Region
Highlights
- No doubt a large percentage of climbers assume that Mt. Jackson is named for President Andrew Jackson, lying so close to the Presidential Range. However, it is actually named for Charles Thomas Jackson, a New Hampshire geologist in the 19th century.
Routes
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95 summits • 6.9 mi • 488 ft gain • 5 hr 3 min
12 summits • 11.5 mi • 3,578 ft gain • 6 hr 45 min
1 summit • 10.3 mi • 2,856 ft gain • 12 hr 9 min
1 summit • 12.3 mi • 3,790 ft gain • 9 hr 23 min
1 summit • 6.2 mi • 2,210 ft gain • 6 hr 9 min
1 summit • 6.5 mi • 556 ft gain • 4 hr 30 min
1 summit • 6.7 mi • 2,285 ft gain • 6 hr 5 min
1 summit • 9.9 mi • 2,898 ft gain • 6 hr 44 min
Latest summits
"Trail conditions were great, looked like a lot of butt sliders had come down. A good wind at the top but no sunshine today. Was going to head to Webster Cliffs on the way down but the trail looked a little sketchy and all bare booted up." — Alohabuffy • Feb 22, 2023
"Beautiful day on Mount Jackson. Trail was in great condition, scrambles at the top were very manageable. Ice axe got a free ride. Spikes and poles were a must. No wind at the summit at all" — NoFace603 • Jan 15, 2023
"3rd mountain of the day on a really hot day in May with Nancy and Chris. Went by Mitzvah Hut. Some people were staying for $40 a night! (Bring your own food!) Rooty and rocky trail with some stairs. Getting tired on the way down. 2.6 on the way out. Wet and rocky trail that didn’t have a lot of flat areas. " — lfrancois • May 21, 2022
"For Sarah's 48w finish. Our group of 6 headed up the Crawford Path and tagged Pierce. We then continued on and tagged Eisenhower for Sarah's finish. We then came back to Pierce. Molly wanted to get Jackson. So our group split in half with myself, Molly, and Sarah heading on to Jackson. We reached it, then slowly made our way down the Jackson Webster Tr. We then roadwalked back to the car. " — newenglandwarrior • Jan 16, 2022
"the clear sky on Pierce became a dark grey and rainy sky on Jackson. The summit from Pierce is pretty straight forward, however be careful on the descent down Jackson, its slippery and pretty steep. Thanks to the many trees used to veggie belay me down that part. Once you are down from the summit, the hike is under tree canopy the whole way to the trail head. I did not see a geodetic marker on Jackson ." — puddlepirate • Jul 27, 2021
"Katie Meyer, Molly, and I were getting together for a hike of Eisenhower and Pierce. We met at the Highland Center and headed up the Crawford Path. Along the way up, Molly suggested the idea of Jackson. We eventually reached Eisenhower. Nice day weather wise for it. We then headed over to Pierce and reached it. After that, we decided to head over to Jackson. This would give Molly a +1 for her Spring Grid. So we headed over and got it. On the way down, my microspike broke. So I attempted to head down without my spikes on. The snow was firmly packed and made everything slippery. I only took one fall, and lots of quick movement to maintain my balance. We reached the road just fine. A good day for a hike. " — newenglandwarrior • Mar 22, 2020
"Really beautiful weather. Good sunshine with temps in the 30s. We had the entire Webster Cliff trail to ourselves. Really enjoyed each and every sunny outlook/ledge. Heading over to Jackson, going against the grain as dozens made their way over to the cliffs. Lots of small but dangerous icy spots. Jackson was nice, but the descent trail was basically a puddle due to a lot of recent rains." — Alohabuffy • Nov 2, 2019
"Forgot to log this when I hiked it. Solo. 15/48. My last hike of my annual NH trip, and I was hurting by this point.
I was excited to see all the Ragnar runners out when I drove to the trailhead.
Saw only 4 other hikers the whole time. The trail was steep from the get go and had large boulders almost all the way up to the final push which was large slab rock scrambles. Very enjoyable. Had nice weather, albeit a bit windy at the top, almost lost my hat!
Both of my knees were absolutely shot and I depended heavily on my trekking poles on the way down. " — kellieirene • Sep 13, 2019
"Teamed up with Elizabeth for a loop hike of Webster, Jackson, Pierce. I needed the 4000 footers for my Grid, and Elizabeth needed Webster. Beautiful day for a hike. Great views. " — newenglandwarrior • Sep 13, 2019
"Single-day Presidential Traverse to finish off 3 days of peakbagging and Appalachian Trail redlining in White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire. The Traverse, spanning Pinkham Notch to Crawford Notch, covered 25 miles and 8,300 feet of elevation gain in 14 hours moving. " — wacbravo • Sep 9, 2019
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