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The park encompasses 127 acres (51 ha) in Dixville Township where New Hampshire State Route 26 passes through Dixville Notch (New England's terminology for mountain gap or pass). Within the park there are a scenic gorge, waterfalls on two mountain brooks, and hiking trails that lead to the summits of nearby mountains.
It begins at Notchland, near Crawford Notch State Park, and follows a series of trails to the hamlet of Fabyans, then over Cherry Mountain to the town of Jefferson, over Mount Waumbek, along the Kilkenny Ridge Trail to Stark, through Nash Stream Forest to Dixville Notch, and north to the Connecticut Lakes and finally the Canada–US border at ...
US Forest Service signs on hiking trails at tree line state that the mountain summit areas have "the worst weather in America". [10] The claim is also used by the observatory [11] near the summit of Mount Washington which once recorded a surface wind speed of 231 miles per hour (372 km/h). [12]
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The boulders on this mile-long section of trail present obstacles that must be climbed over and sometimes under, creating a unique hiking experience. There are occasional 10-foot (3.0 m) drops, and places where packs must be removed to squeeze beneath a boulder.
Dixville Notch is an unincorporated community in Dixville township, Coös County, New Hampshire, United States. The population of the township, all of whom live in Dixville Notch, was 4 as of the 2020 census. [1] The village is known for being the first place to declare its results during the New Hampshire presidential primary. [3]
State Route 26 (abbreviated SR 26) is part of Maine's system of numbered state highways.It is a major interregional route running for 95.90 miles (154.34 km) from downtown Portland northwest to the New Hampshire border near Upton, where it connects to New Hampshire Route 26.
For further information about geographic locations and features (mountains, rivers, lakes, hiking trails, etc.) in New Hampshire, please refer to Category:Geography of New Hampshire. List of places [ edit ]