Mount Madison
{{Short description|Mountain in New Hampshire, United States}}
{{For|the mountain in Antarctica|Mount Madison (Antarctica)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mount Madison
| photo = Mt. Madison 008.jpg
| photo_caption = East elevation of Mount Madison, seen from New Hampshire Route 16
| elevation_ft = 5,367
| elevation_ref =
| prominence_ft = 466
| prominence_ref = {{cite peakbagger|pid=6951|name=Mount Madison|access-date=2015-01-18}}
| listing = White Mountain 4000-Footers
| range = Presidential Range
| parent_peak = Mount John Quincy Adams
| country = United States
| state = New Hampshire
| district = Coös County
| part = Low and Burbank's Grant, Thompson & Meserve's Purchase
| map = New Hampshire#USA
| label_position = left
| range_coordinates =
| map_size = 160
| map_caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|44.3288173|-71.2767796|type:mountain_region:US-NH_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref = {{cite gnis|id=872247|name=Mount Madison|access-date=2015-01-18}}
| topo_maker = USGS
| topo = Mount Washington
| type =
| age =
| first_ascent =
| easiest_route = Hike
}}
Mount Madison is a {{convert|5367|ft|adj=on}} 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 {{convert|22|ft|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.
Gallery
Mt Madison from Mt Adams summit.jpg|Mount Madison seen from Mount Adams' summit
File:MtMadisonNH.jpg|Mount Madison from Mount Adams
File:Madison_spring_hut.jpg|Madison Spring Hut in the col between Mount Madison and Mount Adams
File:William Hart - Mount Madison from the Androscoggin River.jpg|Mount Madison from the Androscoggin River, by William Hart, 1862
Climate
There is no weather station at the summit, but this climate table contains interpolated data for an area around the summit. Mount Madison has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc).
{{Weather box
|location = Mount Madison 44.3260 N, 71.2845 W, Elevation: {{cvt|4865|ft}} (1991–2020 normals)
|single line = y
|Jan high F = 16.5
|Feb high F = 17.9
|Mar high F = 24.0
|Apr high F = 34.3
|May high F = 47.3
|Jun high F = 55.8
|Jul high F = 60.2
|Aug high F = 59.0
|Sep high F = 53.4
|Oct high F = 41.1
|Nov high F = 30.3
|Dec high F = 22.2
|Jan mean F = 8.8
|Feb mean F = 9.8
|Mar mean F = 16.3
|Apr mean F = 27.6
|May mean F = 41.4
|Jun mean F = 50.7
|Jul mean F = 55.7
|Aug mean F = 54.2
|Sep mean F = 47.9
|Oct mean F = 35.3
|Nov mean F = 23.9
|Dec mean F = 14.4
|Jan low F = 1.0
|Feb low F = 1.6
|Mar low F = 8.5
|Apr low F = 20.8
|May low F = 35.5
|Jun low F = 45.7
|Jul low F = 51.1
|Aug low F = 49.5
|Sep low F = 42.4
|Oct low F = 29.5
|Nov low F = 17.5
|Dec low F = 6.7
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 5.56
|Feb precipitation inch = 5.04
|Mar precipitation inch = 6.20
|Apr precipitation inch = 7.13
|May precipitation inch = 6.80
|Jun precipitation inch = 7.91
|Jul precipitation inch = 7.99
|Aug precipitation inch = 6.64
|Sep precipitation inch = 6.70
|Oct precipitation inch = 9.80
|Nov precipitation inch = 7.67
|Dec precipitation inch = 7.09
|source=PRISM Climate Group{{cite web
|url= http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/
|title= PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
|publisher= PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
|access-date= October 20, 2023
|quote= To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking Coordinates (under Location); copy Latitude and Longitude figures from top of table; click Zoom to location; click Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click 30-year normals, 1991-2020; click 800m; click Retrieve Time Series button.}}
}}
See also
{{portal|New Hampshire}}
- Four-thousand footers of New Hampshire
- Randolph Mountain Club
References
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External links
- [http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/150550 Mount Madison at summitpost.org]
- [http://whitemountainart.com/SubjectGalleries/madison.htm Paintings of Mount Madison]
- [http://www.outdoors.org/recreation/tripplanner/plan/hiking-mt-madison.cfm Hiking Mount Madison]
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{{Mountains of New Hampshire}}
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Category:Mountains of New Hampshire
Category:White Mountains (New Hampshire)
Category:Mountains of Coös County, New Hampshire