Tuco
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For those of you interested, I ran across a White Mountains quiz testing the knowledge of the experts which you may or may not have seen before.
Here it goes:
#1) Match these peaks with the correct mountain ranges.
1) Mt. Tripyramid
2) Mt. Guyot
3) Mt. Flume
4) Mt. Field
5) Mt. Isolation
6) Mt. Hale
7) Mt. Hight
8) Mt. Waumbek
9) Mt. Wolf
10) Mt. Randolph
a) Pliny Range
b) Little River Mountains
c) Carter-Moriah Range
d) Franconia Range
e) Crescent Range
f) Kinsman Ridge
g) Sandwich Range
h) Montalban Ridge
i) Twin Range
j) Willey Range
#2) Which of the following peaks are not in the Presidential Range?
Mt. Clay, Mt. Garfield, Mt. Franklin, Carter Dome, Mt. Pierce, Mt. Lincoln, Mt. Webster.
#3) Which two of the following peaks were not named for a U.S. President?
Mt. Adams, Mt. Washington, Mt. Jefferson, Mt. Jackson, Mt. Monroe, Mt. Madison (This is a trick question!)
#4) True or false?
a) Mt. Washington can be seen from Mt. Willard.
b) The summit of Owl’s Head Mountain in the Pemigewasset Wilderness offers one of the finest views in the White Mountains.
c) Mt. Lafayette is the second highest peak in New Hampshire.
d) Balsam fir is the predominant tree in White Mountain forests above 3500 feet in elevation.
e) Mt. Washington is composed primarily of granite.
f) Mt. Katahdin in Maine can be seen from the summit of Mt. Washington on a clear day.
g) Mt. Marcy in New York’s Adirondacks can be seen from the summit of Mt. Washington on a clear day.
h) The first edition of the AMC White Mountain Guide was published in 1907.
i) Ethan Allen Crawford was the first known person to climb Mt. Washington.
j) Mt. Moosilauke is the westernmost 4000-foot peak in the White Mountains.
#5) Match the notch or pass to the pair of mountains between which it lies.
1) Crawford Notch
2) Franconia Notch
3) Mad River Notch
4) Carrigain Notch
5) Pinkham Notch
6) Willard Notch
7) Thornton Gap
8) Bunnell Notch
9) Carter Notch
10) Livermore Pass
11) Miles Notch
12) Perkins Notch
a) Mt. Lowell & Vose Spur
b) Carter Dome & Black Mtn.
c) Mt. Weeks & Terrace Mtn.
d) Mt. Osceola & Mt. Tecumseh
e) Mt. Webster & Mt. Willey
f) Peter Mtn. & Miles Knob
g) Carter Dome & Wildcat Mtn.
h) Mt. Tripyramid & Mt. Kancamagus
i) Mt. Washington & Wildcat Mt.
j) Mt. Lafayette & Cannon Mtn.
k) Mt. Cabot & Terrace Mtn.
l) Mt. Osceola & Mt. Kancamagus
#6) Which is the highest waterfall in New Hampshire?
#7) Name the five officially designated Wilderness areas in the White Mountain National Forest.
#8) These questions pertain to the “4000-footers” - peaks 4000 feet or higher that rise at least 200 feet above the low point with a taller neighbor.
a) How many 4000-footers are there in New Hampshire?
b) List the ten highest 4000-footers, in order of height.
c) What is the lowest 4000-footer?
d) How many 4000-footers are there in the Presidential Range? The Franconia Range? The Carter-Moriah-Wildcat Range? The Twin-Bond Range?
e) What is the highest New Hampshire mountain under 4000 feet?
#9) Match the following mountains with their lower, nearby “satellite” peaks.
1) Mt. Moosilauke
2) Mt. Carrigain
3) North Carter Mtn.
4) Mt. Cabot
5) Mt. Washington
6) Cannon Mtn.
7) Mt. Waumbek
8) Mt. Tripyramid
9) Mt. Field
10) Mt. Passaconaway
a) Mt. Starr King
b) Nelson Crag
c) Mt. Blue
d) Mt. Avalon
e) Hedgehog Mtn.
f) Imp Mtn.
g) Vose Spur
h) Northeast Cannonball
i) The Horn
j) Scaur Peak
#10) Match these trails with the peaks they ascend.
1) Blueberry Ledge Trail
2) Signal Ridge Trail
3) Greenleaf Trail
4) Rainbow Trail
5) Liberty Trail
6) Lend-Hand Trail
7) Israel Ridge Trail
8) Algonquin Trail
9) Pine Bend Brook Trail
10) Brunel Trail
a) Mt. Adams
b) Mt. Chocorua
c) Mt. Tremont
d) Mt. Whiteface
e) Sandwich Mtn.
f) Carter Dome
g) Mt. Tripyramid
h) Mt. Carrigain
i) Mt. Hale
j) Mt. Lafayette
Have fun- I'll post the answers in a reply, but don't peak - FYI I failed badly
Here it goes:
#1) Match these peaks with the correct mountain ranges.
