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Pass · New Hampshire

Franconia Notch

598 m1,962 ft
Tonight
20°FPartly cloudy · Wind 0–5 mph N

Franconia Notch is a mountain pass at 598 m in New Hampshire, United States.

All facts
Saddle
598 m
Lowest point
568 m / 445 m
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Pass

Franconia Notch: the climb from each side

Saddle 598 msoutheast side 568 m+30 m · 2.0 kmSouth Franconia 445 m+153 m · 3.0 km

Crossed by: I 93;US 3 Franconia Notch Parkway

Distances are straight lines from the saddle to the lowest ground on each side; the road is longer.

3D map

Franconia Notch 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 8 × 8 km

Surface
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Topographic map

Franconia Notch terrain and contours

50 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 250 mShowing west → east through the centre

Franconia Notch elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Franconia Notch weather

Tonight · Partly cloudy · 20°F (-7°C) · Wind 0–5 mph N

Franconia Notch forecast for about 614 m.

  • Tonight20°–0–5 mph N
  • Sat32°52°–5 mph NW
  • Sun39°58°–0–5 mph W
  • Mon31°57°2%0–10 mph NW
  • Tue26°44°2%10 mph NW
  • Wed34°49°6%0–5 mph S
  • Thu41°56°21%5 mph S

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 23:35 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Franconia Notch

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Franconia Notch, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

  • Nearest parking

    Lot 1

    0.0 km E · +2 more within 0.2 km

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  • Nearest trailhead

    0.3 km E

    +2 more within 3.3 km

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  • Nearest caravan site

    Cannon Mountain RV Park

    1.0 km NW

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  • Nearest hut

    Greenleaf Hut

    2.5 km ESE · +1 more within 3.8 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Lafayette Campground

    3.1 km S · +2 more within 6.2 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 12
PlaceDistance
Lot 1Parking0.0 km E
Lot 2Parking0.1 km NW
Parking0.2 km SSE
Trailhead0.3 km E
Cannon Mountain RV ParkCaravan site1.0 km NW
Trailhead1.2 km SSE
Greenleaf HutHut2.5 km ESE
Lafayette CampgroundCampsite3.1 km S
Old Bridal Path TrailheadTrailhead3.3 km S
Lonesome Lake HutHut3.8 km SSW
Kinsman Pond TentsiteCampsite5.2 km SW
Fransted campgroundCampsite6.2 km NW
Slope

Slope

Share of the 8 × 8 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°
41.0%
Moderate, 15–30°
43.9%
Steep, 30–45°
14.2%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.9%
Steeper than 30°
15.1% of the 64 km² view
Relief in view
1,284 m low point 313 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 95.0%Grassland 3.4%Built-up 1.0%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 4 km of Franconia Notch.

NESW2 km5 km1234567
Summit list 7
  1. 1Cannon Mountain - East Peak1,170 m 1.4 km SSW
  2. 2Cannon Mountain1,244 m 1.8 km SSW
  3. 3The Cannon Balls East1,149 m 2.9 km SW
  4. 4North Lafayette1,519 m 3.4 km E
  5. 5Mount Lafayette1,600 m 3.7 km ESE
  6. 6North Lincoln1,524 m 4.0 km ESE
  7. 7The Cannonballs West1,126 m 4.0 km SW
Where it sits

Where Franconia Notch sits

Range
Appalachian Mountains40White Mountains4
Region
New Hampshire15United States932North America1,313
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Nearby places

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Franconia Notch downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-23)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
Protected area
USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia