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Mount Waumbek

#46 of 48Easy

4,006 ft | Pliny | 0 routes

New Hike
66°F / Feels 64°F
14 mph WSW
ConditionsDangerous

Today's Conditions

Updated Jul 15, 2:36 AM

Current Weather

66°F

Feels like 64°F

Overcast
14 mph WSW · Gusts 21 mph
91% humidity

Recent Precipitation

Rain: 1.07" (24h) · 1.54" (48h)

Elevation Forecast

Today
Summit 4,006'
64°/70°F34mph☀️
3,300'
65°/72°F28mph☀️
2,500'
65°/74°F19mph☀️
Trailhead
66°/76°F14mph☀️

~2.4°F drop per 1,000ft

AI Trail Conditions

Dangerous

Mount Waumbek is showing DANGEROUS conditions

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Best Hiking Window

Avoid Tuesday night entirely due to severe storm and violent wind threat. Wednesday remains dangerous with near-hurricane-force gusts and ongoing storm risk on the summits — not recommended. Thursday is the earliest plausible window, but another cold front and showers are expected to arrive, and trails will still be heavily saturated. An early morning start Thursday, before the afternoon frontal passage, offers the narrowest viable window — monitor forecasts closely before committing.

8 hazards identified
6 gear recommendations
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Recent Trail Reports

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Wednesday, Jul. 8by scottb

Trail: Starr King Trail

Conditions: Dry Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable

“Excellent weather for these two. Nice crossing paths and chatting with approx eighteen others enjoying this mild July day”

Jul. 5, 2026by Michael Wainer

Trail: Starr King Trail

Conditions: Dry Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable

Jun. 21, 2026by Scott

Trail: Starr King Trail

Conditions: Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant

“Trail is wet and muddy. Trail work has been done recently on the water bars and clearing of downed trees. It’s muddy in many spots but that’s the name of the game right now with all of the rain lately. There’s a hornets nest somewhere around 0.2 miles after Starr King going towards Waumbek on Kilkenny Ridge Trail. Couldn’t locate it and didn’t stick around to see where it was but could hear them.”

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.

AI-generated from public data. Always verify conditions before heading out — backcountry weather can change quickly.

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About Mount Waumbek

Northern peak often combined with Cabot. Starr King summit is along the approach.

Elevation

4,006 ft

Range

Pliny

Rank

#46 of 48

Difficulty

Easy

Coordinates

44.4326, -71.4171

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