1) Mt. Tripyramid
2) Mt. Guyot
3) Mt. Flume
4) Mt. Field
5) Mt. Isolation
6) Mt. Hale
7) Mt. Hight
8) Mt. Waumbek
9) Mt. Wolf
10) Mt. Randolph
a) Pliny Range
b) Little River Mountains
c) Carter-Moriah Range
d) Franconia Range
e) Crescent Range
f) Kinsman Ridge
g) Sandwich Range
h) Montalban Ridge
i) Twin Range
j) Willey Range
#2) Which of the following peaks are not in the Presidential Range?
Mt. Clay, Mt. Garfield, Mt. Franklin, Carter Dome, Mt. Pierce, Mt. Lincoln, Mt. Webster.
#3) Which two of the following peaks were not named for a U.S. President?
Mt. Adams, Mt. Washington, Mt. Jefferson, Mt. Jackson, Mt. Monroe, Mt. Madison (This is a trick question!)
#4) True or false?
a) Mt. Washington can be seen from Mt. Willard.
b) The summit of Owl’s Head Mountain in the Pemigewasset Wilderness offers one of the finest views in the White Mountains.
c) Mt. Lafayette is the second highest peak in New Hampshire.
d) Balsam fir is the predominant tree in White Mountain forests above 3500 feet in elevation.
e) Mt. Washington is composed primarily of granite.
f) Mt. Katahdin in Maine can be seen from the summit of Mt. Washington on a clear day.
g) Mt. Marcy in New York’s Adirondacks can be seen from the summit of Mt. Washington on a clear day.
h) The first edition of the AMC White Mountain Guide was published in 1907.
i) Ethan Allen Crawford was the first known person to climb Mt. Washington.
j) Mt. Moosilauke is the westernmost 4000-foot peak in the White Mountains.
#5) Match the notch or pass to the pair of mountains between which it lies.
1) Crawford Notch
2) Franconia Notch
3) Mad River Notch
4) Carrigain Notch
5) Pinkham Notch
6) Willard Notch
7) Thornton Gap
8) Bunnell Notch
9) Carter Notch
10) Livermore Pass
11) Miles Notch
12) Perkins Notch
a) Mt. Lowell & Vose Spur
b) Carter Dome & Black Mtn.
c) Mt. Weeks & Terrace Mtn.
d) Mt. Osceola & Mt. Tecumseh
e) Mt. Webster & Mt. Willey
f) Peter Mtn. & Miles Knob
g) Carter Dome & Wildcat Mtn.
h) Mt. Tripyramid & Mt. Kancamagus
i) Mt. Washington & Wildcat Mt.
j) Mt. Lafayette & Cannon Mtn.
k) Mt. Cabot & Terrace Mtn.
l) Mt. Osceola & Mt. Kancamagus
#6) Which is the highest waterfall in New Hampshire?
#7) Name the five officially designated Wilderness areas in the White Mountain National Forest.
#8) These questions pertain to the “4000-footers” - peaks 4000 feet or higher that rise at least 200 feet above the low point with a taller neighbor.
a) How many 4000-footers are there in New Hampshire?
b) List the ten highest 4000-footers, in order of height.
c) What is the lowest 4000-footer?
d) How many 4000-footers are there in the Presidential Range? The Franconia Range? The Carter-Moriah-Wildcat Range? The Twin-Bond Range?
e) What is the highest New Hampshire mountain under 4000 feet?
#9) Match the following mountains with their lower, nearby “satellite” peaks.
1) Mt. Moosilauke
2) Mt. Carrigain
3) North Carter Mtn.
4) Mt. Cabot
5) Mt. Washington
6) Cannon Mtn.
7) Mt. Waumbek
8) Mt. Tripyramid
9) Mt. Field
10) Mt. Passaconaway
a) Mt. Starr King
b) Nelson Crag
c) Mt. Blue
d) Mt. Avalon
e) Hedgehog Mtn.
f) Imp Mtn.
g) Vose Spur
h) Northeast Cannonball
i) The Horn
j) Scaur Peak
#10) Match these trails with the peaks they ascend.
1) Blueberry Ledge Trail
2) Signal Ridge Trail
3) Greenleaf Trail
4) Rainbow Trail
5) Liberty Trail
6) Lend-Hand Trail
7) Israel Ridge Trail
8) Algonquin Trail
9) Pine Bend Brook Trail
10) Brunel Trail
a) Mt. Adams
b) Mt. Chocorua
c) Mt. Tremont
d) Mt. Whiteface
e) Sandwich Mtn.
f) Carter Dome
g) Mt. Tripyramid
h) Mt. Carrigain
i) Mt. Hale
j) Mt. Lafayette
Have fun- I'll post the answers in a reply, but don't peak - FYI I failed badly