1^2 PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY. 



to the main mountain axis. Cherry mountain has a northerly spur of 

 large dimensions, called Owl's Head. A view of Cherry mountain, as 

 seen from a point half a mile west of the Twin Mountain house, is pre-^ 

 sented in Fig. 27. The northern part of the range seems to be the 

 highest. 



5. Mt. Willey Range. This starts from near the White Mountain 

 house in Carroll, and terminates in Mt. Willey. Its northern terminus 

 is low, and the highest peak is at the southern end" of the range. Six 

 granitic summits may be counted before reaching the high summit of 

 Mt. Tom, just behind the Crawford house. This peak is high and impos- 

 ing, as seen from the vicinity of the Crawford house. The stream form- 

 ing Beecher's cascade passes between Tom and the next summit south. 



This latter peak has been named Mt. Lincoln, in honor of the late 

 President Abraham Lincoln, by some unknown person. This title has 

 been applied to stereoscopic views of it : but if we apply to the naming 

 of mountains the canons of nomenclature required for scientific terms, 

 it will be impossible to retain the name of Lincoln, because it has been 

 preoccupied at Franconia. It is doubtful whether Mr. Fifield proposed 

 to call the nameless peak Lincoln in advance of photographic usage at 

 Crawford's ; but the fact of its prior publication in a map is sufficient 

 reason for adopting the name in Franconia, and hence to reject the appel- 

 lation in the other case. I propose, therefore, the name of Mt. Field for 

 the eminence near the Crawford house, in honor of the worthy gentleman 

 (Darby Field) who first ascended Mt. Washington in 1642, and will- use 

 it upon the map and in the descriptions of this report. See p. 44. 



From Mt. Field to Mt. Willey the high land is continuous, reaching an 

 elevation of 4,300 feet. It then drops off abruptly, and terminates, while 

 the water-shed continues into the Carrigain district. Ethan's pond is 

 situated a httle to the south-west of the base of the precipice. This is 

 the extreme head of the waters flowing into Merrimack river. The Field- 

 Willey range is directly opposite to Mt. Webster; and the intervening 

 valley is the most striking part of the White Mountain notch. The head 

 of the notch is formed by Mt. Willard, only about 550 feet above the 

 Crawford plain. It is covered by trees on the north side ; and the south 

 is precipitous, looking down the valley of the Saco. One of our helio- 

 types shows this view, which is one of great beauty. 



