Barrett Mountain facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Barrett Mountain
Barrett Mountain Location in New Hampshire
Highest point
Elevation	1,850 ft (560 m)
Prominence	260 ft (79 m)
Listing	Mountains of New Hampshire
Geography
Location	New Ipswich, New Hampshire
Parent range	Wapack Range
Topo map	USGS Peterborough South
Geology
Age of rock	400 million years
Mountain type	metamorphic rock
Climbing
Easiest route	Wapack Trail

Barrett Mountain is a mountain located in south-central New Hampshire within the Wapack Range of mountains. It lies within the town of New Ipswich and is traversed by the 22-mile (35 km) Wapack Trail. Kidder Mountain is located directly to the north along the Wapack ridgeline; New Ipswich Mountain to the south. The summit of the mountain is mostly wooded. A cross-country ski area occupies the north side of Barrett Mountain.

The east side of the mountain drains into the Souhegan River watershed, to the Merrimack River thence the Atlantic Ocean; the northwest side drains into the Gridley River, to the Contoocook River thence into the Merrimack River; the southwest side drains into the Millers River watershed, to the Connecticut River, thence into Long Island Sound.