Mount Washington

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Mount Washington is a prominent peak in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, renowned for its extreme weather conditions and historic observatory at the summit.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
mountain
alternateName Agiocochook
climate subarctic climate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Coos County
elevation 1917 meters
6288 feet
firstAscentBy Darby Field
firstAscentYear 1642
hasCommunicationTowers yes
hasFeature Great Gulf
Huntington Ravine
Tuckerman Ravine Trail
surface form: Tuckerman Ravine
hasRecord former world record for highest wind speed measured at the surface
hasRoute Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail
Lion Head Trail
Mount Washington Auto Road
Mount Washington Cog Railway
Tuckerman Ravine Trail
hasSummitBuilding Tip Top House
hasSummitFacility Mount Washington Auto Road summit terminus
Mount Washington Cog Railway upper station
Mount Washington Observatory
isHighestPointOf New England
New Hampshire
Northeastern United States
isPopularWith backcountry skiers
hikers
mountaineers
isWithin White Mountain National Forest
knownFor Mount Washington Observatory
extreme weather
high wind speeds
hiking
mountain climbing
rapid weather changes
skiing
locatedIn New Hampshire
United States of America
surface form: United States

White Mountains
mountainRange Presidential Range
namedAfter George Washington
partOf Appalachian Mountains
prominence 1860 meters
6115 feet
state New Hampshire
topographicIsolation 131 kilometers
81 miles
USGSTopoMap Mount Washington quadrangle
windSpeedRecord 231 miles per hour
372 kilometers per hour
windSpeedRecordDate April 12, 1934

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New Hampshire highestPoint Mount Washington
White Mountains knownFor Mount Washington
White Mountains contains Mount Washington
White Mountains highestPoint Mount Washington
Wildcat Mountain near Mount Washington
Wildcat Mountain hasViewOf Mount Washington
John Frederick Kensett notableWork Mount Washington
this entity surface form: Mount Washington from the Valley of Conway
White Mountain National Forest contains Mount Washington
Mount Washington Resort near Mount Washington
Bretton Woods, New Hampshire locatedNear Mount Washington
Northern New Hampshire contains Mount Washington
Northern New Hampshire hasHighestPoint Mount Washington
Mount Jefferson nearestHigherNeighbor Mount Washington
Mount Jefferson liesNorthOf Mount Washington
Mount Jefferson hasViewOf Mount Washington
Pinkham Notch accessPointFor Mount Washington
Pinkham Notch hasViewOf Mount Washington
Mount Adams hasViewOf Mount Washington
Presidential Range contains Mount Washington
Presidential Range highestPoint Mount Washington
Mount Lafayette hasParentPeak Mount Washington
Old Speck Mountain topographicParent Mount Washington
New England 4000-footers highestPeak Mount Washington
New England 4000-footers includes Mount Washington
Mount Washington, Kentucky namedAfter Mount Washington
Goose Eye Mountain offersViewOf Mount Washington
Gorham, New Hampshire isGatewayTo Mount Washington
Gorham, New Hampshire hasNearbyPeak Mount Washington
Bretton Woods ski area hasViewOf Mount Washington
Great Gulf Wilderness adjacentTo Mount Washington
Mount Washington topographicMap Mount Washington
this entity surface form: USGS Mount Washington