Finally, Mount Washington sits on the confluence of three major storm tracks. Storms hit the summit every three days on average in the winter, bringing high winds and huge amounts of precipitation, ...

Mount Washington, the highest peak in the northeastern United States, is renowned for its extreme weather conditions. This ...

We take great pride in New Hampshire to be the home of Mount Washington, which is known as having some of the most extreme ...

Those working at the Mount Washington Observatory are no strangers to gusts. Summit gusts have exceeded 100 mph every three days in the winter.

Winter strips away the crowds. Another Mount Washington appears ... The trail arcs toward Washington, and the summit cone is washed in brilliant light. We wind around to a spot just below the ...

The summit sees hurricane-force wind gusts more than 110 days of the year on average. The most powerful wind gust ever recorded by the Mount Washington Observatory was measured at 231 mph on April 21, ...

REALLY, ALL THROUGHOUT THE WINTER SEASON. THESE ARE JUST A ... THE EASTERN SNOWFIELDS JUST BELOW THE SUMMIT OF MOUNT WASHINGTON, AND IN HUNTINGTON RAVINE AS WELL. THIS LATEST AVALANCHE WAS IN ...

Video from Mount Washington State Park at the summit-- that’s roughly 6,300 feet-- showed an employee struggling to stand in the 120 mph winds. You can see why Mount Washington is often called ...