Crawford Notch Area and Willey Range, New Hampshire Information |
Crawford Notch is a steep, narrow gorge of the Saco River in the White Mountains in Hart's Location, New Hampshire. Crawford Notch State Parktakes up half of the town. The notch is at the upper or Northern end of this gorge, where the land descends North and South, and ascends East and West. It is bisected by the US highway Route 302 and the Saco River. The notch was named after Abel Crawford, an explorer, trail-builder and hosteler in the 19th century.
The Willey Range is included in the Crawford Notch area. There are three 4,000 footer mountains in the Crawford Notch area, all of which are part of the Willey Range: Mount Field, Miount Tom and Mount Willey.
4,000 Footer Mountains included in the Willey Range are:
Notches in the White Mountains, New Hampshire:
Notch Name |
Town |
Bear Notch |
Bartlett |
Bunnell Notch |
Kilkenny |
Carlton Notch |
Randolph |
Carrigain Notch |
Lincoln and Livermore |
Carter Notch |
Bean's Purchase |
Crawford Notch |
Hart's Location |
Dickey Notch |
Thornton |
Edmands Col |
Thompson and Meserve's Purchase |
Franconia Notch |
Franconia |
Hancock Notch |
Lincoln and Livermore |
Hunters Pass |
Randolph |
Jefferson Notch |
Thompson and Meserve's Purchase |
Kancamagus Pass |
Lincoln and Conway |
Kinsman Notch |
Woodstock |
Livermore Pass |
Livermore |
Lost Pass |
Waterville Valley |
Mad River Notch |
Lincoln and Livermore |
Oliverian Notch |
Warren and Benton |
Perkins Notch |
Bean's Purchase |
Pinkham Notch |
Pinkham's Grant |
Sandwich Notch |
Sandwich |
Thornton Gap |
Thornton and Waterville Valley |
Trident Pass |
Success |
Willard Notch |
Kilkenny |
Zealand Notch |
Bethlehem and Lincoln |
Zeta Pass |
Bean's Purchase |
Notches in Northern New Hampshire:
Notch Name |
Town |
Cleveland Notch |
Columbia |
Cranberry Bog Notch |
Odell |
Dixville Notch |
Columbia |
Gadwah Notch |
Dixville Township |
Gore Notch |
Stratford |
Kelsey Notch |
Dixville Township |
Moran Notch |
Columbia |
Stratford Notch |
Stratford |
Tabor Notch |
Pittsburg |
Passes in Southern New Hampshire:
Notch Name |
Town |
Barn Door Gap |
Stratford |
Spofford Gap |
Sharon and Temple |
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