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The observatory makes prominent use of the slogan "Home of the World's Worst Weather", a claim that originated with a 1940 article by Charles Brooks (the man generally given the majority of credit for creating the Mount Washington Observatory), titled "The Worst Weather In the World" (even though the article concluded that Mt. Washington most ...
Mount Washington Observatory is a beacon for extreme weather data. It's where a wind speed of 231 mph was measured in 1934, setting the record for the highest wind speed ever recorded in the U.S.
Mount Washington State Park is a 60.3-acre (24.4 ha) parcel perched on the summit of Mount Washington, New Hampshire, the highest peak in the northeastern United States. Summer seasonal amenities include a cafeteria, restrooms, gift shops, the Mount Washington Observatory and its museum.
For 20 years, Ryan Knapp, the nighttime meteorologist at the Mount Washington Observatory, has had a front-row balcony seat for the outdoor theater that is "home of the world's worst weather."
Charlie Peachey, 24, alternates weeks living in Rye and working for the Mount Washington Observatory at the summit of the 6,288-foot-high peak.
The Mount Washington Auto Road—originally the Mount Washington Carriage Road—is a 7.6-mile (12.2 km) private toll road on the east side of the mountain, rising 4,618 feet (1,408 m) from an altitude of 1,527 feet (465 m) at the bottom to 6,145 feet (1,873 m) at the top, an average gradient of 11.6%. The road was completed and opened to the ...
“The Observatory is safe for now, although the webcam images from our tower cams look scary. We are in touch with mountain staff to receive updates.” The historic observatory first opened in 1904.
Mount Washington is a deeply eroded volcano in the Cascade Range of Oregon. It lies within Deschutes and Linn counties and is surrounded by the Mount Washington Wilderness area. Like the rest of the Oregon Cascades, Mount Washington was produced by the subduction of the oceanic Juan de Fuca tectonic plate under the continental North American ...