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Presidential Range, White Mountains, New Hampshire · USA
Mount Washington
The highest peak in the Northeastern United States and the most topographically prominent mountain east of the Mississippi, Mount Washington is legendary less for its modest 6,288-foot elevation than for hosting some of the most extreme weather ever recorded at a permanently staffed station, including a 231 mph wind gust that stood as the world surface record for 62 years. A summit weather observatory, a 19th-century cog railway, and an auto road bring huge numbers of visitors to the top, while Tuckerman Ravine below the summit is one of the birthplaces of American backcountry skiing.
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