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Mounts Adams and Jefferson

This challenging hike is a loop that takes you up Mount Adams to spend a night at the beautiful Crag Camp and onward to Mount Jefferson before descending back down.

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Author: jthomas1279
Activity: Backpacking
State: New Hampshire (NH)
Distance: 14.93 mi 
Average Speed: 0.6 mph - 1:45:43/mi
Duration: 1d 2:18:44
Difficulty: 8 / 10
Rating: Unrated  
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johntakesahike.blogspot.com/2010/02/northern-presidentials-pre-planning-and.html

TO TRAILHEAD: From the south on I-93,take Exit 35 to merge onto Rte 3.From the north,take Exit 36,turn L on Rte 141,turn L onto Rte 3.Turn R onto Rte 115.Turn R onto Rte 2.Part at Lowe's Store on the left.After parking, walk W along Rte 2 about 500 feet to the trailhead on the left

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Distance: 14.93 mi Points: 3275
Total Time: 1d 2:18:44 Speed: 0.6 mph Pace: 1:45:43 / mi
Active Time: none Speed: 0.6 mph Pace: 1:45:43 / mi

Points of Interest

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Location: 44.332383, -71.310968

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Location: 44.334900, -71.302471
Inside the Crag Camp maintained by the Randolph Mountain Club

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Location: 44.334838, -71.302385
Crag Camp's exterior with its enormous windows

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Location: 44.334838, -71.302214
View from Crag Camp across King Ravine

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Location: 44.334838, -71.302557
View to the end of the earth from Crag Camp

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Location: 44.331953, -71.302299
Looking back on Crag Camp from Knight's Castle

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Location: 44.323909, -71.297493

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Location: 44.320655, -71.291656
Mount Jefferson from the Mount Adams summit

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Location: 44.317155, -71.303415
Approaching Mount Jefferson. Snow in June!

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Location: 44.311505, -71.311140
Big Snow

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Location: 44.299036, -71.316118



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