Home States  Connecticut  Maine  Massachusetts  New Hampshire  New York  Rhode Island  Vermont  View All Lists  NE 4,000 Footers  NE 100 Highest  NH 4,000 Footers  NH 52 With A View  NH Belknap Range  NH Ossipee 10 Explanation of Ratings Links Ossipee Mountains Notice Search Trail Conditions Trip Log About	Mt. Jefferson Thompson and Meserve's Purchase, NH Trailheads, measurements, times, distances, and maps are all approximate and relative to the hike(s) as shown below. Cutting across snowfields below Gulfside on the way to Mt. Jefferson Route: Jewell Trail, snowfields (Mt. Jefferson), snowfields, Jewell Trail Last minute plan, cold start, but warmer as the day went. Despite having very little snow at the base, there was enough to cut across snowfields above treeline without risking damage to vegetation. Hike Ratings Getting To Trailhead: Easy Destination: Mt. Jefferson Length: Moderate Steepness: Difficult Navigation: Moderate Views: Excellent Crowds: Moderate Hike Stats Date Hiked: Sunday, January 22, 2012 Parking Elevation: 2,650' Destination: Mt. Jefferson Time Elapsed: 03:00 Trailhead Elevation: 2,710' Summit Elevation: 5,712' Vertical Gain: 3,152 Hike Time Elapsed: 05:57 Hike Vertical Gain: 3,382' The new (2011) Jewell Trail trailhead near the Marshfield Base Station Looking back at Clay and Washington on Gulfside Looking at Carter Dome from Mt. Jefferson Directions to trailhead: To get to the Cog Base Station in winter, take 302 West from Crawford Notch, then take a right onto Base Station Road. In winter 2012, there was plowed parking available below the Cog Base Station. Looking up the mountain from the parking lot, the spur trail to the Jewell Trail begins above the base station building, above the first Cog track bridge crossing, to the left at the top of an embankment. Back to Mt. Jefferson Profile
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