Pinkham Notch: Route 16

NH 16 turns north at Glen toward Jackson and then runs through Pinkham Notch, a pass at about 2,000 feet on the east side of Mount Washington. The mountain forms the western wall of the notch and rises more than 4,000 feet above its floor; the Wildcat Range, with a ski area on its western slopes, forms the eastern wall.

Going north from Jackson, the road passes the Appalachian Mountain Club's Pinkham Notch Visitor Center, a former logging camp converted in 1921 and now a major trailhead for Mount Washington. Glen Ellis Falls, on the Ellis River, is reached by an easier hike. NH 16 meets the base of the Mount Washington Auto Road, continues north, where the Peabody River drains the notch, and meets US 2 in Gorham.