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{{Short description|Mountain range in the United States}}
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The '''Mahoosuc Range''', a northern extension of the [[White Mountains (New Hampshire)|White Mountains]], straddles the border between [[New Hampshire]] and [[Maine]]. The range's highest peak, {{convert|4170|ft|adj=on}} [[Old Speck Mountain]], is the fifth-highest peak in Maine. Substantial parts of the range are publicly owned as parts of the [[National Park Service]] [[Appalachian Trail]] corridor and [[Grafton Notch State Park]] in Maine. The range is a [[List of subranges of the Appalachian Mountains|subrange]] of the [[Appalachian Mountains]].

The Appalachian Trail traverses the main ridge of the Mahoosucs between [[Shelburne, New Hampshire]] and [[Grafton Notch]] in Maine. [[Mahoosuc Notch]], considered one of the most difficult sections of the Appalachian Trail, cuts a deep cleft in the middle of the range between [[Mahoosuc Mountain]] and [[Fulling Mill Mountain]].

The exact origins of the word are unknown. One possibility is that it comes from the [[Abenaki language|Abenaki]] phrase meaning “abode of hungry animals”. It is also plausible that the name corresponds to the [[Massachusett language|Massachusett]] for “mountain peak”.<ref>https://www.google.com/books/edition/Place_Names_of_the_White_Mountains/KkKBhQVyid8C? p.97</ref>

== Mountains ==
(from north to south)
* [[Old Speck Mountain]] 4,170&nbsp;ft
* [[Mahoosuc Arm]] 3,790&nbsp;ft
* [[Mahoosuc Mountain]] 3,490&nbsp;ft
* [[Fulling Mill Mountain]] 3,450&nbsp;ft
* [[Goose Eye Mountain]], West Pk. 3,870&nbsp;ft
** Goose Eye, North Pk. 3,650&nbsp;ft
** Goose Eye, East Pk. 3,794&nbsp;ft
* [[Mount Carlo]] 3,565&nbsp;ft
* [[Mount Success]] 3,565&nbsp;ft
* [[North Bald Cap]] 2,893&nbsp;ft
* Bald Cap 3,065&nbsp;ft
* Bald Cap Peak 2,785&nbsp;ft
* Cascade Mountain 2,631&nbsp;ft
* Mount Hayes 2,555&nbsp;ft

==See also==
* [[List of subranges of the Appalachian Mountains]]
* [[White Mountains (New Hampshire)]]
* [[Vegetation of New England|Vegetation of New England and the Maritime Provinces]]

==References==
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*[http://www.outdoors.org Appalachian Mountain Club]

== External links ==
* {{gnis|581111}}
* [http://www.peakbagger.com/range.aspx?rid=16121  PeakBagger.com: Mahoosuc Range]
* [http://www.summitpost.org/area/range/173138/mahoosuc-range.html  summitpost.org: Mahoosuc Range]

{{Mountains of Maine}}
{{Mountains of New Hampshire}}

[[Category:Mountain ranges of New Hampshire]]
[[Category:Mountain ranges of Maine]]
[[Category:White Mountains (New Hampshire)]]
[[Category:Landforms of Oxford County, Maine]]
[[Category:Landforms of Coös County, New Hampshire]]