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The Presidential Range of mountains is located in the White Mountains of the state of New Hampshire, almost entirely in Coos County. The most notable summits of the range are named for prominent Americans, either public figures of the 18th and 19th centuries or Presidents.

1 Summits

These summits include, in sequence from southwest to northeast:

• Mt. Webster - after Daniel Webster
• Mt. Jackson * - after Andrew Jackson
• Mt. Pierce * - after Franklin Pierce (formerly Mt. Clinton - after DeWitt ClintonDeWitt Clinton ( March 2, 1769 February 11, 1828) was an early American politician. Born in Little Britain, New York, the son of James Clinton, he was educated at what is now Columbia University. He became the secretary to his uncle, George Clinton, who w)
• Mt. EisenhowerMount Eisenhower (formerly Mount Pleasant) is a mountian in the Presidential Range in the White Mountains of New Hampshire that is 4,671 ft. tall and is named after Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th president of the United States. There are 360 degree views* - after Dwight Eisenhower
• Mt. Franklin - after Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin ( January 17, 1706 — April 17, 1790) was an American journalist, publisher, author, philanthropist, abolitionist, public servant, scientist, librarian, diplomat, and inventor. One of the leaders of the American Revolution, he was well kn
• Mt. Monroe * - after James MonroeJames Monroe Order 5th President Term of Office March 4, 1817 March 3, 1825 Followed James Madison Succeeded by John Quincy Adams Date of Birth April 28, 1758 Place of Birth Westmoreland County, Virginia Date of Death July 4, 1831 Place of Death New York
• Mt. WashingtonMount Washington (formerly Agiocochook in Coos County, New Hampshire is the highest peak in New England. It is located in the Presidential Range of mountains, named for Presidents of the United States, located in the White Mountains of the State of New Ha* - after George WashingtonGeorge Washington ( February 22, 1732— December 14, 1799), also called Father of his Country 1 was an American general and Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War ( 1775 1783) and later the first President of the Unite (A general at time of naming, and only later a president)
• Mt. Clay - after Henry ClayHenry Clay ( April 12, 1777 June 29, 1852) was a U. statesman and orator, and was one of the most important figures in U. politics during the first half of the 19th century. Few public characters in the United States have been the subject of more heated c (A proposed name change involves complications.)
• Mt. Jefferson* - after Thomas Jefferson
• Mt. Sam Adams - after Samuel Adams
• Mt. Adams* - after John Adams
• Mt. Quincy Adams - after John Quincy Adams
• Mt. Madison* - after James Madison

Mt. Adams has, besides its main summit, four subsidiary peaks that are also commonly recognized by name; two, Sam Adams and John Quincy Adams, are listed above. The third and fourth are:

• Adams 4 ("Mt. Abigail Adams" has been proposed)
• Adams 5

The summits marked with an asterisk (*) are included on the peak-bagging list of 4,000-foot and higher mountains in New Hampshire; the others are excluded, in some cases because of lesser height and in others because of more technical criteria.