Ossipee Mountains
The Ossipee Mountains are a small mountain range in the
White Mountains. 2,990 ft (910 m) Mount Shaw
is their highest point.
Geology and physiography
The Ossipee Mountains are the remains of a 125 million year-old volcanic
igneous province. The complex is circular in plain view and has a diameter of 14 km.[2] The ring-dike complex is easily identified on satellite images, with its southeast edge located about 5 miles (8 km) northwest of the town center of Ossipee
.
Notable summits
- Bald Knob
- Bayle Mountain
- Big Ball Mountain
- Faraway Mountain
- Mount Flagg
- Larcom Mountain
- Nickerson Mountain
- Mount Roberts
- Sentinel Mountain
- Mount Shaw
- Turtleback Mountain
- Mount Whittier
See also
- Castle in the Clouds - a large estate located on the western portion of the Ossipee Mountains.
- Pawtuckaway State Park - a related ring dike in southern New Hampshire
References
- ^ ISBN 0-582-30174-2
- ^ http://faculty.uml.edu/nelson_eby/Field%20Trip%20guides/Ossipee%20NHGS.pdf Ossipee Field Trip Guide