- Mount Jackson (New Hampshire)
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Mount Jackson 
Mt. Jackson (center) as seen from Mount WilleyElevation 1,235 m (4,052 ft) Prominence 101 m (331 ft) Listing White Mountain 4000-Footers Location Location Bean's Purchase, Coös County, New Hampshire, USA Range Presidential Range Coordinates 44°12.19′N 71°22.53′W / 44.20317°N 71.3755°WCoordinates: 44°12.19′N 71°22.53′W / 44.20317°N 71.3755°W Topo map USGS 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, and is part of the Presidential Range of the White Mountains. Mt. 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 Mt. 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 Dry River Wilderness.
See also
External links
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Jackson
- PeakBagger.com: Mount Jackson
- AMC: Mt. Jackson
- hikethewhites.com: Mt. Jackson
- Mt. Jackson - FranklinSites.com Hiking Guide
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- Landforms of Coos County, New Hampshire
- New England Four-thousand footers
- Mountains on the Appalachian Trail
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