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Mount Chocorua Summit

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Mount Chocorua Summit

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Mount Chocorua Summit

Name: Mount Chocorua Summit
Rating: 2

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This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Mount Chocorua Scenic Area

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Location: Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States

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1. Mount Chocorua loop via Piper, Liberty, and Weetamoo Trails — Mount Chocorua Scenic Area

12.9km

04:38

780m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Mont Chocorua via Champney Falls Trails – White Mountains

15.0km

05:21

890m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Champney Falls – Mount Chocorua Summit loop from Bartlett

11.6km

04:02

630m

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Vincent Reboul

April 2, 2022

You are standing at the top of Chocorua Mountain. Its easily identifiable summit is famous for its beauty but also for its legend: It takes its name from a short story by the author Lydia Maria Child which tells the legend of an Indian chief named Chocorua. In the fiction, Chocorua dies at the top of this mountain after cursing the white settlers responsible for the destruction of its culture and its people.

Is it from a true story or completely fictionalized? No one really knows.

This legend is now part of New Hampshire history and is featured on a state historical marker (number 31), along Route 16 in Tamworth.

Hubert Trapp

June 27, 2024

Mount Chocorua is named after the Sokosis chief Chocorua, who lived in the early 18th century. The 1,064 m high Mount Chocorua is one of the most frequently climbed mountains in the US state of New Hampshire. The Appalachian Mountain Club notes that Mount Chocorua is one of the most photographed mountains in the world.
chocorualake.org/hike-chocorua
The striking mountain is the easternmost peak of the Sandwich Range and lies at the southern end of the White Mountains. The rocky peak is the result of a series of forest fires between the early 19th and 20th centuries. From its summit there are excellent views of the surrounding mountains and forests. The mountain is part of the almost 25 sq. km. large protected area ‘Mount Chocorua Scenic Area‘, which was created in 1986 as part of the ‘White Mountain Forest Plan‘.
fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5364479.pdf

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Daniel

June 10, 2019

Great view, good rock ground to sit or lay on. Use sunscreen, sun can be really intense and one might forget time once reaching a summit.

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Elevation 1,040 m

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Location: Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States

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Mount Chocorua Summit

1. Mount Chocorua loop via Piper, Liberty, and Weetamoo Trails — Mount Chocorua Scenic Area

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