Mount Pierce (New Hampshire)

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Mount Pierce (formerly Mount Clinton, although the newer name is not universally accepted ) is a mountain in the Presidential Range in the White Mountains in New Hampshire, which is about 1,314 meters high, after U.S. President Franklin Pierce, the only one in New Hampshire -born president is named. From the top there is a panoramic view of the mountains of New Hampshire.

The shortest route to the summit of Mount Pierce begins at a parking area west of the mountain on the Mount Clinton Road adjacent to the U.S. Highway 302 The path mainly follows the Crawford Path, the oldest hiking trail in the U.S.. The Appalachian Trail and the Webster Cliff lead to Mount Jackson from the south and meet just north of the summit on the Crawford Path, before they continue to the northeast. Mount Eisenhower and Mount Monroe lie on the ridge northeast of Mount Pierce. All three peaks are included in the peak -bagging list of White mountain four -thousand footers in New Hampshire.