How the NH 48 checklist works
The list is the Appalachian Mountain Club's White Mountain Four Thousand Footers, the 48 peaks the AMC's Four Thousand Footer Club has recognized since 1957. To make the list a peak must reach 4,000 feet and rise at least 200 feet above the ridge that joins it to a higher neighbor. That second rule is why Mount Clay and Mount Guyot, both well over 4,000 feet, are not on it.
1. Check off what you've climbed
Tick the box next to each summit you've reached. The checks save in your browser, so the list is still marked when you come back on the same device. The list of peaks you checked never leaves your device.
2. Read your progress
The panel counts your peaks out of 48, the percent done and how many are left. Summit feet adds up the elevation of every summit you've checked. It is a fun total, not the climbing you did on the trail. Your real elevation gain depends on the trailhead and route.
3. Plan what's left
Set Show to "Still to climb" to see only the peaks you haven't done, or sort lowest first to find the shorter summits. The highest peak you have left shows in the panel.
Worked example
A hiker crosses the Presidentials from Madison to Pierce and checks off 7 peaks: Madison, Adams, Jefferson, Washington, Monroe, Eisenhower, Pierce. That is 7 of 48, or 14.6%, with 41 to go.
| Mount Madison | 5,367 ft |
|---|---|
| Mount Adams | 5,774 ft |
| Mount Jefferson | 5,712 ft |
| Mount Washington | 6,288 ft |
| Mount Monroe | 5,384 ft |
| Mount Eisenhower | 4,780 ft |
| Mount Pierce | 4,310 ft |
| Summit feet | 37,615 ft |
The highest peak still to climb is Mount Lafayette at 5,260 ft. The whole list adds up to 215,955 ft of summits.
Where the sources differ
The elevations here are the AMC's. For 18 of the 48 the AMC estimates the height by adding half a contour interval to the highest contour line, and those carry an asterisk. Other lists print different numbers for some of them. Wikipedia, for example, gives Lafayette as 5,249 ft and Wildcat D as 4,070 ft, where the AMC has 5,260 and 4,050.
Newer lidar surveys disagree with the list in a few places. A 2019 ground survey put Tecumseh at 3,997 ft. The same data suggests Lincoln and South Hancock fall short of the 200-foot rule and that Guyot now meets it. The club has chosen to keep the historical 48 for now, so this checklist does too.
Owl's Head has two summits. The higher one sits about 0.2 miles north of the traditional spot, and the herd path now goes there. The AMC counts either for now but plans to require the northern one.
Sources
- AMC Four Thousand Footer Club: White Mountain Four Thousand Footers (list and elevations)
- AMC Four Thousand Footer Club: FAQs (200-foot rule, Owl’s Head summit, climbing rules)
- AMC New Hampshire Chapter, Mountain Passages: Will a digital data onslaught end Tecumseh’s tenure in the NH48? (2026)
- Wikipedia: Four-thousand footers (other published elevations)
