The Northeastern mountains, closer to more Americans than other mountainous regions, are a valuable natural resource offering beauty, adventure & challenge. Spanning four States, the Catskills & Adirondacks of New York, the Green Mountains of Vermont, the White Mountains of New Hampshire & the mountains of Maine, are many truly high peaks with summits extending into the alpine zone. This book provides valuable information about these mountains & their challenge. Previously, information about these mountains has been available, but not in one place. This book is the first to group together the several ranges & treat the entire region as a single unit, 125 individual mountains over 1,200 meters (roughly 4,000 feet) are listed & described & the reader is referred to additional information available from other sources. Sections on hiking, winter mountaineering, the various hiking clubs that use & protect these mountains & the sport of peak-bagging make for interesting & informative reading. A listing of sources for maps, guides & other relevant material is included. The book is well illustrated with photographs & each mountain & its trails is shown on topographic maps that accompany the listing & text.