TheGreat Gulf is a glacialcirque, or amphitheater-likevalley head formed from a glacier by erosion, located in theWhite Mountains ofNew Hampshire. The cirque's walls are formed, from south to north, by the mountainsides ofMount Washington (6,288 ft; 1,917 m),Mount Clay (5,533 ft; 1,686 m),Mount Jefferson (5,716 ft; 1,742 m),Mount Adams (5,799 ft; 1,768 m), andMount Madison (5,366 ft; 1,636 m). It is drained by theWest Branch of thePeabody River.
TheGreat Gulf Wilderness is a protectedwilderness area encompassing the cirque of the Great Gulf, and is part of theNational Wilderness Preservation System. Established in 1964, Great Gulf is New Hampshire's oldest and smallest wilderness area, comprising just 5,552 acres (22.47 km2).
44°17′24″N71°18′12″W / 44.29000°N 71.30333°W /44.29000; -71.30333
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