Mount Jefferson (New Hampshire)

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Mount Jefferson
Elevation:	5,712ft (1,741m)
Coordinates:	[44°18′16″N, 71°19′05″W]
Location:	New Hampshire, USA
Topo map:	USGS Mount Washington
Range:	Presidential Range
First ascent:
Easiest route:	Caps Ridge Trail

For other mountains named Mount Jefferson, see Mount Jefferson.

Mount Jefferson is located in Coos County of New Hampshire, and is the third highest mountain in the state. The mountain is named after Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States, and is part of the Presidential Range of the White Mountains (New Hampshire). Mount Jefferson is flanked by Mount Adams (to the North) and Mount Clay (to the South).

Mount Jefferson has a direct ascent along the Caps Ridge Trail, whose base (Jefferson Notch) is the highest point of any public highway in New Hampshire, 3009 ft (917 m). This also gives the shortest ascent of any of the mountains of the Presidential Range.

See also

• List of mountains in New Hampshire
• four-thousand footers
• White Mountain National Forest

External links

• [USGS GNIS entry]
• [Mount Jefferson on Topozone]

 

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