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Mount Jefferson (New Hampshire)

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Mount Jefferson
Elevation: 5,712ft (1,741m)
Coordinates: 44°18′16″N 71°19′05″W / 44.30444°N 71.31806°W / 44.30444; -71.31806
Location: New Hampshire, USA
Topo map: USGS Mount Washington
Range: Presidential Range
First ascent:
Easiest route: Caps Ridge Trail
For other mountains named Mount Jefferson, see Mount Jefferson.

Mount Jefferson is located in Coos County of New Hampshire, and is the third highest mountain in the state. The mountain is named after Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States, and is part of the Presidential Range of the White Mountains (New Hampshire). Mount Jefferson is flanked by Mount Adams (to the North) and Mount Clay (to the South).

Mount Jefferson has a direct ascent along the Caps Ridge Trail, whose base (Jefferson Notch) is the highest point of any public highway in New Hampshire (3009ft (917m)). This also gives the shortest ascent of any of the mountains of the Presidential Range.

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