Mount Madison is a mountain in the

Presidential Range The Presidential Range is a mountain range located in the White Mountains of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. Containing the highest peaks of the Whites, its most notable summits are named for American presidents, followed by prominent publi ...

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in the United States. It is named after the fourth

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James Madison James Madison Jr. (March 16, 1751June 28, 1836) was an American statesman, diplomat, and Founding Father. He served as the fourth president of the United States from 1809 to 1817. Madison is hailed as the "Father of the Constitution" for hi ...

. Mountains in the Presidential Range are named for U.S. presidents, with the tallest (

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) named for the first president, the second tallest ( Mount Adams) for the second president, and so on. However, due to a surveying error,

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, named after the fifth president,

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, is actually taller than Mount Madison. There are many hiking trails on the mountain. A stretch of the

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traverses just below its summit on the Osgood Trail. The Madison Spring Hut, maintained by the

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, 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.

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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

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External links

Mount Madison at summitpost.org

Hiking Mount Madison
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