[dcr]

I just noticed the inquiry about the "precise" location of the Devil's Den on Devils Den Mt. I happened to have revisited that site yesterday for the first time in decades - I used to hike to it often long ago when I was a kid who spent summers at the family camp on Merrymeeting Lake. Finding Devils Den Mt is the first step and that should be fairly easy if you have access to a good Atlas - the old roads leading in to the mountain are best traveled by a 4-wheel drive vehicle, but one can drive a car in to within a mile or two of the mountain before having to hike the rest of the way. A recent poster identified what is probably the easiest way in, starting with the Rines Rd off Rte 28 in Alton, close to the Wolfeboro line. Finding the summit, only a short walk off the 'Devils Den Rd' at the top of a small ridge, is not very hard - however, the den itself is not particularly close to the summit, probably 2 to 3 hundred yards down the ENE side of the mountain. A number of paths lead from the summit in that general direction - using the coordinates 43-30.8 N, 71-10.3 W might be some help, but be advised that those are rough numbers, taken from my mapping program and my best guess of where on the map the cave is located - they are not coordinates taken at the actual cave site with a GPS unit. Walk one (or more, if necessary) of the paths which lead generally ENE, going steadily downhill - you will probably come upon some high, steep vertical cliffs, which the paths should lead you north or south to get around to more favorable sites to continue your descent. The first part of the cave you are apt to see is the exit hole coming out atop one of those sections of steep cliff. From there you should be able to find a path(s) leading downhill still further, soon leading you to the cave entrance, which you will have to climb back up a small ways to get to. I hope this rather rambling description can prove to be of some help rather than simply causing more confusion.