| Boott Spur | |
| Elevation Ft: | 5492 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Prominence Ft: | 92 |
| Parent Peak: | Mount Washington |
| Location: | Sargent's Purchase, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Range: | Presidential Range |
| Coordinates: | 44.2522°N -71.295°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [2] |
| Topo: | USGS Mount Washington |
| Easiest Route: | Hike via Boott Spur Trail |
Boott Spur is a minor peak located in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States. The mountain is named after Francis Boott (1792–1863), and is part of the Presidential Range of the White Mountains. Boott Spur stands on the shoulder of Mount Washington, above the south side of the headwall of Tuckerman Ravine.
Although well over 4000feet above sea level in height, the Appalachian Mountain Club does not define Boott Spur as a "four-thousand footer" because it stands less than 200feet above the col on the ridge from Washington, making it a secondary summit of that peak.
The Boott Spur Trail ascends the summit from the east, leaving the Tuckerman Ravine Trail 0.4miles above the Pinkham Notch visitors' center, and ascends, first through woods and scrub, and then in the open above treeline, providing excellent views. The trail ultimately ends at the Davis Path from the Pinkham Notch visitors' center. The Davis Path, originally built in 1844-5 as an alternative to the more northerly Crawford Path,[3] is a 14miles route from U.S. Route 302 in Crawford Notch up Montalban Ridge, over Boott Spur to the summit of Mount Washington.
The Glen Boulder Trail climbs Boott Spur from the southeast, starting at the Glen Ellis Falls parking area on New Hampshire Route 16. The trail ascends past the Glen Boulder and over the 4806feet minor summit of Gulf Peak (also known as Slide Peak), then joins the Davis Path south of the summit of Boott Spur. Gulf Peak forms the south headwall of the Gulf of Slides and is a popular destination for extreme hiking in the area.[4]
There is no weather station, but this climate table contains interpolated data. Boott Spur has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc).
Gulf Peak (Slide Peak) is a summit on the Glen Boulder trail before the trail joins with the Davis Path. Gulf Peak also has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc), but with warmer average temperatures due to its lower elevation.