| Mount Waumbek | |
|---|---|
  Mount Waumbek Location in New Hampshire | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,006 ft (1,221 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 1,289 ft (393 m)[1] |
| Listing | White Mountain 4000-Footers |
| Coordinates | 44°25′58″N71°25′01″W / 44.43283725°N 71.4170244°W /44.43283725; -71.4170244[2] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Coös County,New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Parent range | Pliny Range |
| Topo map | USGSPliny Range |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Hike |
Mount Waumbek is amountain located inCoos County,New Hampshire. The mountain is part of thePliny Range of theWhite Mountains. Waumbek is flanked to the northeast byMount Weeks, to the west byMount Starr King, and to the southeast byPliny Mountain (1099 m). Waumbek is drained by various brooks into theIsrael River, and thence into theConnecticut River andLong Island Sound.
Waumbek is one of theAppalachian Mountain Club's "Four-thousand footers" and is located inside theWhite Mountain National Forest. The summit can be reached fromU.S. Route 2 via the Starr King Trail, a segment of theCohos Trail, fromJefferson village. The Starr King Trail climbs moderately to the summit of Mount Starr King where there used to be a lodge and then across the ridge to the wooded summit of Mount Waumbek. On some older maps it is shown as "Pliny Major" in the uninhabited township ofKilkenny.[3] A colony of gregariousCanada jays lives near the summit of Starr King year-round.
During the early 1960s, the northern flank of Waumbek was under consideration for aski resort to be namedWillard Basin Ski Area, but the project was terminated and the land conveyed to the federal government.[4]
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