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The White Mountain National Forest consists of three discontinuous areas, separated by two highways: I-93 and US 2. I-93 travels along Franconia Notch (a narrow north–south valley primarily within a state park ), and west of the freeway includes Cannon Mountain , Kinsman Mountain and Mount Moosilauke (though the majority of Moosilauke is ...
The White Mountain National Forest, formed in 1911 after passage of the Weeks Act, includes most of the mountain range and now covers 800,000 acres (3,200 km 2) in New Hampshire and western Maine. [3] The Mount Washington Auto Road and Mount Washington Cog Railway ascend the range's highest peak, which hosts a visitor center and weather ...
Its only major intersection is Bear Notch Road, which connects with the town of Bartlett, but it is closed all winter. [3] Much of the western portion of NH 112 is also in the White Mountain National Forest, passing through Kinsman Notch with the Lost River tourist attraction. The section between NH 116 and North Woodstock is called Lost River ...
The White Mountain Wilderness is a 46,963 acre designated wilderness area managed by the United States Forest Service.Located in the Smokey Bear Ranger District of the Lincoln National Forest, the White Mountain Wilderness lies in the Sierra Blanca mountains of south central New Mexico, approximately 15 miles (24 km) north northwest of the town of Ruidoso.
Thorn Mountain House, built by Trickey in 1869, would evolve during the 1880s into Wentworth Hall, still in business today. Designed as a grouping of cottages around a main service building, the hotel included such amenities as a casino, built in 1886, and a hydroelectric plant, built in the 1890s. By the 1920s, 40 trains a day delivered ...
Aug. 6—Forest Service officials are warning campers in the area to be bear-aware, as hungry bruins searching for food are reportedly trailing humans in the region. Since mid-July, White Mountain ...
In this 2018 map by the N.H. Department of Transportation, the White Mountains region is located in the north-central portion of New Hampshire, colored orange in this map. The White Mountains Region is a tourism region designated by the New Hampshire Division of Travel and Tourism. [1]
The White Mountain National Forest occupies the northwestern quadrant of the town, as well as a strip of land along the town's northern border. Mount Israel, elevation 2,630 feet (802 m) above sea level, is within the national forest close to the geographic center of the town. Part of the Squam Mountains is in the west.