The Presidential Range of mountains is located in the White Mountains of the state of New Hampshire, almost entirely in Coos County. The most notable summits of the range are named for prominent Americans, either public figures of the 18th and 19th centuries or Presidents. Looking south on the Franconia Ridge Trail. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Counties/Parishes/Boroughs, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of... Official language(s) English Capital Concord Largest city Manchester Area  Ranked 46th  - Total 9,359 sq mi (24,239 km²)  - Width 68 miles (110 km)  - Length 190 miles (305 km)  - % water 3. ... Coos County (pronounced with two syllables) is a county in the U.S. state of New Hampshire, including the whole of the states northern panhandle. ... A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... The Himalaya as seen from the International Space Station A mountain range is a group of mountains bordered by lowlands or separated from other mountain ranges by passes or rivers. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the pop band, see Presidents of the United States of America. ...

Notable Summits

Northern Presidential Range in winter (summits labeled)

View of the Presidential Range from Mount Lafayette, July 2004.

These summits include, in sequence from southwest to northeast: Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 173 pixelsFull resolution (941 × 203 pixel, file size: 23 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)This image © User:Lupinelawyer, 2005. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 173 pixelsFull resolution (941 × 203 pixel, file size: 23 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)This image © User:Lupinelawyer, 2005. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1200 × 900 pixel, file size: 47 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)Mount Washington and presidential range poking through the clouds as viewed from Mount Lafayette. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1200 × 900 pixel, file size: 47 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)Mount Washington and presidential range poking through the clouds as viewed from Mount Lafayette. ...

• Mt. Webster — after Daniel Webster
• Mt. Jackson* — after Charles Thomas Jackson (19th c. geologist)
• Mt. Pierce* — after Franklin Pierce (formerly Mt. Clinton — after DeWitt Clinton)
• Mt. Eisenhower* — after Dwight Eisenhower
• Mt. Franklin — after Benjamin Franklin
• Mt. Monroe* — after James Monroe
• Mt. Washington* — after George Washington (A general at time of naming, and only later a president)
• Mt. Clay — after Henry Clay (State changed name to Mt. Reagan after Ronald Reagan, US Government still recognizes Clay name)
• Mt. Jefferson* — after Thomas Jefferson
• Mt. Sam Adams — after Samuel Adams
• Mt. Adams* — after John Adams
• Mt. Quincy Adams — after John Quincy Adams
• Mt. Madison* — after James Madison

Mt. Adams has, besides its main summit, four subsidiary peaks that are also commonly recognized by name; two, Sam Adams and John Quincy Adams, are listed above. The third and fourth are: Mount Webster is a mountain located on the border between Coos County and Carroll County, New Hampshire. ... Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782 – October 24, 1852) was a leading American statesman during the nations antebellum era. ... Mount Jackson is a mountain located in Coos County, New Hampshire. ... Charles Thomas Jackson (21 June 1805 - 28 August 1880) was an American physician and scientist who was active in medicine, chemistry, mineralogy, and geology. ... Hills and mountains named Pierce, some of them after Franklin Pierce (1804–1869), 14th president of the United States: Pierce Pond Mountain, Maine Pierce Peak (Alaska) Pierce Peak (Antarctica) (named after psychiatrist Chester Pierce) Pierce Peak (New Mexico) Pierce Mountain (Arizona) Pierce Mountain (Arkansas) Pierce Mountain (Kentucky) Pierce Mountain (Virginia... Birthplace of Franklin Pierce Franklin Pierce (November 23, 1804 – October 8, 1869) was an American politician and the 14th President of the United States, serving from 1853 to 1857. ... DeWitt Clinton. ... Mount Eisenhower. ... Dwight David Ike Eisenhower (October 14, 1890–March 28, 1969), American soldier and politician, was the 34th President of the United States (1953–1961) and supreme commander of the Allied forces in Europe during World War II, with the rank of General of the Army. ... Mount Franklin is a mountain located in Coos County, New Hampshire. ... Benjamin Franklin (January 17 [O.S. January 6] 1706 – April 17, 1790) was one of the most well known Founding Fathers of the United States. ... Mt Monroe at 5372 feet, (1637 meters) is the highest peak south of Mt Washington in the Presential Range of New Hampshire. ... James Monroe (April 28, 1758 – July 4, 1831) was the fifth President of the United States (1817-1825), and the fourth Virginian to hold the office. ... The Summit Mount Washington is the highest peak in the American Northeast at 6,288 ft. ... George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799)[1] led Americas Continental Army to victory over Britain in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), and in 1789 was elected the first President of the United States of America. ... In 2003, New Hampshire changed name to Mount Reagan, U.S. Board on Geographic Names recognizes Mount Clay name, see #Mount Reagan name change Mount Clay is located in Coos County in the Presidential Range of the White Mountains of New Hampshire. ... Henry Clay, Sr. ... In 2003, New Hampshire changed name to Mount Reagan, U.S. Board on Geographic Names recognizes Mount Clay name, see #Mount Reagan name change Mount Clay is located in Coos County in the Presidential Range of the White Mountains of New Hampshire. ... Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981 – 1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967 – 1975). ... For other mountains named Mount Jefferson, see Mount Jefferson. ... Thomas Jefferson (13 April 1743 N.S.–4 July 1826) was the third President of the United States (1801–09), the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and one of the most influential Founding Fathers for his promotion of the ideals of Republicanism in the United States. ... Mount Adams is the second highest mountain in New Hampshire, after Mt. ... For other uses, see Samuel Adams (disambiguation). ... Mount Adams is the second highest mountain in New Hampshire, after Mt. ... John Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) served as Americas first Vice President (1789–1797) and as its second President (1797–1801). ... Mount Quincy Adams (also J.Q. Adams)is a northerly shoulder to Mount Adams, in the Presidential Range in New Hampshires White Mountains. ... John Quincy Adams (July 11, 1767 – February 23, 1848) was a diplomat, politician, and President of the United States (March 4, 1825 – March 4, 1829). ... Mount Madison is a mountain in the Presidential Range of New Hampshire in the Unitred States. ... James Madison (March 16, 1751 – June 28, 1836), an American politician and fourth President of the United States of America (1809–1817), was one of the most influential Founders of the United States. ...

