Mount Quincy Adams
About
Mount Quincy Adams is a summit of 5,403 feet in the Great Gulf Wilderness, part of the Androscoggin Ranger District of White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire. The nearest town is Gorham, about 6.5 miles away. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from the nearby Mt Washington weather station, which sits about 860 feet higher, show July highs around 55°F with lows near 44°F and no snow days. Winter is harsh, with January highs around 15°F and snow on about 20 days a month. The Madison Gulf Trail and Star Lake both start about 0.3 miles from the summit. Osgood Tent Site offers camping about 2 miles away, and the WM: Pinkham / Presidentials climbing area is about 2.9 miles off.
Summit Facts
Summit elevation
5,403 ft
Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).
Location
Mount Quincy Adams
New Hampshire
Name and location: U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program. View the GNIS record.
Facts about this place
When to go
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Mt Washington, NH weather station, 4 mi away. High / low in °F, and days with snow.
- Jan15° high-3° low20 days with snow
- Feb15° high-3° low18 days with snow
- Mar21° high5° low18 days with snow
- Apr31° high17° low13 days with snow
- May42° high30° low7 days with snow
- Jun51° high40° low2 days with snow
- Jul55° high44° low
- Aug54° high43° low
- Sep49° high37° low2 days with snow
- Oct38° high25° low9 days with snow
- Nov28° high13° low15 days with snow
- Dec20° high3° low19 days with snow
Where it is
- Great Gulf Wilderness · Wilderness
- Androscoggin Ranger District · Ranger district
- White Mountain National Forest · National forest
- Nearest town
- Gorham, New Hampshire · 6.5 mi
Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; USGS GNIS populated places
Conditions
Active alerts for Androscoggin Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
Discovery Trail Emergency Closure
critical · posted Aug 27, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Madison Gulf TrailHiking0.3 mi
- Star LakeHiking0.3 mi
- Osgood Tent SiteCamping2 mi
- WM: Pinkham / PresidentialsRock climbing2.9 mi
- Dolly CoppCamping3.4 mi
- Huntington RavineRock climbing3.5 mi
- Israel RiverCanoeing7.2 mi
- Omni Mount Washington Resort, Bretton WoodsLake fishing9.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
