South Peak
About
South Peak is a summit in the Sandwich Range Wilderness, part of the Pemigewasset Ranger District of the White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire. The nearest town is Center Sandwich, about 10 miles away. The Mt. Tripyramid Trail passes less than half a mile away, with the Kate Sleeper Trail at about 0.6 miles and the Tripyramid Loop at about 1.3 miles. For an overnight base, Waterville Campground sits about 3.6 miles off.
Summit Facts
Summit elevation
4,110 ft
Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).
Location
South Peak
New Hampshire
Name and location: U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program. View the GNIS record.
Facts about this place
Where it is
- Sandwich Range Wilderness · Wilderness
- Pemigewasset Ranger District · Ranger district
- White Mountain National Forest · National forest
- Nearest town
- Center Sandwich, New Hampshire · 10 mi
Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; USGS GNIS populated places
Conditions
Active alerts for Pemigewasset Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
Rattlesnake Fire – Pemigewasset Ranger District
fire-restriction · posted Aug 27, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Mt. Tripyramid TrailHiking0.4 mi
- KATE SLEEPER TRAILHiking0.6 mi
- TRIPYRAMID LOOPHiking1.3 mi
- * NH Ice and MixedRock climbing3.3 mi
- Davis BouldersRock climbing3.6 mi
- Waterville CampgroundCamping3.6 mi
- Osceola Vista CampgroundCamping3.9 mi
- Swift RiverRiver fishing5.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
