Approaching the Hut
Carter Notch - 3288'
Carter Notch was the third AMC hut, with the first structure at the site built in 1914. The hut is open through the year, and sleeps 40 guests in two bunkhouses. It is the only hut in system run exclusively on caretaker basis, which means that you must bring your own food and cook it yourself in the hut kitchen. It is the northernmost of the AMC string of huts, with Pinkham Notch and Madison Springs to the south.
The most direct route to the hut (3.8 miles) is the Nineteen Mile Brook trail, with a trailhead on Rt 16 one mile north of the Mt Washington Auto Road. The AT runs over the Wildcat Ridge and down through Carter Notch, past the hut and over Carter Dome, Mt Hight, South Carter, and Middle Carter.
- front door in winter
- Carter Notch from Madison
- Hut from the Rampart
- Carters and Wildcats from Osgood Ridge
- Carters and Wildcats from Madison Gulf headwall
- Stained glass door
- Main room of the hut
