Cutler River (New Hampshire) Explained

Cutler River
Pushpin Map:New Hampshire#USA
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:New Hampshire
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Coos
Subdivision Type4:Region
Subdivision Name4:White Mountains
Source1 Location:Huntington Ravine
Source1 Elevation:1605order=flipNaNorder=flip
Mouth:Ellis River
Mouth Location:Pinkham Notch
Mouth Elevation:612order=flipNaNorder=flip
River System:Saco River watershed
Tributaries Right:Western branch from Tuckerman Ravine; New River

The Cutler River is a stream located in the White Mountains of New Hampshire in the United States.

Approximately 2.6miles in length,[1] it is a tributary of the Ellis River, part of the Saco River watershed flowing to the Atlantic Ocean in Maine.

The river rises as two branches on the eastern slopes of Mount Washington, the highest peak in the northeastern United States. The western branch, identified as the main stem by some sources, begins in Tuckerman Ravine.[2] The northern branch, shown as the main stem by the U.S. Geological Survey,[3] flows out of Huntington Ravine. The two branches join approximately 0.5miles east of the Hermit Lake structures in Tuckerman Ravine, and the river continues east down the side of Mount Washington, dropping over Crystal Cascade,[4] and joining the Ellis River at the base of the mountain in Pinkham Notch.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.granit.unh.edu New Hampshire GRANIT state geographic information system
  2. Gene Daniell and Jon Burroughs, eds. White Mountain Guide, 26th ed. (1998) Boston, Massachusetts: Appalachian Mountain Club Books. p. 24
  3. U.S. Geological Survey. Mount Washington 7½ x 15' quadrangle, 1982
  4. Book: Appalachian Mountain Club. White Mountain Guide. 2012. 446. Tuckerman Ravine Trail crosses a bridge to the south bank of Cutler River,... and soon passes a side path leading 20 yd. right to the best viewpoint of Crystal Cascade..