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Mount Madison

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1 636 m

Elevation

Elevation is the altitude of a place
above sea level.

143 m

Prominence

Peak’s prominence is the least
vertical to be covered to get from the
summit to any other higher terrain.

Proportional Prominence 636 m

About

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.

There's a hiking trail (T2) called Gulfside Trail leading to the summit. Mount Madison is one of the 311 peaks along the multi-day Appalachian Trail.

The nearest mountain hut is Madison Spring Hut located 504m/1 654ft W of the summit.

By elevation Mount Madison is

# 13 out of 69 in the Presidential Range
# 13 out of 311 in Coös County
# 13 out of 428 in White Mountain National Forest
# 13 out of 1985 in New Hampshire
# 13 out of 844 in the White Mountains (New Hampshire)

By prominence Mount Madison is

# 11 out of 69 in the Presidential Range
# 83 out of 311 in Coös County