Ridge of the Caps
Ridge of the Caps is a ridge in Coös County, New Hampshire and has an elevation of 3,766 feet. Ridge of the Caps is situated nearby to the hamlet Marshfield Station, as well as near the area Alpine Gardens.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Jefferson and Mount Clay.
Mount Jefferson
Peak
Photo: Paulbalegend, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Jefferson is located in Coos County, New Hampshire, and is the third highest mountain in the state. The mountain is named after Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States, and is part of the Presidential Range of the White Mountains.
Mount Clay
Peak
Photo: Paulbalegend, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Clay is a peak located in Thompson and Meserve's Purchase in Coos County in the Presidential Range of the White Mountains of New Hampshire. It is a rise about 0.9-mile long and a few hundred feet tall, with summit elevation of 5,533 feet; it lies on the ridge joining the summits of Mount Washington, about 0.9-mile to the south-southeast, with that of Mount Jefferson, about 1.3-mile north.
Mount Mitten
Peak
Mount Mitten is a 3,058 foot peak in the Dartmouth Range in New Hampshire. It is named for a mitten that Timothy Nash lost when climbing a tree atop the mountain to get his bearings. He saw Crawford Notch. Mount Mitten is situated 2½ miles northwest of Ridge of the Caps.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Randolph and Bretton Woods.
Randolph
Hamlet
Photo: John Margolies, Public domain.
Randolph is a heavily forested town in Coös County, New Hampshire, United States, extending from the northern slopes of the White Mountains of the Presidential Range to the Crescent Range and Berlin, with U.S. Route 2 cutting through the middle. Randolph is situated 6 miles northeast of Ridge of the Caps.
Bretton Woods
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Bretton Woods is a city in New Hampshire. It is a village within the town of Carroll, NH and is mainly famous as the location of the Bretton Woods Conference in July 1944 that attempted to rebuild the international economic system as World War II appeared to be coming to an end.
Ridge of the Caps
- Type: Ridge with an elevation of 3,766 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Coös County, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Ridge of the Caps” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ridge of the Caps”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Marshfield Station and Alpine Gardens.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Castellated Ridge and Millen Hill.
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