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Nelson Crag

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1 712 m

Elevation

Elevation is the altitude of a place
above sea level.

11 m

Prominence

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

Proportional Prominence 96 m

About

The Presidential Range is a mountain range located in the White Mountains of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. Containing the highest peaks of the Whites, its most notable summits are named for American presidents, followed by prominent public figures of the 18th and 19th centuries. The Presidential Range is notorious for having some of the worst weather on Earth, mainly because of the unpredictability of high wind speeds and whiteout conditions on the higher summits. Because of the poor weather conditions, the Presidential Range is often used for mountaineering training for those who go on to climb some of the world's highest mountains, including K2 and Everest.

Mount Washington, long home of the highest winds recorded on the surface of the Earth at 231 mph (372 km/h), is the tallest at 6,288 ft (1,917 m), followed by neighboring peaks Mount Adams at 5,793 ft (1,766 m) and Mount Jefferson at 5,712 ft (1,741 m). The range is almost entirely in Coos County.

There's a trail called Nelson Crag Trail leading to the summit. Nelson Crag is one of the 2 peaks along the Nelson Crag Trail.

The nearest mountain hut is Harvard Cabin located 1 507m/4 943ft SE of the summit.

By elevation Nelson Crag is

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

By prominence Nelson Crag is

# 52 out of 69 in the Presidential Range