Cannon Mountain
| Cannon Mountain | ||
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 Cannon Cliff on the south side |
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| height | 1244 m | |
| location | Grafton County , New Hampshire , USA | |
| Mountains | White Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 9 '22 " N , 71 ° 41' 53" W | |
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Cannon Mountain is a 1,240-meter-high peak in the White Mountains in the US state of New Hampshire . It is known for its excellent mountain and ice climbing opportunities as well as for the ski area on Cannon Mountain . Until it collapsed in 2003, Cannon Mountain was also the home of the Old Man of the Mountain rock formation.
history
The first major use as a ski area began as early as 1933, making it one of the oldest in North America. In 1938 an aerial tramway was introduced as a ski lift. This lift was the first aerial tramway in the United States. The mountain was the site of the first Alpine Ski World Cup in 1967. In 1972 the name of what was then Profile Mountain was changed to Cannon Mountain .
Web links
- EPA Federal Register of Cannon / Mittersill Land Exchange; White Mountain National Forest, Grafton County, NH . Federal Register Environmental Documents. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
- Cannon Mountain Ski Area . NH Department of Resources and Economic Development. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
- Franconia Notch State Park . New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
- Hiking Cannon Mountain . Appalachian Mountain Club. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
- Mt Cannon . Hike The Whites. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
- The Time Machine Archive . Snow Journal. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
- New England's Alpine CCC Ski Trails - Cannon Mountain . NewEnglandSkiHistory.com. Retrieved May 9, 2011.