Mt. Cabot Backpack

AMC SEM Post-Hike Trip Report

TRIP DATE: August 15th - 16th, 2015

TRIP LOCATION: White Mountains - Mt. Cabot Backpack

MEETING TIME: 8:45 am

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS): 5

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):  ~9 hrs.

LENGTH IN MILES: 11 mi.

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET): ~3650 ft.

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

LEADER NAME(S): Leslie Carson

CO-LEADER NAME(S): Ken Carson

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION: Unknown Pond Trailhead

CAR SPOTTING REQUIRED?:  N                    TIME REQUIRED TO SPOT CARS: 

WAS TRIP WITHIN WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?  Y

BRIEFLY DESCRIBE SPECIFIC TRAILS HIKED AND TRAIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED:

We hiked up the Unknown Pond trail to the Unknown Pond tent sites and set up our tents. After lunch, four of us hiked up to Mt. Cabot encountering some slight sun showers for about 10 minutes. When we summited Cabot,  more clouds rolled in and thunder started so we hiked over to the cabin and waited out the rain for about 20 minutes. The sun came out and we hiked over to The Horn and found beautiful 360 degree views. We then hiked back down to the campsite where we had dinner and went to bed early. Got up the next morning, had breakfast and hikes out to the cars. It was a beautiful clear day in the mountains.

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: The weather forecast called for 40% chance of showers on Sat. and we had very light rain for no more than 45 minutes. Clouds broke up and the sun returned. It was quite humid.

OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.)

Great trip! Everyone seemed to enjoy the trip and 3 people (Ray Mosher, Len Ulbricht, Ken Carson) summited Mt. Cabot for the first time. Photos - Ken Carson. Second picture - View from The Horn.