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AMR / Weld Trail to Wedge Brook loop
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Often treated as the lower half of the Great Range, this four-summit AMR loop links the big views around Pyramid and Gothics with the rough, rooted ridge travel over Armstrong, Upper Wolfjaw, and Lower Wolfjaw.
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AMR / Weld Trail to Wedge Brook loop
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Open the Interactive 46 High Peaks MapRange History
Gothics is named for the Gothic appearance of its sheer north face, and local written use of the name predates the common Orson Phelps story. Armstrong was once called Mountain Brook Hump before being named for Thomas Armstrong in 1869, and it remains part of the 46er tradition even though it rises only modestly from Gothics by modern prominence standards. The Wolfjaws were once treated as one mountain, with Verplanck Colvin credited with the Wolfjaws name; the USGS listed Upper and Lower Wolfjaw separately in 1895. Together, these summits make the Lower Great Range a mix of classic High Peaks scenery, historical naming, and rough ridge travel.
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AMR / Weld Trail to Wedge Brook loop
This standard route starts at AMR, follows Lake Road to the Weld Trail, climbs by Pyramid to Gothics, crosses the Range Trail over Armstrong, Upper Wolfjaw, and Lower Wolfjaw, then descends by Wedge Brook back toward AMR. Marker sequence is blue up Weld, yellow across the Range Trail, and blue on the Wedge Brook descent.
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Primary route sequence: AMR / Lake Road / Weld Trail / Pyramid / Gothics / Armstrong / Upper Wolfjaw / Lower Wolfjaw / Wedge Brook / AMR.
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