Temperatures hit minus 20.6 atop Mount Washington Thursday morning
The air temperature at the summit of Mount Washington dropped to minus 20.6 degrees Thursday morning. Wind gusts exceeded 100 mph at times, and wind chills reached into the 60s below zero. News 9 ...
Mount Washington: Summit scientists say they're prepared for everything
Petrified wood is one of the most sought-after materials in the world for both its aesthetic value and its scientific value. But in Indonesia, miners who risk their lives to dig it up barely make ...
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Atop the Rockpile: A chilly return to familiar surroundings
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How Mount Washington scientists brave extreme conditions at summit
Weather observers on Mount Washington endure extreme cold and high winds to collect crucial data, maintaining one of the longest U.S. climatological records.
With the Otto Road Ski Race, Mount Washington sees special, once-a-year traffic from backcountry skiiers
GREEN’S GRANT, N.H. – While it takes place at the “home of the world’s worst weather,” the Mount Washington Otto Rhode Ski ...
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Thoughts On The Out-Of-Doors: Mt. Washington Valley Through The Ears 1976-2005
I could not put the book down. It brought back so many memories of my many visits to the Mt. Washington Valley going back to ...
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Granite Geek: Electrifying the Cog Railway is straightforward but not easy
In their 156 years of climbing to the summit of Mount Washington, the Cog Railway locomotives have gone from burning wood to ...
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Boston’s wind chill is no match for Mount Washington
At the Mount Washington Observatory in New Hampshire, however, even the windiest Boston streets feel warm by comparison. Even for the summit of New England’s tallest mountain, temperatures ...