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Upper-Wildcat

Black diamond Wildcat Mountain, NH

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical830 ft
Length3,279 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesN
Top3,849 ft

Upper-Wildcat drops 830 vertical feet over 3,279 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 2,680 feet below the top. That's steeper than 18% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 20th steepest of 49 named runs at Wildcat Mountain. It faces north.

How well Upper-Wildcat holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 15°, Upper-Wildcat gets about 59% of the winter sun that flat ground at Wildcat Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 85% of the runs we've measured, and the 10th shadiest named run at Wildcat Mountain. Its top sits at 3,850 feet.

Shaded snow stays colder and drier, so it holds powder longer after a storm and is slower to crust over or turn to slush in spring. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Upper-Wildcat profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Upper-Wildcat elsewhere

Nearby at Wildcat Mountain

Measured by ZRankings from 1-meter USGS lidar. Steepest pitch is the steepest stretch of about 50 vertical feet along the skiable line. Run lines come from OpenStreetMap and can sit a little off the skied path.