Mount Jackson (New Hampshire)

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Mount Jackson
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Mount Jackson (center) as seen from Mount Willey
Highest point
Elevation4,052 ft (1,235 m)[1]
Prominence332 ft (101 m)[1]
ListingWhite Mountain 4000-Footers
Coordinates44°11′40″N 71°23′19″W / 44.1945105°N 71.3886875°W / 44.1945105; -71.3886875Coordinates: 44°11′40″N 71°23′19″W / 44.1945105°N 71.3886875°W / 44.1945105; -71.3886875[2]
Geography
LocationBean's Purchase, Coös County, New Hampshire, U.S.
Parent rangePresidential Range
Topo mapUSGS Crawford Notch

Mount Jackson is a mountain located in Coos County, New Hampshire. The mountain is named after Charles Thomas Jackson, New Hampshire's state geologist in the 19th century,[3] and is part of the Presidential Range of the White Mountains. Mount Jackson is flanked to the north by Mount Pierce, and to the southwest by Mount Webster.

The Appalachian Trail, a 2,170-mile (3,500-km) National Scenic Trail from Georgia to Maine, crosses the summit of Mount Jackson as it traverses the main ridge of the Presidentials from Crawford Notch to the summit of Mount Washington. Jackson stands on the west side of the .

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References[]

  1. ^ a b "Mount Jackson, New Hampshire". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2013-01-31.
  2. ^ "Mount Jackson". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-01-31.
  3. ^ Densmore, Lisa (2010). Hiking the White Mountains. FalconGuides. p. 76. ISBN 9780762745265.

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