Mount Madison
Mount Madison rises to 1,636 m in New Hampshire. Mount Washington stands 1,917 m to the south-southwest, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Quincy Adams, a peak 0.6 miles away. Woodland Heritage Trail passes 3.0 miles off.
The story
Mount Madison is a 5,367-foot (1,636 m) mountain in the Presidential Range of New Hampshire in the United States. It is named after the fourth U.S. President, James Madison. Mountains in the Presidential Range are named for U.S. presidents, with the tallest (Mount Washington) named for the first president, the second tallest (Mount Adams) for the second president, and so on. However, due to a surveying error, Mount Monroe, named after the fifth president, James Monroe, is actually 22 feet (6.7 m) taller than Mount Madison. There are many hiking trails on the mountain. A stretch of the Appalachian Trail traverses just below its summit on the Osgood Trail. The Madison Spring Hut, maintained by the Appalachian Mountain Club, is nestled between Mount Madison and Mount Adams and provides rustic lodging in the summer. Reservations generally need to be made far in advance. Mount Madison is the northernmost peak in the Presidentials. Like most of the range, its summit is above treeline. Due to high winds and low temperatures, hypothermia is a danger even in the summer.
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Wikidata Q6921955, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,636 m
How to reach it
- 3.0 mi off the Woodland Heritage Trail
- 3.0 mi off the Presidential Range Tour
- 6.2 mi off the Moose Path Trail
- 9.6 mi off the White Mountain Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lookout Ledge · 4 mi
- Lila's Ledge · 5 mi
- Ladies’ Lookout · 5 mi
- Square. Ledge · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Quincy Adams: 0.6 mi
- Mount Adams: 0.9 mi
- Mount Abigail Adams: 1.2 mi
- Mount Sam Adams: 1.3 mi
- Adams Five: 1.7 mi
- Durand Lake: 3.2 mi
- William H. Peek Memorial Park: 3.3 mi
- Mossy Glen: 3.4 mi
- Randolf Springs Town Park: 3.5 mi
- Moose Brook State Park: 5.1 mi
- Snyder Brook Scenic Area: 2.7 mi
- Randolph Community Forest: 5.8 mi
- Mascot Mine Natural Area: 7.0 mi
- Shelburne Valley Forest: 8.1 mi
- Gibbs Brook Scenic Area: 8.9 mi
- Salmacis Fall: 1.2 mi
- Chandler Fall: 1.6 mi
- Hitchcock Fall: 2.1 mi
- Coosauk Fall: 2.4 mi
- Tama Fall: 2.5 mi
- Mount Washington Observatory: 4.2 mi
- ZipRider Wildcat Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Ho Ho Ho H20: 12.6 mi
- Rudys Rapid Transit: 12.6 mi
- Firehouse Game: 12.7 mi
- Bugle Cliff: 10.2 mi
- Elephant Head: 10.2 mi
- Wild River Crag: 11.2 mi
- Frankenstein Cliff: 12.8 mi
- Zeacliff: 14.8 mi
- Dolly Copp Picnic Ground: 3.0 mi
- P1: 5.6 mi
- P2: 5.6 mi
- P3: 5.6 mi
- P4: 5.6 mi
- Gorham Historical Society & Railroad Museum: 6.4 mi
- Jefferson Historical Museum: 11.0 mi
- Moffett House Museum: 11.1 mi
- Museum of White Mountain Art / Jackson Historical Society: 13.4 mi
- John Wingate Weeks Historic Museum: 16.8 mi
- Ravine House Site: 3.2 mi
- Jarhead Motorcycle Memorial: 4.8 mi
- Willey House: 11.8 mi
- Memorial Boulders: 13.7 mi
- Mine Shaft: 18.4 mi
- Peabody Spring: 1.4 mi
- Spaulding Spring: 2.1 mi
- Gulfside Spring: 2.2 mi
- Deer Hill Spring: 16.0 mi
- lower falls: 21.8 mi
- Hannes Schneider: 20.5 mi
- Pollyanna Statue: 24.6 mi
- Tree Harp: 24.7 mi
- Sunflowers: 24.7 mi
- Bethel's Civil War Soldier Monument: 24.7 mi
- Boise Rock: 23.3 mi
- The Basin, West: 24.6 mi
- The Basin, East: 24.7 mi
- Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 10.6 mi
- Lancaster Community Garden: 18.2 mi
- Mount Orne Covered Bridge: 20.7 mi
- Sunday River Covered Bridge: 24.2 mi
- Pleasant Point Town Beach: 21.0 mi
- Echo Lake Beach: 23.2 mi
- Livermore: 18.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Mount Madison. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Washington | SSW 198° | 1,917 m | 4.2 mi |
| Ball Crag | SSW 197° | 1,843 m | 3.9 mi |
| Mount Adams | SW 233° | 1,748 m | 0.9 mi |
| Agiocochook Crag | SSW 192° | 1,748 m | 3.5 mi |
| Mount Jefferson | SW 229° | 1,725 m | 2.6 mi |
| Nelson Crag | S 188° | 1,708 m | 3.4 mi |
| Mount Clay | SSW 213° | 1,684 m | 3.5 mi |
| Mount Sam Adams | WSW 247° | 1,682 m | 1.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:19 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:02 | 19:49 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:06 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:21 | 16:09 |
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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357730333
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