1-11-20-Parsons-Gray Knob Cabin

Gray Knob Cabin located off the Lowe's Path just below timberline on Mount Adams. (ED PARSONS PHOTO)

I likely won’t get up Mount Adams (5,799 feet) this winter for various reasons. But this triangular peak is one of the highlight destinations in the White Mountains. People who climb it remember that day without any trouble. Second highest in the region to Mount Washington, it is a true summit with no human-made structures except a low wooden sign for multiple trails, which is often decorated with ice feathers in the winter.

The favorite way up Mount Adams for day hikers is the Air Line from the Appalachia parking lot on Route 2 in Randolph. The Lowe’s Path from the Lowe’s Store on Route 2 also goes to the summit, and that is my favorite. It passes the Gray Knob Cabin just below timberline, a great place to pause for a snack and talk to the caretaker from the Randolph Mountain Club before heading above the trees to the top.

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