| Galehead Mountain | |
|---|---|
 Galehead Mountain and AMC Galehead Hut | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,024 ft (1,227 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 264 ft (80 m)[2] |
| Listing | White Mountain 4000-Footers |
| Coordinates | 44°11′5.32″N71°34′24.21″W / 44.1848111°N 71.5733917°W /44.1848111; -71.5733917[1] |
| Geography | |
  Galehead Mountain Location in New Hampshire | |
| Location | Grafton County,New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Parent range | Twin Range |
| Topo map | USGSSouth Twin Mountain |
Galehead Mountain is amountain located inGrafton County,New Hampshire. The mountain is part of theTwin Range of theWhite Mountains. Galehead is flanked to the east bySouth Twin Mountain, and to the west byMount Garfield. The summit is reached by the Frost Trail which departs fromGalehead Hut (operated by the Appalachian Mountain Club). There are several ways to reach the hut, the Gale River Trail from the northwest being the most direct from a road.
Galehead is so named because it is located above the headwaters of theNorth Branch of theGale River. The north face of Galehead drains into the North Branch, thence via the Gale River into theAmmonoosuc andConnecticut rivers, and intoLong Island Sound inConnecticut. The southeast face of Galehead drains into Twin Brook, thence into the Franconia Branch of theEast Branch of the Pemigewasset River, through thePemigewasset Wilderness, thence into thePemigewasset andMerrimack rivers, and into theGulf of Maine inMassachusetts. The west face of Galehead also drains into the Franconia Branch.
TheAppalachian Trail, a 2,170-mile (3,490 km)National Scenic Trail fromGeorgia toMaine, crosses the northern face of Galehead, 0.2 mi (0.3 km) north — and 400 feet (120 m) below — the summit. TheAppalachian Mountain Club'sGalehead Hut is located in thecol between Galehead and South Twin.
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