The Bearcamp River is a 26.3-mile-long (42.3 km) river at the southern edge of the White Mountains in New Hampshire , the United States . It is the largest tributary of Ossipee Lake , part of the Saco River watershed leading to the Atlantic Ocean .
6-695: The Bearcamp River rises in Sandwich Notch, at the northeast end of the Squam Mountain Range and the western end of the Sandwich Range , in the town of Sandwich, New Hampshire . It flows to the southeast, dropping over Beede Falls, and quickly reaches the lowlands at the base of the White Mountains. The river flows east through Sandwich, entering Tamworth at the juncture of the Cold River . Passing
12-704: Is located in the White Mountains of New Hampshire in the United States , north of the Lakes Region and south of the Kancamagus Highway . Although the range is not outstanding for its elevation, it is very rugged and has excellent views of the surrounding lakes, mountains, and forests. The Sandwich Range extends east–west about 30 miles (48 km) from Conway, New Hampshire on the Saco River to Campton on
18-799: The Pemigewasset , Merrimack and into the sea at Newburyport, Massachusetts . The range shares its name with the town of Sandwich , situated at the range's western end. To the south are the Ossipee Mountains , and the ancient volcanic ring dike of the Mt. Shaw massif. The range's summits include, among others: The summits marked with an asterisk (*) are included on the Appalachian Mountain Club 's peak-bagging list of " Four-thousand footers " in New Hampshire. The Sandwich Range Wilderness
24-691: The Pemigewasset River . The Kancamagus Highway runs along the north side of the mountains, from Conway to North Woodstock . The highest peak in the range is Mount Tripyramid , with an elevation of 4,170 feet (1,270 m). The east part of the range drains by various streams into the Saco River and thence into the Atlantic Ocean at Saco, Maine . The west part drains into the East Branch Pemigewasset River and Mad River , thence into
30-454: The villages of South Tamworth and Whittier, the river nears the base of the Ossipee Mountains to the south. It passes the village of West Ossipee and enters Ossipee Lake after flowing through a small delta . New Hampshire Route 25 follows the river through Tamworth to West Ossipee. This article related to a river in New Hampshire is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sandwich Range The Sandwich Range
36-631: Was established in 1984 to protect the rugged southeastern portion of the White Mountains as part of the National Wilderness Preservation System . The 35,303-acre (142.87 km ) wilderness area is all within the White Mountain National Forest and managed by the U.S. Forest Service . The wilderness area covers (from west to east) Sandwich Mountain, Mount Tripyramid, The Sleepers, Mount Whiteface, Mount Passaconaway, and Mount Paugus. Mount Kancamagus falls outside
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