Pack Monadnock

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This article is about a mountain located in Peterborough and Temple, New Hampshire. It is not to be confused with the nearby Mount Monadnock or with other mountains named Monadnock.
Pack Monadnock
monadnock; metamorphic rock
Climbing
Easiest routeauto road (seasonal)

Pack Monadnock or Pack Monadnock Mountain 2,290 feet (700 m), is the highest peak of the

White Mountains, west to Mount Monadnock, and south into Massachusetts. North Pack Monadnock Mountain is located directly to the north along the Wapack ridgeline; Temple Mountain
to the south.

Much of the mountain is located within Miller State Park. A seasonal automobile road ascends from the south to a picnic area at the summit. The summit also has a staffed air-pollution monitoring station.

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.

The mountain is the home of the Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory, where

swarming
above rising thermals as they migrate south.

The mountain's summit at Peterborough is also home to the transmitter of two

WDER-FM, which airs a Christian
talk and preaching format.

Etymology

According to local tradition, the word "pack" is a Native American word for "little" and "monadnock" is used to describe an isolated mountain summit; thus "Little Monadnock" refers to its relationship to the higher Mount Monadnock, 3,165 feet (965 m), 11 miles (18 km) to the west. Pack Monadnock should not be confused with Little Monadnock Mountain, located 17 miles (27 km) to the west.

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