Mount Jefferson
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Mount Jefferson rises to 1,725 m in New Hampshire. Mount Washington stands 1,917 m to the south-southeast, 2.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Gulfside Spring, a spring 0.4 miles away. Presidential Range Tour passes 3.9 miles off.
The story
Mount Jefferson is located in Coos County, 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. Mount Jefferson is flanked by Mount Adams (to the northeast) and Mount Clay (to the south). The mountain has several interesting features, making it a popular hike. Two distinct ridges lead to its summit: Ridge of the Caps and Castle Ridge. The mountain is surrounded by the three dramatic glacial cirques of Jefferson Ravine, Castle Ravine, and the Great Gulf. Finally, Monticello Lawn is a large expanse of alpine sedge and rush near the otherwise talus-covered summit cone. When viewed from the Mount Washington Auto Road, Jefferson features an arrow-shaped bald patch pointing to its summit. The summit features an almost perennial snow field on its eastern flank, that is often skiable into early summer, commonly known as The Beach. Mount Jefferson has a direct ascent along the Caps Ridge Trail, whose base, Jefferson Notch, is the highest point of any public road in New Hampshire at 3,009 feet (917 m). This route, gaining only 2,700 feet (823 m) vertically to the summit, results in it having the least distance of ascent of any Presidential mountain (about 2.5 miles). However, climbing over the "caps" involves some exposed scrambling and can be steep and challenging at times.
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Wikidata Q6921492, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1725 m
How to reach it
- 3.9 mi off the Presidential Range Tour
- 3.9 mi off the Woodland Heritage Trail
- 7.0 mi off the White Mountain Trail, National
- 8.7 mi off the Moose Path Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Lila's Ledge · 4 mi
- Ladies’ Lookout · 5 mi
- Square. Ledge · 5 mi
- Lookout Ledge · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Adams Five: 1.0 mi
- Mount Clay: 1.3 mi
- Mount Sam Adams: 1.5 mi
- Mount Abigail Adams: 1.7 mi
- Mount Adams: 1.7 mi
- Snyder Brook Scenic Area: 4.6 mi
- Gibbs Brook Scenic Area: 6.4 mi
- Randolph Community Forest: 6.4 mi
- Agnew State Forest: 7.5 mi
- Mascot Mine Natural Area: 9.6 mi
- Randolf Springs Town Park: 4.3 mi
- Durand Lake: 5.0 mi
- Mossy Glen: 5.4 mi
- William H. Peek Memorial Park: 5.6 mi
- Moose Brook State Park: 7.6 mi
- Chandler Fall: 2.6 mi
- Salmacis Fall: 3.3 mi
- Crystal Cascades Falls: 4.2 mi
- Tama Fall: 4.3 mi
- Salroc Fall: 4.4 mi
- Mount Washington Observatory: 2.4 mi
- ZipRider Wildcat Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Cog Railway Display: 11.3 mi
- Ho Ho Ho H20: 12.1 mi
- Rudys Rapid Transit: 12.1 mi
- Bugle Cliff: 7.6 mi
- Elephant Head: 7.7 mi
- Frankenstein Cliff: 10.5 mi
- Zeacliff: 12.2 mi
- Wild River Crag: 12.9 mi
- Glen Ellis Scenic Area: 5.1 mi
- Dolly Copp Picnic Ground: 5.1 mi
- Eisenhower Memorial Area: 7.0 mi
- P1: 8.0 mi
- P2: 8.0 mi
- Gorham Historical Society & Railroad Museum: 9.0 mi
- Jefferson Historical Museum: 10.5 mi
- Museum of White Mountain Art / Jackson Historical Society: 12.7 mi
- Moffett House Museum: 13.5 mi
- John Wingate Weeks Historic Museum: 16.2 mi
- Jarhead Motorcycle Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Ravine House Site: 5.0 mi
- Willey House: 9.4 mi
- Memorial Boulders: 13.2 mi
- Caddy Camp Alumni Memorial: 17.0 mi
- Gulfside Spring: 0.4 mi
- Spaulding Spring: 0.6 mi
- Peabody Spring: 1.2 mi
- Deer Hill Spring: 17.2 mi
- lower falls: 20.3 mi
- Hannes Schneider: 19.9 mi
- Pollyanna Statue: 22.6 mi
- Tree Harp: 22.6 mi
- Sunflowers: 22.7 mi
- Echo Lake Beach: 20.6 mi
- Pleasant Point Town Beach: 22.0 mi
- Beach Area #1: 23.5 mi
- Beach Area #2: 23.8 mi
- Boise Rock: 20.7 mi
- The Basin, West: 22.0 mi
- The Basin, East: 22.1 mi
- Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 13.0 mi
- Lancaster Community Garden: 17.8 mi
- Livermore: 16.2 mi
- Mount Orne Covered Bridge: 19.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Mount Jefferson. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Washington | SSE 164° | 1,917 m | 2.4 mi |
| Ball Crag | SSE 158° | 1,843 m | 2.2 mi |
| Mount Adams | NE 48° | 1,748 m | 1.7 mi |
| Agiocochook Crag | SE 144° | 1,748 m | 2.1 mi |
| Nelson Crag | SE 138° | 1,708 m | 2.3 mi |
| Mount Clay | S 178° | 1,684 m | 1.3 mi |
| Mount Sam Adams | NE 35° | 1,682 m | 1.5 mi |
| Boott Spur | SSE 163° | 1,664 m | 3.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:19 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:02 | 19:49 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:06 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:22 | 16:10 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 6 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 36 | 46 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 31 | 21 | 12 |
| Precip in | 5.7 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 10.0 | 8.1 | 7.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Washington, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 872101 — Mount Jefferson, Coos County, New Hampshire.
OpenStreetMap element node/357730203
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