• Adams 4 ("Mt. Abigail Adams" has been proposed)
• Adams 5

The summits marked with an asterisk (*) are included on the peak-bagging list of 4,000-foot and higher mountains in New Hampshire; the others are excluded, in some cases because of lesser height and in others because of more technical criteria. Abigail Smith Adams she was (November 11, 1744 – October 28, 1818) was the wife of John Adams, the second President of the United States, and is seen as the second First Lady of the United States though that term was not coined until after her death. ... Peak bagging (also hill bagging, mountain bagging, or among enthusiasts, just bagging) is a popular activity for hillwalkers and mountaineers in which they attempt to reach the summit of each peak in a region above some height, or having a particular feature. ... In mountaineering, the four-thousand footers (or 4ks) refers to a group of mountains of interest in the sport of peak-bagging. Each peak is at least four thousand feet above sea level, and also meets a more technical criterion of topographic prominence. ...

Other Summits in the Range

The Appalachian Trail in the southern Presidential Range

Aside from the notable summits, the geological Presidential Range contains a number of additional named peaks. Several of these peaks, drained on their west faces by the Dry River, are less accessible than the main and most visited ridge of the range and are therefore likely to be neglected, or mentioned as an afterthought, in discussing the range as whole. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 796 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1296 × 976 pixel, file size: 706 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The Appalachian Trail in the southern Presidential Range of New Hampshire, facing south towards Mount Pierce. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 796 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1296 × 976 pixel, file size: 706 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The Appalachian Trail in the southern Presidential Range of New Hampshire, facing south towards Mount Pierce. ... The Appalachian National Scenic Trail, generally known as the Appalachian Trail or simply The A.T., is a 2,174-mile (3,500-km)[2] marked hiking trail in the eastern United States, extending between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine. ... The Dry River is a 9. ...

Subsidiary peaks of Mount Washington:

• Ball Crag (6,106 ft)
• Nelson Crag (5,620 ft)
• Boott Spur (5,500 ft)

North from Mount Washington: Boott Spur is a minor peak located in Coos County, New Hampshire. ...

• Mt. Bowman (3,449 ft) (spur of Mount Jefferson)

South from Mount Washington:

• Engine Hill (3,100 ft)
• Maple Mountain (2,601 ft)
• Iron Mountain (2,726 ft)
• Montalban Ridge:
  • Mt. Isolation (4,004 ft)*
  • Mt. Davis (3,819 ft)
  • Stairs Mountain (3,463 ft)
  • Mt. Resolution (3,415 ft)
• Bemis Ridge:
  • Mt. Crawford (3,119 ft)
  • Mt. Hope (2,505 ft)
• Mt. Parker (3,004 ft)
• Mt. Langdon (2,390 ft)
• Mt. Pickering (1,945 ft) (family name of first president of Appalachian Mountain Club)
• Mt. Stanton (1,716 ft)

The summits marked with an asterisk (*) are included on the peak-bagging list of 4,000-foot and higher mountains in New Hampshire; the others are excluded, in some cases because of lesser height and in others because of more technical criteria. Mount Isolation is a mountain located in Coos County, New Hampshire. ... Peak bagging (also hill bagging, mountain bagging, or among enthusiasts, just bagging) is a popular activity for hillwalkers and mountaineers in which they attempt to reach the summit of each peak in a region above some height, or having a particular feature. ... In mountaineering, the four-thousand footers (or 4ks) refers to a group of mountains of interest in the sport of peak-bagging. Each peak is at least four thousand feet above sea level, and also meets a more technical criterion of topographic prominence. ...

Watersheds

The Presidentials separate drainage via the Saco and Androscoggin Rivers into the Atlantic Ocean on the coast of Maine, from drainage into the Israel and Ammonoosuc Rivers, thence into the Connecticut River, and thence into Long Island Sound. Categories: US geography stubs | Maine rivers ... The Androscoggin River is a river in the US states of Maine and New Hampshire, in northern New England. ... Official language(s) None (English and French de facto) Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 39th  - Total 33,414 sq mi (86,542 km²)  - Width 210 miles (338 km)  - Length 320 miles (515 km)  - % water 13. ... The Lower Falls of the Ammonoosuc near Twin Mountain, New Hampshire The Ammonoosuc River is a river, 55 mi (89 km) long, in northwestern New Hampshire in the United States. ... The Connecticut River as seen from the French King Bridge in western Massachusetts. ... New York City waterways: 1. ...