Mount Davis (New Hampshire)
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Mount Davis is a mountain
located in Coos County
, New Hampshire
. The mountain is located along Montalban Ridge, a series of summits extending south from Mount Washington
in the White Mountains
.
Mt. Davis is named after the Davis family
of Massachusetts, a political dynasty whose members, over 220 years, have held at least 20 federal and state elected offices throughout New England.
Mountain
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located in Coos County
Coos County, New Hampshire
-National protected areas:*Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge *Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge *White Mountain National Forest -Demographics:...
, New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
. The mountain is located along Montalban Ridge, a series of summits extending south from Mount Washington
Mount Washington (New Hampshire)
Mount Washington is the highest peak in the Northeastern United States at , famous for dangerously erratic weather. For 76 years, a weather observatory on the summit held the record for the highest wind gust directly measured at the Earth's surface, , on the afternoon of April 12, 1934...
in the White Mountains
White Mountains (New Hampshire)
The White Mountains are a mountain range covering about a quarter of the state of New Hampshire and a small portion of western Maine in the United States. Part of the Appalachian Mountains, they are considered the most rugged mountains in New England...
.
Mt. Davis is named after the Davis family
Davis political family
The Davis family is an Irish-American and British-American family, prominent in American politics and government. Their political involvement has revolved around the Whig Party, Federalist Party, and the Republican Party. Harvard and Yale educations have been frequent among them, and most had gone...
of Massachusetts, a political dynasty whose members, over 220 years, have held at least 20 federal and state elected offices throughout New England.