5,712 ft | Presidential | 1 route
Feels like 3°F
Recent Precipitation
Rain: 0.02" (24h) · 0.59" (48h)
Snow: 0.2" (24h) · 0.6" (48h)
Below freezing at all elevations
~2.8°F drop per 1,000ft
Best Hiking Window
No safe window exists within the next 48 hours. Friday conditions are marginally less severe mid-day with a brief lull in winds, but deteriorate sharply Friday afternoon with the approaching Clipper, and Saturday is forecast to be significantly worse with near-hurricane gusts and whiteout conditions. The earliest any hiking should be considered is after the Clipper fully exits and winds subside — likely Sunday or later pending updated forecasts. Monitor Mount Washington Observatory conditions closely before making any plans.
Trail: Jewell Trail, Gulfside, Jefferson Loop
Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow/Ice - Postholes
“An incredible hiking day for Mt. Jefferson. Snowshoes door to door. The Jewell Trail below treeline was perfectly packed out, but soft. Above treeline, route finding was a bit difficult with lots of deep drifts. we followed one set of bare boots up to Gulfside. We had a much better track to follow all the way to the Jefferson summit. Great coverage on the rocks made for an easy ascent to the summit with snowshoes. The wind was strong just heading up the summit cone, but quickly died down back on Gulfside. Surprisingly there were very few hikers out Sunday. Very happy to check this one off for February.”
Trail: Valley Way, Air Line, Gulfside
Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts
“Started Saturday with a hike up to Valley Way tent site. Started the rest of the hike early Sunday and made my way towards Adams and then to Jefferson a very slight trail was visible. On my way back the trail leading up to Adams was riddled with postholes that weren't there in the morning. The hike up Madison was well used and a bit longer then I remembered.”
Trail: Castle Trail, Randolph Path, Lowe’s Path
Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder
“Used snowshoes the whole time! Broke trail all the way on Castle and Randolph until Lowe’s — deep, saturated powder made for exhausting work. Lowe’s was already packed for a speedy final descent. Beautiful weather out there today!”
Third highest peak with dramatic Castellated Ridge and spectacular views. Often combined with Adams or Washington for a traverse.
Elevation
5,712 ft
Range
Presidential
Rank
#3 of 48
Difficulty
Very Difficult
Coordinates
44.3042, -71.3167
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