Mt. Monadnock Earthcache EarthCache
Hidden : 9/14/2007
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: other (other)

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A monadnock or inselberg is an isolated hill, knob, ridge, or small mountain that rises abruptly from a gently sloping or virtually level surrounding plain. In southern and southern-central Africa, a similar formation of granite is known as a kopje from the Afrikaans word: koppie. In fact the word koppie is itself frequently employed in written South African English.

Monadnock is an originally Native American term for an isolated hill or a lone mountain that has risen above the surrounding area, typically by surviving erosion. The name was taken from Mount Monadnock in southwestern New Hampshire (USA), in Jaffrey. The name is thought to derive from the Abenaki language, from either menonadenak ("smooth mountain") or menadena ("isolated mountain").

The word inselberg is German for "island mountain"; the name was originally coined to describe the abundant such features found in southern Africa. The term monadnock is more usually used in the US.

Inselbergs are typically, though not only, formed in tropical areas. Volcanic or other processes may give rise to a body of rock resistant to erosion, inside a body of softer rock such as sandstone which is more susceptible to erosion. When the less resistant rock is eroded away to form a plain, the more resistant rock is left behind as an isolated mountain. If the inselberg is dome-shaped and formed from granite-gneiss, it can also be called a bornhardt.

It has been said that Mt. Monadnock is the second most hiked mountain in the world after Mt. Fuji in Japan. Whatever the case may be, if you look around the summit on a summer day, you'll see scores of kids and adults enjoying the fine views from this very popular peak. The top half of the mountain is characterized by big slabs and boulders of rock that are fun to climb over. There are many trails of varying levels of difficulty so there is something here for everyone.

Mt. Monadnock is the centerpiece of the 5,000 acre Monadnock State Park. There are 40 miles of hiking trails, a visitor center, a campground with 21 tent sites and 7 youth group sites, a camp store, bathrooms, and shower facilities. The park is open year-round although services are limited from November through April. Pets are not allowed.

The word "monadnock" originally comes from the Abnacki Indian language meaning "mountain that stands alone." Because Monadnock "stands alone", views from the treeless summit stretch far into the distance into surrounding states like Vermont and Massachusetts. Boston and the White Mountains are visible on a clear day.

Mt. Monadnock forms one end of the roughly 50-mile Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway Trail. It is also the terminus of the 117-mile Monadnock-Metacomet Trail.

Park rangers at the park's entrance and displays in the Monadnock Visitor Center provide excellent information about the mountain. There is a $4 per person entrance fee.

The Visitors Center is open from mid April to mid November 7 days a week and is open weekends and holidays from mid November to mid April.

if you enjoyed Mt. Monadnock, it is a wonderful place, is there any chance you can award it a favorite point? I sure would appreciate it.
To log this cache you must email us the following information/answers and submit a photo.

1. There is a large glacial boulder on the pumpelly trail at 2,800 feet. Seen from the East on the ridge it looks like a __________, or a __________.

2. The first recorded ascent of Mt. Monadnock was by ____________________.

3. What is the elevation of Mt. Monadnock?

4. The summit rises how many feet above the timberline?

5. What is the elevation at the visitors station?

Also upload a photo of you or your group with your GPSr at the above listed coordinates with the visitors center in the background, upload it to your find log on the cache page.


I request that you email your answers to me on the same day that you log your “found it” log. (This does not have to be the day you visit, just the day you log the find on the computer.) I also request that you do not log a “found it” log unless you have actually visited the site of the earthcache and sent the answers to me. The only person who really benefits from your visit is YOU.

Each cacher is required to send the required information and not rely on another cacher to provide it. Failure to follow this procedure will result in a deleted log. It is not my job to keep track of your group.



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We became Platinum Earthcache Masters on September 17, 2007.

We were the first to request and receive on July 2, 2011 the Emerald Discovery Award for finding 500 or more Earthcaches.

We received the Diamond Discovery Award on June 17, 2012 for finding 1,000 or more Earthcaches.


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