Ascent of Mount Jackson on 2012-06-16| Date: | Saturday, June 16, 2012 | | Ascent Type: | Successful Summit Attained | | Peak: | Mount Jackson | | Location: | USA-New Hampshire | | Elevation: | 4052 ft / 1235 m |
Ascent Trip ReportWe had a beautiful morning with clouds rolling in during the early afternoon. An incredible experience across a fantastic ridge. Made one mistake coming off of Mt. Adams, started down the Lowes Path, but before we figured it out we did visit Mt. Adams 4. If the peak was named and within 100 meters or so of the path, we made the extra effort to summit the peak. All in all we visited 8 ranked peaks and 6 sub-peaks. It was quite an experience with some of the greatest views from John Quincy Adams and the very quiet Mt. Clay summit. Mt. Jefferson was just covered with hikers and Mt. Washington was a complete zoo. We had to wait in a line to take a summit picture!
(GPS track from Appalachia to Mt. Washington is posted in the Mt. Madison TR. The track from Mt Washington to Route 302 is posted in the Mt. Washington TR.)
Trip Section Distance Elevation Gain
(miles) (feet)
Appalachia - Mt. Madison 4.0 4,030
Mt. Madison - John Q Adams 0.95 630
JQ Adams - Mt. Adams 0.37 470
Mt. Adam – Adams 4 0.60 50
Adams 4 – Adams 5 1.20 360
Adams 5 – Mt. Jefferson 1.15 780
Mt. Jefferson – Mt. Clay 1.50 760
Mt. Clay – Mt. Washington 1.50 980
Mt. Washington – Mt. Monroe 1.85 370
Mt. Monroe – Monroe West Peak 0.30 40
Monroe West – Mt. Franklin 0.45 50
Mt. Franklin – Mt. Eisenhower 1.40 620
Mt. Eisenhower – Mt. Pierce 1.50 730
Mt. Pierce – Mt. Jackson 2.20 580
Mt. Jackson – Route 302 2.45 60
Our final peak for the day. It was quite a trip. Now all we have to do is get down to the car. Which will take over 2 hours as our feet and knees are not doing so well! |
| Summary Total Data | | Total Elevation Gain: | 580 ft / 176 m | | Round-Trip Distance: | 4.7 mi / 7.5 km | | Quality: | 5 (on a subjective 1-10 scale) | | Route Conditions: | Maintained Trail | | Weather: | Pleasant, Calm, Partly Cloudy | | Ascent Statistics | | Gain on way in: | 580 ft / 176 m | | Distance: | 2.2 mi / 3.5 km | | Route: | Webster Cliff Trail | | Start Trailhead: | Mt. Pierce 3472 ft / 1058 m | | Time: | 1 Hours 25 Minutes | | Descent Statistics | | Distance: | 2.5 mi / 4 km | | Route: | Jackson BR, Webster-Jackson | | End Trailhead: | Route 302 | | Time: | 2 Hours 0 Minutes | Ascent Part of Trip: Presidential Traverse
Complete Trip Sequence:
Total Trip Gain: 10477 ft / 3194 m |
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