Mount Weeks facts for kids

Mount Weeks is a cool mountain in Coos County, New Hampshire. It used to be called Round Mountain. This mountain is the highest point in the city of Berlin, New Hampshire. It's also the most northeastern part of the Pliny Range, which is a smaller group of mountains within the larger White Mountains.

Mount Weeks has a neighbor called South Weeks to its southwest. It also faces Terrace Mountain across a spot called Willard Notch.

Where the Water Flows

Mount Weeks is part of a big area where all the rain and snow eventually flow into the Connecticut River. Think of it like a giant funnel! This river then travels all the way down to Long Island Sound in Connecticut.

• Water from the southeast side of Mount Weeks flows into Stony Brook.
• Stony Brook then joins the Upper Ammonoosuc River.
• The Upper Ammonoosuc River is a "tributary," meaning it's a smaller river that flows into the bigger Connecticut River.
• On the northeast side, water goes into Brandy Brook, which also joins the Upper Ammonoosuc.
• Water from the northwest and southwest sides flows into Garland Brook.
• Garland Brook then joins Stalbird Brook and the Israel River.
• The Israel River is another tributary that eventually flows into the Connecticut River.

A Mountain's New Name

Mount Weeks wasn't always called that! It used to be known as Round Mountain. In 1961, the mountain got its new name to honor a very important person: John W. Weeks.

John W. Weeks (1860–1926) was a United States Senator from nearby Lancaster, New Hampshire. He did something really special for nature. Senator Weeks helped create a law called the Weeks Act in 1911. This law was super important because it allowed the government to buy land to protect forests and rivers. Thanks to this act, the White Mountain National Forest was created, which is a huge area of protected land that many people enjoy today!