Profile Lake
Profile Lake is a 13-acre water body located in Franconia Notch in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, at the foot of Cannon Mountain. The lake was given its name due to its location directly beneath the Old Man of the Mountain, a famous rock formation which collapsed in 2003.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: BIYM, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake in New Hampshire, United States
- Also known as: “Ferrin Pond”, “Ferrin’s Pond”, “Old Man’s Washbowl”, and “The Old Mans Wash Bowl”
Places of Interest
Highlights include New England Ski Museum and Franconia Notch.
New England Ski Museum
Museum
Photo: Ken Gallager, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The New England Ski Museum is a non-profit operation in Franconia, New Hampshire.
Franconia Notch
Mountain saddle
Photo: BIYM, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Franconia Notch is a major mountain pass through the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Dominated by Cannon Mountain to the west and Mount Lafayette to the east, it lies principally within Franconia Notch State Park and is traversed by the Franconia Notch Parkway.
Cannon Mountain
Peak
Photo: Mikespenard, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cannon Mountain is a 4,080-foot peak in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. It is known for both its technical rock and ice climbing on its cliff face and skiing at Cannon Mountain Ski Area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Franconia and Easton.
Franconia
Franconia is in New Hampshire. It is the home of Franconia Notch and Cannon Mountain Ski Area. Franconia Notch is a mountain pass in northern NH with mountains rising 2,000-3,000 feet on each side.
Easton
Village
Photo: Ken Gallager, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Easton is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 292 at the 2020 census. Easton is situated 6 miles west of Profile Lake.
Profile Lake
- Category: lake
- Location: Grafton, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.16343° or 44° 9′ 48″ northLongitude
-71.67797° or 71° 40′ 41″ westElevation
1,942 feet (592 metres)Open location code
87PC587C+9ROpenStreetMap ID
way 41116031OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Profile Lake” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Profile Lake (lanaw sa Estados Unidos, New Hampshire)”
- Cebuano: “Profile Lake”
- Dutch: “Profile Lake”
- French: “lac Profile”
- French: “Lac Profile”
- Japanese: “プロファイル湖”
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