincoln 5,089 feet Little Haystack Mountain 4,780 feet Mount Liberty 4,459 feet Mount Flume 4,328 feet Features The Franconia Range hosts the third largest connected area of alpine tundra in the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, only surpassed by the Presidential Range and the Katahdin massif. Approximately 2.5 miles along the crest of the ridge is in the alpine zone. This area runs from the tree line just below the summit of Little Haystack all the way to the tree line north of Mount Lafayette, and affords constant 360-degree views of the White Mountains. To the east of the ridge lies the rugged and uninhabited Pemigewasset Wilderness. While Mount Liberty and Mount Flume are almost entirely forested, their summits rise just above the tree line, providing views of the area. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Franconia_Range&oldid=1038417591
