Mount Bond

Mount Bond is a mountain located in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The mountain is named after Professor George P. Bond (1825–1865) of Harvard University, and is the southernmost extension of the Twin Range of the White Mountains. Mount Bond is flanked to the north by Mount Guyot.

Mount Bond
Mount Bond from the Bondcliff ridge
Highest point
Elevation	4,698 ft (1,432 m)[1]
Prominence	298 ft (91 m)[1]
Listing	White Mountain 4000-Footers
Coordinates	44°09′11″N 71°31′52″W
Geography
Location	Lincoln, New Hampshire, U.S.
Parent range	Twin Range
Topo map	USGS South Twin Mountain

West Bond
Highest point
Elevation	4520+ ft (1378+ m)[2]
Prominence	200 ft (61 m)[2]
Listing	White Mountain 4000-Footers
Coordinates	44°09′17″N 71°32′37″W
Geography
Location	New Hampshire, U.S.

Bondcliff
Bondcliff at sunset
Highest point
Elevation	4,265 ft (1,300 m)[3]
Prominence	205 ft (62 m)[3]
Listing	White Mountain 4000-Footers
Coordinates	44°08′26″N 71°32′26″W
Geography
Location	New Hampshire, U.S.

Mount Bond has two subsidiary peaks, West Bond and Bondcliff (or "The Cliffs"). All three peaks are included on the Appalachian Mountain Club's list of "four-thousand footers".

Mount Bond is located within the Pemigewasset Wilderness Area. It drains to the east and west into the North Fork and Franconia Branch respectively of the East Branch of the Pemigewasset River, thence into the Pemigewasset and Merrimack Rivers, and into the Gulf of Maine in Massachusetts.

See also

• New Hampshire portal

• List of mountains in New Hampshire
• White Mountain National Forest

References

1. "Mount Bond, New Hampshire". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
2. "West Bond, New Hampshire". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
3. "Bondcliffs, New Hampshire". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.

External links

• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mt. Bond
• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: The Cliffs
• AMC: Mt. Bond
• hikethewhites.com: Mt. Bond