Stinson Mountain
Rumney, New Hampshire
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 Standing above Stinson Lake, Stinson Mountain once featured a fire tower and ski trail, both of which are gone. There is currently two trails to the summit - one for hikers and one for snowmobilers.
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| Trails on Stinson Mountain |
Stinson Mountain Ski Trail - Abandoned
The Stinson Mountain Ski Trail was cut to the south of the Stinson Mountain hiking trail in 1934. The ski trail was likely abandoned after about a decade or two of use.
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On Stinson Mountain...is another [Gordon] Langill trail...The Warren CCC, under Federal direction, built this trail.
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E. Bigelow Thompson, 1934
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Stinson Mt. Trail. W. side Stinson Mt. 3.4m. from Rumney Depot (State 25) via Rumney. Length 2.3 m. Max. grade about 18°. Lower part of trail suitable for nvoices, upper half for intermediate and expert skiers. Open slopes with a vertical decline of 1000 ft. at W. base of mountain.
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New Hampshire: A Guide to the Granite State, 1938, p. 531
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Stinson Mtn. Ski Trail (WMNF) extends E (R) from a point on the Stinson Lake Road 3.4 m. from Rumney Depot, to the summit of the mountain, and is 2 3/8 m. long.
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The A.M.C. White Mountain Guide, 1940, p. 420
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| Images |
1940 AMC Map
The summit in 2009
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New Hampshire: A Guide to the Granite State. Boston, MA: The Riverside Press, 1938.
Thompson, E. Bigelow. "New Ski Trails Are Built by CCC in the White Mountains" Boston Evening Transcript. 9 Oct. 1934.
Winter Work: The CCC and New England Skiing Chronology - New England Ski Museum
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