Mt. Monroe & Mt. Washington
Where: Mt. Monroe (5372'), Mt. Washington (6288') NH When: 9/1/2023 With: Solo I've had this hike in my mind for some time now. The primary objective was to climb Mt. Monroe and check another peak off my NH 48 4K list. Monroe rises next to the AMC's Lakes of the Clouds hut, which is at the top of a tough but direct (and relatively short) trail. And on the other side of the hut is Mt. Washington. I'd climbed it back in 1992 , so a revisit wouldn't advance the progress on my list, but hey...it was right there. Climbing it would correct an omission from my last visit. In those pre-digital days, I carried a film camera and had used the last shot on the roll before I got a shot of myself at the summit. This time I resolved to get a summit photo. In addition to Monroe & Washington, I had a thought of trying to summit Mt. Jefferson, another NH 4K peak. There was a trail junction after Washington where I could continue to the Jefferson summit trails, or just head ba...