Mount Lafayette, a 5,249-foot peak at the north end of New Hampshire’s Franconia Range, is the range’s highest point and one of the state’s loftiest and most prominent summits. Rising above Franconia Notch, it includes alpine terrain on its upper slopes, with lower western slopes in Franconia Notch State Park and the rest in White Mountain National Forest; its summit also forms the western edge of the Pemigewasset Wilderness. Major trails lead to its exposed top, and the famous Franconia Ridge loop makes it one of the White Mountains’ best-known hikes. The mountain was named for Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette, honoring his Revolutionary War service and admired 1824–1825 return tour.

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Franconia, New Hampshire · USA