Pratt Mountain

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Pratt Mountain is a 1817 ft summit within the Wapack Range of mountains in south-central New Hampshire, United States. It lies within the town of New Ipswich and is traversed by the 22 mi Wapack Trail. The subordinate peak, Stony Top, 1760 ft, forms the north shoulder of the mountain. Pratt Mountain offers expansive views from rocky ledges along its length. New Ipswich Mountain is located directly to the north along the Wapack ridgeline; to the southeast rise Binney Hill 1441 ft, Emerson Hill 1551 ft, Nutting Hill 1620 ft, and Mount Watatic, the southern terminus of the Wapack Range. The east side of the mountain drains into the Souhegan River watershed, to the Merrimack River thence the Atlantic Ocean; the west and south sides drain into the Millers River watershed, to the Connecticut River, thence into Long Island Sound. Binney Pond, located in Binney Pond State Forest along the Wapack ridgecrest between Pratt Mountain and Binney Hill, is known for a biodiversity of rare plants and salamanders.

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