2013-14 Winter Hike #3 - Mt. Pierce

TRIP DATE:  Feb. 1, 2014                                           

TRIP LOCATION: Mt. Pierce, Crawford Notch, NH             

MEETING TIME:   8:45 am                 

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS): 16       

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS): 6.5 hours  

LENGTH IN MILES: app. 6.6 miles

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET): app. 2,400 feet

DIFFICULTY:          B             (A=very strenuous; B=strenuous; C=average; D=easy)

LEADER NAME(S):  Paul Miller, Mike Woessner, Wayne Anderson, Chris Pellegrini, Bill Pellegrini           

CO-LEADER NAME(S): Anne Duggan

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION: large Crawford Path parking lot off Mt. Clinton Rd. (at Crawford Connector trailhead)

CAR SPOTTING REQUIRED?:        No

WAS TRIP WITHING WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?  Yes

IF YES TO ABOVE, DESCRIBE SPECIFIC TRAILS HIKED AND TRAIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED:

Well-packed snow on Crawford Path, Mizpah Cutoff, and Webster Cliff Trails with a few icy spots on the Crawford Path and a little deeper snow on Webster Cliff toward the summit of Pierce

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE:  Beautiful weather, with temps in the high 20s/low 30s and no wind.  Got a little cloudy in the afternoon on the way down...

OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.):  excellent views from summit of Pierce toward Ike, Monroe, Washington, and even the Northern Presidentials