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Hike · Appalachia Trailhead (US-2)

Mount Adams

Distance
10.4 mi
Vertical
5,000 ft
Summit
5,751 ft
Difficulty
Very strenuous

Mount Adams stands 5,793 feet above sea level in the Northern Presidential Range, the second-highest peak in the northeastern United States after its neighbor Mount Washington and a centerpiece of the White Mountain National Forest. The mountain was named on July 31, 1820, by an…

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About Mount Adams (New Hampshire)

Mount Adams, elevation 5,793 feet (1,766 m) above sea level, is a mountain in New Hampshire, the second highest peak in the Northeast United States after its nearby neighbor, Mount Washington. Located in the northern Presidential Range, Mount Adams was named after John Adams, the second President of the United States. It was given this name on July 31, 1820. To the northeast is Mount Madison and to the southwest is Mount Jefferson. From the summit, Mount Washington can be seen directly to the south.

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Mount Adams in winter from neighboring Mount Madison, the second highest peak in New England.
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Mount Adams (left) and Mount Madison (right) in late autumn from the Mount Washington Auto Road.
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The broad summit cone of Mount Adams from the rocky shoulder of Mount Jefferson.
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Mount Adams (left) and Mount Madison (right) seen across the col from the summit of Mount Washington.
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