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Mount Washington State Park – New Hampshire

Images of Mount Washington State Park – Northern New Hampshire, taken in June 2022.

Mount Washington (6,288 ft.) in the White Mountains National Forest, part of the Presidential Range and stopover along the Appalachian Trail, is widely known for having some of the harshest weather in the world. Winters in particular are extremely cold and the winds can pose a problem any time of the year. On April 12, 1934 the highest wind velocity ever recorded (not associated with a tornado) was measured here clocking in at 231 miles per hour!

I was only in New Hampshire on a stopover when I realized that I was just twenty miles or so from this interesting peak and decided to make the climb. The only way up from the east, my side of the mountain, was via the Mount Washington Auto Road; the oldest man-made tourist attraction in the US.

For the low, low price of just $39 you not only get to drive your own car up and down a steep dangerous road but you also get a bumper sticker which reads “This Car Climbed Mt. Washington”. I didn’t have the heart to tell them that “this car” has climbed Pikes Peak, roughly 8,000 feet taller than Mt. Washington; although that road was much wider and much safer than the road up Mt. Washington. It was an interesting drive and to tell you the truth in the end I actually felt it was worth it for the interesting scenery including the desolate Alpine landscape and the view of the famous Presidential Range.
Mt. Washington (left, 6,288 ft.) and Ball Crag in Mount Washington St. Park
Mt. Washington (left, 6,288 ft.) and Ball Crag in Mount Washington St. Park		 Mt. Jefferson looms over the Auto Road entrance gate in Mount Washington St. Park
Mt. Jefferson looms over the Auto Road entrance gate in Mount Washington St. Park		 Auto road warning sign at the road entrance in Mount Washington St. Park
Auto road warning sign at the road entrance in Mount Washington St. Park		 The original toll gate building (1860) at the park entrance in Mount Washington St. Park
The original toll gate building (1860) at the park entrance in Mount Washington St. Park		 Mt. Washington (left) and the Auto Road on Nelson Crag in Mount Washington St. Park
Mt. Washington (left) and the Auto Road on Nelson Crag in Mount Washington St. Park
Visitor Center on Mt. Washington in Mount Washington St. Park
Visitor Center on Mt. Washington in Mount Washington St. Park		 The undulating Auto Road on Mt. Washington in Mount Washington St. Park
The undulating Auto Road on Mt. Washington in Mount Washington St. Park		 Closeup of the rolling Auto Road on Mt. Washington in Mount Washington St. Park
Closeup of the rolling Auto Road on Mt. Washington in Mount Washington St. Park		 Mountainous area in the Presidential Range in Mount Washington St. Park
Mountainous area in the Presidential Range in Mount Washington St. Park		 View of Mt. Jefferson from Mount Washington St. Park
View of Mt. Jefferson from Mount Washington St. Park
Mt. Jefferson, Mt. Adams and Mt. Madison from Mount Washington St. Park
Mt. Jefferson, Mt. Adams and Mt. Madison from Mount Washington St. Park		 Sherman Adams Visitor Center from the Auto Road in Mount Washington St. Park
Sherman Adams Visitor Center from the Auto Road in Mount Washington St. Park		 Mt. Washington Cog Railway stop at the visitor center in Mount Washington St. Park
Mt. Washington Cog Railway stop at the visitor center in Mount Washington St. Park		 Sherman Adams Visitor Center in Mount Washington St. Park
Sherman Adams Visitor Center in Mount Washington St. Park		 Mt. Washington Cog Railway moves toward the Sherman Adams Visitor Center in Mount Washington St. Park
Mt. Washington Cog Railway moves toward the Sherman Adams Visitor Center in Mount Washington St. Park
The Tip-Top House in Mount Washington St. Park
The Tip-Top House in Mount Washington St. Park		 Yankee Building weather center in Mount Washington St. Park
Yankee Building weather center in Mount Washington St. Park		 Mt. Washington Observatory at the top of Mount Washington St. Park
Mt. Washington Observatory at the top of Mount Washington St. Park		 Steep climb for the Mt. Washington Cog Railway in Mount Washington St. Park
Steep climb for the Mt. Washington Cog Railway in Mount Washington St. Park		 Mt. Washington Cog Railway with Mt. Jefferson in the background in Mount Washington St. Park
Mt. Washington Cog Railway with Mt. Jefferson in the background in Mount Washington St. Park
View of weather station on top of Mount Washington St. Park
View of weather station on top of Mount Washington St. Park		 Terminus of the oldest US mountain hiking trail in Mount Washington St. Park
Terminus of the oldest US mountain hiking trail in Mount Washington St. Park		 Mt. Washington summit sign in Mount Washington St. Park
Mt. Washington summit sign in Mount Washington St. Park		 Visitor center weather wall in Mount Washington St. Park
Visitor center weather wall in Mount Washington St. Park		 Summit House chained to the ground in Mount Washington St. Park
Summit House chained to the ground in Mount Washington St. Park
The Auto Road twists through Mount Washington St. Park
The Auto Road twists through Mount Washington St. Park		 Delicate Alpine landscape and Mt. Jefferson in Mount Washington St. Park
Delicate Alpine landscape and Mt. Jefferson in Mount Washington St. Park		 Alpine landscape and mountainous range in Mount Washington St. Park
Alpine landscape and mountainous range in Mount Washington St. Park		 Budding Alpine plants in Mount Washington St. Park
Budding Alpine plants in Mount Washington St. Park		 Flowers on the Alpine landscape in Mount Washington St. Park
Flowers on the Alpine landscape in Mount Washington St. Park
Rocky Alpine mountainside in Mount Washington St. Park
Rocky Alpine mountainside in Mount Washington St. Park		 Alpine landscape mountainside in Mount Washington St. Park
Alpine landscape mountainside in Mount Washington St. Park		 Mt. Jefferson appears over the Alpine Landscape in Mount Washington St. Park
Mt. Jefferson appears over the Alpine Landscape in Mount Washington St. Park		 Rocky mountaintop in Mount Washington St. Park
Rocky mountaintop in Mount Washington St. Park		 Sub-alpine mountainside in Mount Washington St. Park
Sub-alpine mountainside in Mount Washington St. Park
Rocky outcropping along the Auto Road in Mount Washington St. Park
Rocky outcropping along the Auto Road in Mount Washington St. Park		 Ferns growing along the Auto Road in Mount Washington St. Park
Ferns growing along the Auto Road in Mount Washington St. Park		 Evergreens along the Auto Road in Mount Washington St. Park
Evergreens along the Auto Road in Mount Washington St. Park		 Dead tree trunk and plants near the base of the Auto Road in Mount Washington St. Park
Dead tree trunk and plants near the base of the Auto Road in Mount Washington St. Park		 Bird on the flagpole at the entrance to the Auto Road in Mount Washington St. Park
Bird on the flagpole at the entrance to the Auto Road in Mount Washington St. Park

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