Mount Washington
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Mount Washington rises to 1,917 m in New Hampshire. Ball Crag stands 1,843 m to the northeast, 0.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Washington Observatory, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Presidential Range Tour passes 2.7 miles off.
The story
Mount Washington (Abenaki: Agiocochook) is an ultra-prominent mountain in the state of New Hampshire. It is the highest peak in the Northeastern United States at 6,288.2 ft (1,916.6 m) and the most topographically prominent mountain east of the Mississippi River. The mountain is notorious for its erratic weather. On the afternoon of April 12, 1934, the Mount Washington Observatory recorded a windspeed of 231 mph (372 km/h) at the summit, the world record from 1934 until 1996. Mount Washington still holds the record for the highest measured wind speed not associated with a tornado or tropical cyclone. The mountain is located in the Presidential Range of the White Mountains, in Coös County, New Hampshire. The mountain is in several unincorporated townships, with the summit in the township of Sargent's Purchase. While nearly the whole mountain is in the White Mountain National Forest, an area of 60.3 acres (24.4 ha) surrounding and including the summit is designated as Mount Washington State Park. The Mount Washington Cog Railway ascends the western slope of the mountain, and the Mount Washington Auto Road climbs to the summit from the east. The mountain is visited by hikers from various approaches, including the Appalachian Trail, which traverses the summit. Other common activities include glider flying, backcountry skiing, and annual cycle and running races such as the Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb and Road Race.
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Wikidata Q572801, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,917 m
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the Presidential Range Tour
- 6.4 mi off the Woodland Heritage Trail
- 6.3 mi off the White Mountain Trail, National
- 10.2 mi off the Moose Path Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Ladies’ Lookout · 3 mi
- Lila's Ledge · 3 mi
- Square. Ledge · 3 mi
- Bugle Cliff · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ball Crag: 0.3 mi
- Lion Head: 0.7 mi
- Agiocochook Crag: 0.8 mi
- Nelson Crag: 1.1 mi
- Mount Clay: 1.2 mi
- Prospect Farm: 6.3 mi
- Randolf Springs Town Park: 6.7 mi
- Durand Lake: 7.2 mi
- Mossy Glen: 7.5 mi
- William H. Peek Memorial Park: 7.5 mi
- Gibbs Brook Scenic Area: 5.0 mi
- Snyder Brook Scenic Area: 6.7 mi
- Sandquist Preserve: 7.9 mi
- Simone Preserve: 8.6 mi
- Randolph Community Forest: 8.8 mi
- Crystal Cascades Falls: 2.4 mi
- Glen Ellis Falls: 3.1 mi
- Thompson Falls: 3.6 mi
- Chandler Fall: 4.8 mi
- Salmacis Fall: 5.3 mi
- Mount Washington Observatory: 0.0 mi
- ZipRider Wildcat Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Cog Railway Display: 11.7 mi
- Eggs-traordinary Farm Tractors: 12.2 mi
- Roar-o-Saurus: 12.3 mi
- Bugle Cliff: 6.3 mi
- Elephant Head: 6.4 mi
- Frankenstein Cliff: 8.5 mi
- Zeacliff: 11.3 mi
- Wild River Crag: 12.2 mi
- Gorham Historical Society & Railroad Museum: 10.2 mi
- Museum of White Mountain Art / Jackson Historical Society: 10.4 mi
- Jefferson Historical Museum: 12.7 mi
- Moffett House Museum: 15.3 mi
- MWOBs Admin Office: 17.2 mi
- Glen Ellis Scenic Area: 3.0 mi
- Dolly Copp Picnic Ground: 5.7 mi
- Eisenhower Memorial Area: 6.4 mi
- Zealand Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
- P1: 9.8 mi
- Jarhead Motorcycle Memorial: 6.8 mi
- Ravine House Site: 7.2 mi
- Willey House: 7.7 mi
- Memorial Boulders: 10.9 mi
- Caddy Camp Alumni Memorial: 17.6 mi
- Echo Lake Beach: 20.4 mi
- Pleasant Point Town Beach: 20.6 mi
- Fiddlehead Campground: 23.2 mi
- Conway Lake Public Beach: 23.3 mi
- Geneva Beach: 24.2 mi
- Gulfside Spring: 2.7 mi
- Spaulding Spring: 2.9 mi
- Peabody Spring: 3.3 mi
- Deer Hill Spring: 16.0 mi
- lower falls: 17.9 mi
- Hannes Schneider: 17.6 mi
- Pollyanna Statue: 23.4 mi
- Tree Harp: 23.4 mi
- Sunflowers: 23.5 mi
- Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 14.8 mi
- Lancaster Community Garden: 20.0 mi
- Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 24.5 mi
- Boise Rock: 20.2 mi
- The Basin, West: 21.3 mi
- The Basin, East: 21.4 mi
- Livermore: 14.0 mi
- Mount Orne Covered Bridge: 21.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Mount Washington. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball Crag | NE 34° | 1,843 m | 0.3 mi |
| Agiocochook Crag | NE 44° | 1,748 m | 0.8 mi |
| Mount Adams | N 9° | 1,748 m | 3.5 mi |
| Mount Jefferson | NNW 344° | 1,725 m | 2.4 mi |
| Nelson Crag | NE 53° | 1,708 m | 1.1 mi |
| Mount Clay | NNW 330° | 1,684 m | 1.2 mi |
| Mount Sam Adams | N 3° | 1,682 m | 3.5 mi |
| Boott Spur | SSE 160° | 1,664 m | 1.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:19 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:02 | 19:49 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:06 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:22 | 16:10 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 6 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 36 | 46 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 31 | 21 | 12 |
| Precip in | 5.7 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 10.0 | 8.1 | 7.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Washington, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 871352 — Mount Washington, Coos County, New Hampshire.
OpenStreetMap element node/2432687944
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