Mount Huntington rises to 3,684 feet in the White Mountain National Forest south of the Kancamagus Highway, anchoring a cluster of four summits, North, South, West, and East, that share the same trailless character. The peak sits near the Hancock mountains and the Sawyer River drainage, deep enough in the forest that it attracts only those specifically seeking it out.
There is no maintained trail to the summit. Reaching Mount Huntington requires off-trail navigation, and the mountain has a well-earned reputation for difficulty: dense spruce, blowdowns, steep terrain, and cliff bands all present themselves along the way. The most common approach uses the Hancock Notch Trail as the gateway, followed by a ridge bushwhack to the top. The lower slopes offer more open mixed forest, but vegetation tightens considerably with elevation. A summit register has logged visitors since at least 1984, and the peak has picked up the nickname "No Funington" from those who have navigated its defenses. Round trips typically take upward of 8 hours.
Views from the wooded summit are limited, though cliff edges near the top provide glimpses over the surrounding ridgelines. Mosquitoes can be severe in summer, and wet terrain is common on approaches through the Sawyer River and Meadow Brook drainages. Winter conditions, when snow covers ground debris, can make the bushwhack somewhat more tractable for those with solid navigation skills.
