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The AMC also maintains a list of New England 4000-Footers, including peaks in Vermont and Maine (none in Massachusetts , Connecticut , or Rhode Island are tall enough to qualify). The AMC has revised its 4000-footer lists, as surveying became more accurate or the selection criteria were adjusted, with the White Mountains list growing from 46 peaks in the 1950s to 48 (unchanged in number since 1982 ). The proper inclusion or exclusion of several peaks is still a matter of some dispute. The 48 lie in the White Mountain National Forest and within two of the northernmost counties of New Hampshire , namely Coos and Grafton counties. All peaks except those of Mount Washington and Mount Moosilauke are on land owned by the Forest Service , and even these two are completely surrounded by it. PROMINENCE CRITERION A "prominence" criterion is intended to exclude peaks which are considered local peaks of some larger mountain, rather than "independent" peaks. Prominence is the vertical separation between a peak and the low point of the highest ridge connecting it to a higher peak. In other words, prominence is the minimum distance a hiker MUST descend before climbing to reach a higher peak. For the AMC's 4000-Footer lists, the minimum prominence for inclusion on the list is 200 feet. Earlier versions of the list required either 300 feet of prominence or a quarter-mile of separation. 4000 FOOTER CLUB A committee of the . Some climbers undertake (usually after having completed the 48) to climb them within more stringent conditions. The club maintains a second list of those who climb each peak in winter (defined as beginning and ending the hike between the time and date of the Winter Solstice and those of the Spring Equinox . Other variations on climbing the 48, not officially recorded, include:
THE NEW HAMPSHIRE LIST The following is the current list of Four Thousand Footers of the White Mountains, along with their respective elevations (in feet), in descending order. Note that some of these names do not appear on maps, and some alternative names are indicated below. # Washington : 6288 ft # Adams : 5774 ft # Jefferson : 5712 ft # Monroe : 5384 ft # Madison : 5367 ft # Lafayette : 5260 ft # Lincoln : 5089 ft # South Twin : 4902 ft # Carter Dome : 4832 ft # Moosilauke : 4802 ft # Eisenhower : 4780 ft # North Twin: 4761 ft # Carrigain: 4700 ft # Bond: 4698 ft # Middle Carter: 4610 ft # West Bond: 4540 ft # Garfield: 4500 ft # Liberty: 4459 ft # South Carter: 4430 ft # Wildcat: 4422 ft # Hancock: 4420 ft # South Kinsman: 4358 ft ("South Peak") # Field: 4340 ft # Osceola : 4340 ft # Flume : 4328 ft # South Hancock: 4319 ft # Pierce: 4310 ft # North Kinsman: 4293 ft ("North Peak") # Willey: 4285 ft # Bondcliff: 4265 ft ("The Cliffs") # Zealand: 4260 ft ("Zealand Ridge") # North Tripyramid: 4180 ft ("North Peak") # Cabot: 4170 ft # East Osceola : 4156 ft ("East Peak") # Middle Tripyramid: 4140 ft # Cannon : 4100 ft # Wildcat D: 4070 ft ("Wildcat Ridge") # Hale: 4054 ft # Jackson: 4052 ft # Tom: 4051 ft # Moriah: 4049 ft # Passaconaway: 4043 ft # Owl's Head: 4025 ft # Galehead: 4024 ft # Whiteface: 4020 ft # Waumbek: 4006 ft # Isolation: 4004 ft # Tecumseh: 4003 ft THE NEW ENGLAND LIST This lists consists of the New Hampshire List, plus the following: 4000-Footers in Maine:
4000-Footers in Vermont:
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