- Lovewell Mountain
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Name = Lovewell Mountain
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Elevation = 2,473 feet (754 m)
Location =Washington, New Hampshire
Range = Sunapee Ridge
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Type =Metamorphic rock
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Age = 200-400 million yrs.
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Easiest route = Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway
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Pronunciation = Lovewell Mountain is a 2,473 feet (754 m)monadnock associated with the Sunapee Ridge in southwestNew Hampshire . The mountain is traversed by the 50 mile (80 km)Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway and offers vistas from several ledges near its summit. Much of the mountain is wooded with species of thenorthern hardwood forest type; stands of coniferousred spruce are common on the mountain's higher elevations.The east side of Lovewell Mountain drains into the
Beards Brook watershed, then into theContoocook River , then theMerrimack River and theAtlantic Ocean . The west side drains into the North Branch watershed via a series of lakes and unnamed streams then joins Beards Brook just before its confluence with the Contoocook River.References
*"Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway Trail Guide," fifth edition (1994). Concord, New Hampshire:
Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests .
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