Presidential Range (Green Mountains)
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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. president
s of the period from the Civil War through World War I
.
From north to south (which corresponds to the chronological order of the corresponding presidencies), this Presidential Range includes
Mountain range
A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...
in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
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...
. Its major peaks are named for several U.S. president
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
s of the period from the Civil War through World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
.
From north to south (which corresponds to the chronological order of the corresponding presidencies), this Presidential Range includes
- Lincoln Mountain (named after Abraham LincolnAbraham LincolnAbraham 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...
)- Mount AbrahamMount Abraham (Vermont)Mount Abraham is the fifth tallest peak in the U.S. state of Vermont. The summit supports a small amount of alpine vegetation and offers a view of the Champlain Valley and Adirondack Mountains to the west. Mount Abraham is on the Long Trail, a hiking trail running the length of Vermont...
, 4005 feet - Lincoln PeakLincoln 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...
, 3975 feet - Nancy Hanks Peak, 3872 feet (named after Lincoln's mother, Nancy HanksNancy HanksNancy Hanks Lincoln was the mother of Abraham Lincoln and of Sarah Lincoln after her marriage to Thomas Lincoln. After the family moved from Kentucky to Spencer County, Indiana, Nancy Lincoln died of milk sickness at the Little Pigeon Creek settlement...
)
- Mount Abraham
- Mount GrantMount Grant (Vermont)Mount Grant is a mountain located in Addison County, Vermont, in the Green Mountain National Forest.The mountain is named after U.S. President Ulysses S...
, 3661 ft. (after Ulysses S. GrantUlysses S. GrantUlysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under Grant's command, the Union Army defeated the Confederate military and ended the Confederate States of America...
) - Mount Cleveland, 3500 ft. (after Grover ClevelandGrover ClevelandStephen Grover Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th president of the United States. Cleveland is the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms and therefore is the only individual to be counted twice in the numbering of the presidents...
) - Mount Roosevelt, 3580 ft. (after Theodore RooseveltTheodore RooseveltTheodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States . He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy" persona and robust masculinity...
) - Mount WilsonMount Wilson (Vermont)Mount Wilson is a mountain located in Addison County, Vermont, in the Green Mountain National Forest.The mountain is part of the central Green Mountains.Mount Wilson is flanked to the southwest by Bread Loaf Mountain....
, 3756 ft. (after Woodrow WilsonWoodrow WilsonThomas Woodrow Wilson was the 28th President of the United States, from 1913 to 1921. A leader of the Progressive Movement, he served as President of Princeton University from 1902 to 1910, and then as the Governor of New Jersey from 1911 to 1913...
)