Mount Abraham is the fifth tallest peak in the U.S. state

U.S. state

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 of Vermont

Vermont

Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...

. The summit supports a small amount of alpine vegetation and offers a view of the Champlain Valley

Champlain Valley

The Champlain Valley is a region of the United States around Lake Champlain in Vermont and New York extending slightly into Quebec, Canada as part of the St. Lawrence River drainage basin drained northward by the Richelieu River into the St...

 and Adirondack Mountains

Adirondack Mountains

The Adirondack Mountains are a mountain range located in the northeastern part of New York, that runs through Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Lewis, Saint Lawrence, Saratoga, Warren, and Washington counties....

 to the west. Mount Abraham is on the Long Trail

Long Trail

The Long Trail is a hiking trail located in Vermont, running the length of the state. It is the oldest long-distance trail in the United States, constructed between 1910 and 1930 by the Green Mountain Club...

, a 272 miles (438 km) hiking trail

Trail

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 running the length of Vermont. The mountain summit can be reached from the south (Lincoln Gap

Lincoln Gap

Lincoln Gap, is a mountain pass in the Green Mountains of Vermont.The highest point of the pass is located in Addison County, about 0.5 mi east of the boundary between Addison and Washington County....

) or from the north (Lincoln Peak

Lincoln Peak (Vermont)

Lincoln Peak is a mountain located on the border between Vermont's Washington and Addison counties, within the Green Mountain National Forest.The mountain is named after President Abraham Lincoln , and is part of the Lincoln Mountain section of the Green Mountains.Lincoln Peak is flanked to the...

, Mount Ellen, Monroe Skyline). There is no camping permitted at the summit, but Battell Shelter is located roughly one mile from the summit south on the Long Trail.

Mount Abraham is the highest point in Addison County

Addison County, Vermont

Addison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. In 2010, the population was 36,821. Its shire town is Middlebury.-Geography:...

. The mountain — named after Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and...

, the 16th President of the United States

President of the United States

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 — is part of the Green Mountains

Green Mountains

The Green Mountains are a mountain range in the U.S. state of Vermont. The range extends approximately .-Peaks:The most notable mountains in the range include:*Mount Mansfield, , the highest point in Vermont*Killington Peak, *Mount Ellen,...

' Presidential Range

Presidential Range (Green Mountains)

The Presidential Range of the Green Mountains is a mountain range in the U.S. state of Vermont. Its major peaks are named for several U.S...

. In 1881 the mountain was known as Potato Hill and this is name is stamped on the benchmark at the summit which was reset in 1978.

Mount Abraham stands within the watershed

Drainage basin

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 of Lake Champlain

Lake Champlain

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, which drains into the Richelieu River

Richelieu River

The Richelieu River is a river in Quebec, Canada. It flows from the north end of Lake Champlain about north, ending at the confluence with the St. Lawrence River at Sorel-Tracy, Quebec downstream and northeast of Montreal...

 in Québec

Quebec

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, thence into the Saint Lawrence River

Saint Lawrence River

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, and into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence

Gulf of Saint Lawrence

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. The southeast face of Mt. Abraham drains into Lincoln Brook, thence into the Mad River

Mad River (Vermont)

The Mad River is a tributary to the Winooski River in Vermont. It has its headwaters in Granville Gulf, then flows north through the towns of Warren, Waitsfield, and Moretown before entering the Winooski River just downstream from Middlesex. Other towns within the Mad River watershed are the...

, the Winooski River

Winooski River

The Winooski River is a tributary of Lake Champlain, approximately long, in northern Vermont in the United States. Although not Vermont's longest river, it is one of the state's most significant, forming a major valley way from Lake Champlain through the Green Mountains towards the Connecticut...

, and into Lake Champlain. The southwest face of Abraham drains into the New Haven River, Otter Creek, and into Lake Champlain. The northwest face of Abraham drains into Beaver Meadow Brook, thence into the New Haven River.