The West Branch of the Peabody River is a 5.8-mile-long (9.3 km)[1] river in the White Mountains of New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Peabody River, which flows into the Androscoggin River, which in turn flows east and south into Maine, joining the Kennebec River near the Atlantic Ocean. The West Branch of the Peabody is within the Great Gulf Wilderness of the White Mountain National Forest for most of its length. It is paralleled by the Great Gulf Trail, a popular route for backpackers.

West Branch Peabody River
The West Branch near its confluence with the Peabody River
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Location
Country	United States
State	New Hampshire
County	Coos
Townships	Thompson & Meserves Purchase, Greens Grant
Physical characteristics
Source	Spaulding Lake (Great Gulf)
• location	Thompson & Meserves Purchase
• coordinates	44°17′4″N 71°18′29″W
• elevation	4,232 ft (1,290 m)
Mouth	Peabody River
• location	Greens Grant
• coordinates	44°18′39″N 71°13′17″W
• elevation	1,340 ft (410 m)
Length	5.8 mi (9.3 km)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Parapet Brook
• right	Chandler Brook

The stream rises in Great Gulf, a large glacial cirque on the northern side of Mount Washington. The West Branch flows from the outlet of Spaulding Lake, a tarn seated at the foot of the east face of Mount Clay, and proceeds northeast deeper into the gulf, with Mount Jefferson of the Presidential Range to the west and Chandlers Ridge, a northern spur of Mount Washington, to the east. Upon reaching the outlet of Jefferson Ravine, the river turns east, with Mount Adams and Mount Madison rising above its northern bank.

The river ends at the Peabody River, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north (downstream) of Glen House, the entrance to the Mount Washington Auto Road.

See also

• List of rivers of New Hampshire

References