Moving clockwise from the south near the Lincoln Woods trailhead, the ridge ascends Potash Knob (), an unnamed peak (), and Whaleback Mountain () before reaching Franconia Ridge itself at the ledgy summit of Mount Flume ().
Beginning at the south end near the Lincoln Woods trailhead and traveling in a clockwise direction, the ridge climbs Potash Knob (), an unnamed peak (), and Whaleback Mountain () before reaching Franconia Ridge with its rocky summit of Mount Flume ().