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The only notable mountains I've hiked in NH have been Monadnock, Jackson and Willey.
Monadnock was the easiest and had quite a few others on it. The top is completely bare minus a few stunted pines and shrubs here and there. Decent views. Expect probably 10-15 people to be on the summit on a nice day.
Willey is a nice hike overlooking Crawford Notch. Absolutely amazing views. Pic related. No one else was up there on the day I hiked it. Pretty easy hike.
Jackson was probably the most difficult out of the three, but I wasn't in that great of shape when I hiked it, so that may have amplified the difficulty. It just kind of goes on an on at a gradient slightly steeper than Monadnock on a rocky path through woods until you kind of just pop out at the top. There are tiny, stunted trees all around and trees just before the summit and over the other side, which develops into a marshy area. Jackson definitely felt the most like an accomplishment.
I'd like to get up there within the next little while and climb Washington and a few of the other presidentials as well as maybe Isolation because of the great views of the surrounding area. I'd also like to hike up Katahdin while I'm up there. I'm from Mass so it wouldn't be too far of a drive.
