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Mount Cannon

#36 of 48Easy

4,100 ft | Kinsman | 1 route

New Hike
37°F / Feels 29°F
10 mph N
ConditionsDifficult

Today's Conditions

Updated May 31, 1:06 AM

Current Weather

37°F

Feels like 29°F

Clear sky
10 mph N · Gusts 19 mph
65% humidity

Recent Precipitation

Rain: 0.31" (24h) · 1.65" (48h)

Elevation Forecast

Today
Summit 4,100'
30°/41°F40mphWC 13°☀️
3,300'
32°/46°F30mphWC 18°☀️
2,500'
35°/49°F21mphWC 24°☀️
Trailhead
37°/51°F16mphWC 28°☀️

~4°F drop per 1,000ft

AI Trail Conditions

Difficult

Mount Cannon is showing DIFFICULT conditions

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Best Hiking Window

Saturday morning through early Saturday afternoon offers the best opportunity if skies are clearing as forecast. Avoid Sunday entirely due to the incoming secondary low bringing widespread mixed precipitation, freezing rain, potential thunderstorms, and dangerous icing. Monday (June 1) may offer a window as conditions dry out, though trails will remain wet and muddy.

8 hazards identified
8 gear recommendations
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Recent Trail Reports

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May. 22, 2026by m00nbounce

Trail: Hi-Cannon Trail, Kinsman Ridge Trail, Lonesome Lake Trail

Conditions: Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable

“Gorgeous day in Franconia Notch. Low winds and cool weather; trails were mostly dry with some mud, but not substantial or overwhelming. First time on Hi Cannon in 10 years, high up was less sandy and a little muddier than I remember!”

May. 22, 2026by Mike

Trail: Kinsman Ridge Trail

Conditions: Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail

“Erosion aside, trail was in good condition. Plenty of slab with water running on it so take time with your footing, but otherwise no big deal. No snow or ice remain, at least to the overlook. Was there for some astrophotography, did not summit.”

May. 21, 2026by Orsonab

Trail: Lonesome Lake Trail, Hi-Cannon Trail, Kinsman Ridge Trail

Conditions: Dry Trail

“Trails are ice/snow free”

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Conditions synthesized from: NWS Higher Summits Forecast, NOAA Open-Meteo, Mount Washington Observatory, NETC Trip Reports, NOHRSC Snow Depth, Mt. Washington Avalanche Center, USGS Stream Levels, OpenWeather Air Quality.

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Routes

Cannon and Kinsmans Loop

Difficult
11.4 mi
4,405 ft
6-10 hours
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About Mount Cannon

Home of the famous Old Man of the Mountain profile (collapsed 2003). Aerial tramway provides alternative access.

Elevation

4,100 ft

Range

Kinsman

Rank

#36 of 48

Difficulty

Easy

Coordinates

44.1567, -71.6986

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Mount Lafayette

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Bald Peak

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2,465 ft · Kinsman Range

2.7 mi away

Mount Lincoln

Difficult

5,089 ft · Franconia

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South Kinsman Mountain

Difficult

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