| Mount Madison | |
|---|---|
 East elevation of Mount Madison, seen fromNew Hampshire Route 16 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,367 ft (1,636 m) |
| Prominence | 466 ft (142 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Mount John Quincy Adams[1] |
| Listing | White Mountain 4000-Footers |
| Coordinates | 44°19′44″N71°16′36″W / 44.3288173°N 71.2767796°W /44.3288173; -71.2767796[2] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Madison  Mount Madison | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Hampshire |
| District | Coös County |
| Subdivision(s) | Low and Burbank's Grant,Thompson & Meserve's Purchase |
| Parent range | Presidential Range |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Washington |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Hike |
Mount Madison is a 5,367-foot (1,636 m) mountain in thePresidential Range ofNew Hampshire in the United States. It is named after the fourthU.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 22 feet (6.7 m) taller than Mount Madison.
There are many hiking trails on the mountain. A stretch of theAppalachian Trail traverses just below its summit on the Osgood Trail. TheMadison Spring Hut, maintained by theAppalachian 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.
There is no weather station at the summit, but this climate table containsinterpolated data for an area around the summit. Mount Madison has asubarctic climate (KöppenDfc).
| Climate data for Mount Madison 44.3260 N, 71.2845 W, Elevation: 4,865 ft (1,483 m) (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 16.5 (−8.6) | 17.9 (−7.8) | 24.0 (−4.4) | 34.3 (1.3) | 47.3 (8.5) | 55.8 (13.2) | 60.2 (15.7) | 59.0 (15.0) | 53.4 (11.9) | 41.1 (5.1) | 30.3 (−0.9) | 22.2 (−5.4) | 38.5 (3.6) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 8.8 (−12.9) | 9.8 (−12.3) | 16.3 (−8.7) | 27.6 (−2.4) | 41.4 (5.2) | 50.7 (10.4) | 55.7 (13.2) | 54.2 (12.3) | 47.9 (8.8) | 35.3 (1.8) | 23.9 (−4.5) | 14.4 (−9.8) | 32.2 (0.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 1.0 (−17.2) | 1.6 (−16.9) | 8.5 (−13.1) | 20.8 (−6.2) | 35.5 (1.9) | 45.7 (7.6) | 51.1 (10.6) | 49.5 (9.7) | 42.4 (5.8) | 29.5 (−1.4) | 17.5 (−8.1) | 6.7 (−14.1) | 25.8 (−3.4) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 5.56 (141) | 5.04 (128) | 6.20 (157) | 7.13 (181) | 6.80 (173) | 7.91 (201) | 7.99 (203) | 6.64 (169) | 6.70 (170) | 9.80 (249) | 7.67 (195) | 7.09 (180) | 84.53 (2,147) |
| Source: PRISM Climate Group[3] | |||||||||||||
To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clickingCoordinates (underLocation); copyLatitude andLongitude figures from top of table; clickZoom to location; clickPrecipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click30-year normals, 1991-2020; click800m; clickRetrieve Time Series button.
