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Original Mount Washington c. 1920. The history of the MS Mount Washington dates back to 1872 when the original paddle steamer Mount Washington was launched from Alton Bay. The Mount was the largest of all the steamers on the lake at 187 feet (57 m) in length, with a beam of 49 feet (15 m). She was driven by a single cylinder steam engine of 450 ...
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.
Dartmouth sold 59 acres (240,000 m 2) to the State of New Hampshire in 1964 for use as a park and then sold the final 8 acres (32,000 m 2) in 2008 for $2.1M, after a long-term broadcasting lease had expired. A small segment of the summit is still owned by the Cog Railway and used as the upper terminus of the railway.
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New Hampshire: Fall Huntington Ravine: Washington [5] Hillary Manion: June 3, 2001: 22 Ontario: Fall while skiing in The Chute Tuckerman Ravine: Washington [5] Louise Chaput: November 15, 2001: 52 Quebec: Homicide Glen Boulder Trail Washington [18] William Luquette: July 22, 2002: 46 New Hampshire: Heart attack Crawford Path: Pierce [19] Peter ...
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).
The steep bowl at Tuckerman Ravine on New Hampshire's Mount Washington has long made it a favorite spot for expert skiers and snowboarders who are seeking adventure beyond the comparative safety ...
The Lakes of the Clouds are a set of tarns located at the 5,032 ft (1,534 m) col between Mount Monroe and Mount Washington in the White Mountains of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. The lakes form the source of the Ammonoosuc River, a tributary of the Connecticut River. [1]