Stub Hill is the highest peak in Pittsburg, New Hampshire, a remote summit rising from the vast logging wilderness of Coos County's north country. Situated near the Connecticut Lakes, close to the Quebec border, it sits far outside the White Mountain corridor in a landscape defined by boreal forest and private timber holdings. The trailless summit is wooded but offers directional views looking southeast toward Deer Mountain and Aziscohos Lake in Maine.
Reaching the summit requires off-trail navigation; there is no maintained trail to the top. The typical approach follows gated logging roads for roughly 4 miles, then an informal fisherman's path to Stub Hill Pond before a bushwhack through fairly open softwoods to the summit. The round trip runs about 9 miles with 1,500 feet of gain, though hikers commonly shorten the road miles considerably by mountain bike. Navigation is rated difficult, and a topographic map and compass or GPS are essential.
Stub Hill Pond, passed on the approach, ranks among the most remote bodies of water in the state, and the surrounding forest is quiet and lightly traveled. Logging road access may be gated during parts of the year, particularly in mud season, so conditions should be confirmed before setting out. Winter travel demands snowshoes and strong route-finding skills.
