POTD 12/1/25

December 01, 2025  •  1 Comment

GRAND MONADNOCK -  Mount Monadnock is the most prominent mountain peak in southern New Hampshire. At 3,165 feet it is nearly 1,000 feet taller than any other mountain peak within 30 miles and rises 2,000 feet above the surrounding landscape. The term "monadnock" is used by American geologists to describe any isolated mountain formed from the exposure of a harder rock as a result of the erosion of a softer one once surrounding it (a landform termed "inselberg" ("island-peak") elsewhere in the world).


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Bill(non-registered)
Thanks for that info. I was born at the Monadnock Community Hospital, That Mountain is special to me.
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