By Ed Parsons
The Fool Killer (3,548 feet) is a trail-less subsidiary peak on the east side of Mount Tripyramid. It is on the New Hampshire 100 Highest list. It was named by early AMC hikers who tried to climb Mount Tripyramid (4,140 feet), but instead found themselves on the scratchy summit of a lower ridge, with a deep gulf between them and Mount Tripyramid.
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