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Franconia Notch is an exceptionally dramatic, geologically spectacular mountain pass flanked tightly by the towering granite cliffs of the Kinsman and Franconia mountain ranges. Sculpted beautifully by massive retreating glaciers during the last Ice Age, this deep mountain pass serves internationally as the absolute epic center of rugged alpine landscape preservation in New England. Historically celebrated as the lifelong home of the 'Old Man of the Mountain' stone profile, it remains a hallowed pilgrimage destination for eco-tourism, wilderness ice-climbing, and subarctic ecology research.
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Suggested stay: 1–3 days
Walk the wooden suspension bridges past high roaring waterfalls inside Flume Gorge, ride the soaring aerial passenger tramway up Cannon Mountain, and view the historical Old Man of the Mountain memorial site.
