▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Ch ath am , ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁in ▁the ▁eastern ▁White ▁Mountains . ▁It ▁gets ▁its ▁name ▁from ▁its ▁ste ep ▁bar ren ▁eastern ▁face . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁the ▁neighbor ing ▁sum mit ▁North ▁Bald face , ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁popular ▁h ik ing ▁destination , ▁especially ▁in ▁the ▁summer . ▁The ▁two ▁mountains ▁are ▁asc ended ▁by ▁the ▁S li pp ery ▁Brook , ▁Bald face ▁Kn ob , ▁Bald face ▁Circle , ▁M ead er ▁R idge , ▁and ▁B ick nell ▁R idge ▁tra ils . ▁ ▁Near by ▁mountains ▁and ▁d rain age ▁North ▁Bald face ▁lies ▁directly ▁to ▁the ▁north west . ▁East man ▁Mountain , ▁a ▁partially ▁wood ed ▁mountain ▁that ▁is ▁clim bed ▁by ▁a ▁ ▁trail ▁that ▁diver ges ▁from ▁the ▁S li pp ery ▁Brook ▁Tra il , ▁is ▁to ▁the ▁sout heast . ▁S able ▁Mountain ▁and ▁Ch and ler ▁Mountain , ▁two ▁heavily ▁wood ed ▁and ▁tra ill ess ▁summ its , ▁are ▁to ▁the ▁south west . ▁ ▁The ▁n ortheast ▁and ▁east ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁mountain ▁d rain ▁into ▁the ▁Cold ▁River ▁waters hed , ▁a ▁trib ut ary ▁of ▁the ▁S aco ▁River , ▁which ▁flows ▁to ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Ocean ; ▁the ▁west ▁side ▁dra ins ▁into ▁the ▁East ▁Branch ▁S aco ▁River , ▁th ence ▁into ▁the ▁S aco ; ▁and ▁the ▁south ▁side ▁dra ins ▁into ▁S li pp ery ▁Brook , ▁a ▁trib ut ary ▁of ▁the ▁East ▁Branch ▁of ▁the ▁S