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Mount Cardigan is a prominent bare-rock summit in the towns of Orange and Alexandria in western New Hampshire, USA.[1]

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  1. 37 relations: Acadian orogeny, Alexandria, New Hampshire, Appalachian Mountain Club, Baker River (New Hampshire), Bronson Hill Arc, Canaan, New Hampshire, Cardigan Mountain State Park, Cardigan Pluton, Civilian Conservation Corps, Cockermouth River, Connecticut River, Devonian, Drainage basin, Fowler River, Gulf of Maine, Indian River (New Hampshire), Littleton Formation, Long Island Sound, Mascoma River, Megacryst, Merrimack River, Metamorphic rock, New Hampshire, Newfound Lake, Newfound River (New Hampshire), Orange, New Hampshire, Orthoclase, Pemigewasset River, Plymouth, New Hampshire, Rubidium–strontium dating, Rumney, New Hampshire, Sea level, Smith River (Pemigewasset River tributary), South Branch Baker River, Turbidite, United States, United States Geological Survey.

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Acadian orogeny

The Acadian orogeny is a long-lasting mountain building event which began in the Middle Devonian, reaching a climax in the Late Devonian.

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Alexandria, New Hampshire

Alexandria is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States.

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Appalachian Mountain Club

Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) is the oldest outdoor group in the United States.

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Baker River (New Hampshire)

The Baker River, or Asquamchumauke (an Abenaki word meaning "salmon spawning place"), is a river in the White Mountains region of New Hampshire in the United States.

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Bronson Hill Arc

The Bronson Hill Arc is a bimodal volcanic arc and associated sediments that formed over a west (?) dipping subduction zone during the Ordovician period (c. 475 - 450 million years ago (Ma)) as part of the Taconic Orogeny.

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Canaan, New Hampshire

Canaan is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States.

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Cardigan Mountain State Park

Cardigan Mountain State Park is a public recreation area in Orange, New Hampshire.

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Cardigan Pluton

The Cardigan Pluton is the most voluminous pluton in the state of New Hampshire, United States.

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Civilian Conservation Corps

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a voluntary government work relief program that ran from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men ages 18–25 and eventually expanded to ages 17–28.

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Cockermouth River

The Cockermouth River is a stream located in central New Hampshire in the United States.

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Connecticut River

The Connecticut River is the longest river in the New England region of the United States, flowing roughly southward for through four states.

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Devonian

The Devonian is a geologic period and system of the Paleozoic era during the Phanerozoic eon, spanning 60.3 million years from the end of the preceding Silurian period at million years ago (Ma), to the beginning of the succeeding Carboniferous period at Ma.

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Drainage basin

A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean.

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Fowler River

The Fowler River is a river located in central New Hampshire in the United States.

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Gulf of Maine

The Gulf of Maine is a large gulf of the Atlantic Ocean on the east coast of North America.

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Indian River (New Hampshire)

The Indian River is a river in western New Hampshire in the United States.

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Littleton Formation

The Littleton Formation is a geologic formation in New Hampshire.

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Long Island Sound

Long Island Sound is a marine sound and tidal estuary of the Atlantic Ocean.

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Mascoma River

The Mascoma River is a river in western New Hampshire in the United States.

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Megacryst

In geology, a megacryst is a crystal or grain that is considerably larger than the encircling matrix.

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Merrimack River

The Merrimack River (or Merrimac River, an occasional earlier spelling) is a river in the northeastern United States.

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Metamorphic rocks arise from the transformation of existing rock to new types of rock in a process called metamorphism.

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New Hampshire

New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.

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Newfound Lake

Newfound Lake is located in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States.

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Newfound River (New Hampshire)

The Newfound River is a river in central New Hampshire in the United States.

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Orange, New Hampshire

Orange is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States.

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Orthoclase

Orthoclase, or orthoclase feldspar (endmember formula KAlSi3O8), is an important tectosilicate mineral which forms igneous rock.

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Pemigewasset River

The Pemigewasset River, known locally as "The Pemi", is a river in the state of New Hampshire, the United States.

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Plymouth, New Hampshire

Plymouth is a New England town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States, in the White Mountains Region.

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Rubidium–strontium dating

The rubidium-strontium dating method (Rb-Sr) is a radiometric dating technique, used by scientists to determine the age of rocks and minerals from their content of specific isotopes of rubidium (87Rb) and strontium (87Sr, 86Sr).

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Rumney, New Hampshire

Rumney is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States.

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Sea level

Mean sea level (MSL, often shortened to sea level) is an average surface level of one or more among Earth's coastal bodies of water from which heights such as elevation may be measured.

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Smith River (Pemigewasset River tributary)

The Smith River is a river located in central New Hampshire in the United States.

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South Branch Baker River

The South Branch of the Baker River is a river located in western New Hampshire in the United States.

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Turbidite

A turbidite is the geologic deposit of a turbidity current, which is a type of amalgamation of fluidal and sediment gravity flow responsible for distributing vast amounts of clastic sediment into the deep ocean.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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United States Geological Survey

The United States Geological Survey (USGS), founded as the Geological Survey, is an agency of the United States government whose work spans the disciplines of biology, geography, geology, and hydrology.

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See also

Appalachian Mountain Club

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Cardigan

Also known as Mt Cardigan, Mt. Cardigan.