Mount Eisenhower
Mountain in the American state of New Hampshire
44°14.44′N 71°21.02′W / 44.24067°N 71.35033°W / 44.24067; -71.35033
Mount Eisenhower, formerly Mount Pleasant, is a mountain in the Presidential Range in the White Mountains of New Hampshire approximately 4,760 ft (1,450 m) high. Named after President Dwight D. Eisenhower, its summit offers a 360° view. It is inaccessible by road.
The Crawford Path, carrying the Appalachian Trail, crosses the mountain near its summit.[2] It separates from the summit loop trail at 4,400 feet (1,300 m), 0.3 mi (0.5 km) south of the summit, and rejoins it 0.3 mi (0.5 km) northeast of the summit, having made a net elevation gain of about 40 feet (12 m) and reached a maximum on Eisenhower of about 4,520 feet (1,380 m).
The mountain was known as Mount Pleasant until the New Hampshire Legislature voted in 1969 to name it after President Eisenhower, and the U.S. Board on Geographic Names agreed in 1970.[3]
The shortest trail route to the summit of Eisenhower is from a parking lot on Mount Clinton Road, to its west-northwest, via primarily the Edmands Path. Several routes are available from points more or less southwest of it on Route 302; the most used of these (probably roughly equal in popularity to the Edmands route) is via the Crawford Path, starting from a parking lot on Mount Clinton Road, very near 302 and just north of the Highland Center in the Crawford Notch area. Mount Monroe lies on the ridge northeast of Mt. Eisenhower, and Mount Pierce to the southwest. All three of these peaks are included on the peak-bagging list of four-thousand footers in New Hampshire. Mount Franklin, an "unofficial" peak (not prominent enough to be included in the list), lies between Mount Eisenhower and Mount Monroe.
Climate
| Climate data for Mount Eisenhower 44.2436 N, 71.3506 W, Elevation: 4,318 ft (1,316 m) (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 18.4 (−7.6) | 20.6 (−6.3) | 27.3 (−2.6) | 40.2 (4.6) | 53.0 (11.7) | 61.4 (16.3) | 65.8 (18.8) | 64.6 (18.1) | 59.0 (15.0) | 46.6 (8.1) | 33.1 (0.6) | 23.8 (−4.6) | 42.8 (6.0) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 10.8 (−11.8) | 12.2 (−11.0) | 19.2 (−7.1) | 31.6 (−0.2) | 44.7 (7.1) | 53.8 (12.1) | 58.4 (14.7) | 57.1 (13.9) | 51.1 (10.6) | 39.1 (3.9) | 26.7 (−2.9) | 16.9 (−8.4) | 35.1 (1.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 3.1 (−16.1) | 3.9 (−15.6) | 11.1 (−11.6) | 22.9 (−5.1) | 36.3 (2.4) | 46.1 (7.8) | 51.1 (10.6) | 49.7 (9.8) | 43.2 (6.2) | 31.5 (−0.3) | 20.2 (−6.6) | 9.9 (−12.3) | 27.4 (−2.6) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 5.20 (132) | 4.55 (116) | 5.65 (144) | 6.61 (168) | 6.40 (163) | 7.72 (196) | 7.22 (183) | 6.39 (162) | 6.14 (156) | 8.79 (223) | 7.12 (181) | 6.55 (166) | 78.34 (1,990) |
| Source: PRISM Climate Group[4] | |||||||||||||
See also
New Hampshire portal
References
- ^ a b c Smith, Steven D. and Dickerman, Mike. The 4000-Footers of the White Mountains. 2nd ed. Littleton, New Hampshire: Bondcliff Books, 2001.
- ^ Daniell, Gene, and Smith, Steven D. White Mountain Guide. 28th ed. AMC Books, 2007. ISBN 978-1-929173-34-1. 41
- ^ "A New Hampshire Peak Named for Eisenhower (Published 1970)". The New York Times.
- ^ "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University". PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking Coordinates (under Location); copy Latitude and Longitude figures from top of table; click Zoom to location; click Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click 30-year normals, 1991-2020; click 800m; click Retrieve Time Series button.
External links
- summitpost.org:Mount Eisenhower climbing info
- PeakBagger.com: Mount Eisenhower
- hikethewhites.com hiking information
- v
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- 34th President of the United States (1953–1961)
- Supreme Allied Commander Europe (1951–1952)
- Chief of Staff of the Army (1945–1948)
- Commander, Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (1943–1945)
career
- Military career
- 1919 Motor Transport Corps convoy
- Louisiana Maneuvers
- Operation Torch
- European Theater of Operations
- Allied invasion of Sicily
- June 6, 1944, order of the day
- People of Western Europe speech
- Normandy landings
- Operation Veritable
- Berlin Declaration
- Military Governor, U.S. Occupation Zone in Germany
- Supreme Commander of NATO, 1951-1952
(timeline)
- Transition
- 1953 inauguration
- 1957 inauguration
- State of the Union Address (1955
- 1956
- 1960)
- Cabinet
- Judicial appointments
- Farewell address
- Kennedy transition
- Executive Orders
- Presidential Proclamations
- Crusade in Europe (1948)
- Bibliography
- Birthplace
- Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum, gravesite
- Eisenhower National Historic Site
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
- Eisenhower Executive Office Building
- Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport
- Eisenhower Fellowships
- Eisenhower Institute
- Eisenhower Monument
- Eisenhower dollar
- U.S. Postage stamps
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center
- Eisenhower Medical Center
- Eisenhower Trophy
- Eisenhower Golf Club
- Eisenhower Theater
- Statue of Dwight D. Eisenhower (U.S. Capitol)
- Fort Eisenhower
- Mount Eisenhower
- Places named for Eisenhower
- Other tributes and memorials
culture
- Eisenhower jacket
- Eisenhower Tree
- Crusade in Europe (1949 television series)
- Backstairs at the White House (1979 miniseries)
- Ike (1979 miniseries)
- Ike: Countdown to D-Day (2004 film)
- Pressure (2014 play)
- Mary "Mamie" Geneva Doud Eisenhower (wife)
- John Eisenhower (son)
- David Eisenhower (grandson)
- Anne Eisenhower (granddaughter)
- Susan Eisenhower (granddaughter)
- Mary Jean Eisenhower (granddaughter)
- Jennie Eisenhower (great-granddaughter)
- Ida Stover Eisenhower (mother)
- Arthur Eisenhower (brother)
- Edgar N. Eisenhower (brother)
- Roy Eisenhower (brother)
- Earl D. Eisenhower (brother)
- Milton S. Eisenhower (brother)
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