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Ascent of Mount Washington on 2012-06-16

Climber: Dan Quinlan

Date:

Saturday, June 16, 2012

Ascent Type:

Successful Summit Attained

Peak:

Mount Washington

Location:

USA-New Hampshire

Elevation:

6288 ft / 1916 m

Ascent Trip Report

We had a beautiful morning with clouds rolling in during the early afternoon. An incredible experience across a fantastic ridge. Made one mistake coming off of Mt. Adams, started down the Lowes Path, but before we figured it out we did visit Mt. Adams 4. If the peak was named and within 100 meters or so of the path, we made the extra effort to summit the peak. All in all we visited 8 ranked peaks and 6 sub-peaks. It was quite an experience with some of the greatest views from John Quincy Adams and the very quiet Mt. Clay summit. Mt. Jefferson was just covered with hikers and Mt. Washington was a complete zoo. We had to wait in a line to take a summit picture!

(GPS track from Appalachia to Mt. Washington is posted in the Mt. Madison TR. The track from Mt Washington to Route 302 is posted in the Mt. Washington TR.)

Trip Section Distance Elevation Gain
(miles) (feet)
Appalachia - Mt. Madison 4.0 4,030
Mt. Madison - John Q Adams 0.95 630
JQ Adams - Mt. Adams 0.37 470
Mt. Adam – Adams 4 0.60 50
Adams 4 – Adams 5 1.20 360
Adams 5 – Mt. Jefferson 1.15 780
Mt. Jefferson – Mt. Clay 1.50 760
Mt. Clay – Mt. Washington 1.50 980
Mt. Washington – Mt. Monroe 1.85 370
Mt. Monroe – Monroe West Peak 0.30 40
Monroe West – Mt. Franklin 0.45 50
Mt. Franklin – Mt. Eisenhower 1.40 620
Mt. Eisenhower – Mt. Pierce 1.50 730
Mt. Pierce – Mt. Jackson 2.20 580
Mt. Jackson – Route 302 2.45 60

The summit is now in and out of the clouds. The place is crazy packed with hikers, bikers, trolley people, and people who have driven. A lunch of chili dogs tastes great. We are here for about and hour including the time we stand in line to take a picture at the summit sign!

Summary Total Data

Elevation Gain:

980 ft / 299 m

Quality:

6 (on a subjective 1-10 scale)

Route Conditions:

Maintained Trail, Scramble

Weather:

Pleasant, Breezy, Partly Cloudy
Clouds are rolling in and out

Ascent Statistics

Elevation Gain:

980 ft / 299 m

Distance:

1.5 mi / 2.4 km

Route:

Clay loop, Gulfside

Trailhead:

Mt. Clay 5308 ft / 1617 m

Time Up:

0 Hours 55 Minutes

Descent Statistics

Ascent Part of Trip: Presidential Traverse

Complete Trip Sequence:

Order	Peak/Point	Date
1	Mount Madison	2012-06-16 a
2	John Quincy Adams	2012-06-16 b
3	Mount Adams	2012-06-16 c
4	Adams 4	2012-06-16 d
5	Adams 5	2012-06-16 e
6	Mount Jefferson	2012-06-16 f
7	Mount Clay	2012-06-16 g
8	Mount Washington	2012-06-16 h
9	Mount Monroe	2012-06-16 i
10	Mount Monroe-West Peak	2012-06-16 j
11	Mount Franklin	2012-06-16 k
12	Mount Eisenhower	2012-06-16 l
13	Mount Pierce	2012-06-16 m
14	Mount Pierce-South Peak	2012-06-16 n
15	Mount Jackson	2012-06-16 o

GPS Data for Ascent/Trip

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Peaks: climbed and unclimbed by Dan Quinlan
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