Boott Spur

Boott Spur
Boott Spur rising above Tuckerman Ravine in late fall.
Highest point
Elevation5,492 ft (1,674 m)[1]
Prominence92 ft (28 m)[1]
Parent peakMount Washington
Coordinates44°15′8″N 071°17′42″W / 44.25222°N 71.29500°W / 44.25222; -71.29500[2]
Geography
LocationSargent's Purchase, New Hampshire, U.S.
Parent rangePresidential Range
Topo mapUSGS Mount Washington
Climbing
Easiest routeHike via Boott Spur Trail[1]

Boott Spur is a minor peak located in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States. The mountain is named after Francis Boott (1792–1863), and is part of the Presidential Range of the White Mountains. Boott Spur stands on the shoulder of Mount Washington, above the south side of the headwall of Tuckerman Ravine.

Although well over 4,000 feet (1,220 m) above sea level in height, the Appalachian Mountain Club does not define Boott Spur as a "four-thousand footer" because it stands less than 200 feet (60 m) above the col on the ridge from Washington, making it a secondary summit of that peak.

  1. ^ a b c "Boott Spur, New Hampshire". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
  2. ^ "Boott Spur". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-02-24.