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The Crawford Path ascending Mount Pierce, September 2014. The Crawford Path is an 8.5-mile-long (13.7 km) hiking trail in the White Mountains of New Hampshire that is considered to be the United States' oldest continuously maintained hiking trail. [1] It travels from Crawford Notch to the summit of Mount Washington (Agiocochook).
Mount Washington 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.
The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department conducts an average of 200 rescues a year for hikers in need of assistance. [2] Mt. Washington itself has had more fatalities per vertical foot than any other mountain in the world, and has been listed among the ten deadliest mountains in the world. [3] [4]
The Presidential Traverse is a strenuous and sometimes dangerous trek over the Presidential Range of New Hampshire's White Mountains.Contained almost entirely in the 750,000-acre (3,000 km 2) White Mountain National Forest, the Presidential Range is a string of summits in excess of 4,000 feet (1,200 m).
Mount Washington* — after George Washington (a general at time of naming in 1784, and only later a president) [3] Mount Clay — after Henry Clay (State of New Hampshire changed name to Mount Reagan after Ronald Reagan; U.S. government still recognizes Clay name) Mount Jefferson* — after Thomas Jefferson; Mount Sam Adams — after Samuel Adams
Flume Gorge in New Hampshire in summer 2023 852 Daniel Webster Highway, Lincoln Situated at the base of Mount Liberty, Flume Gorge is part of a two-mile hike by the Pemigewasset river.
Mount Washington, located in northern New Hampshire, is the tallest peak in the northeastern United States, standing at 6,288 feet. During the winter months, its peak is home to some of the most ...
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 ...