Mount Washington
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Mount Washington is an ultra-prominent mountain in the state of New Hampshire. It is the highest peak in the Northeastern United States at 6,288.2 ft and the most topographically prominent mountain ea
Mount Washington from Intervale
The second Summit House (1904)
Mount Washington Observatory
The original weathered shingle-clad building is chained to the ground, here covered in rime ice in early April.
Mount Washington Cog Railway
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The Mount Washington Cog Railway, also known as the Cog, is the world's first mountain-climbing cog railway. The railway climbs Mount Washington in New Hampshire, United States. It uses a Marsh rack s
Mount Washington
…White Mountain National Forest, an area of 60.3 acres (24.4 ha) surrounding and including the summit is designated as Mount Washington State Park. The Mount Washington Cog Railway ascends the western slope of the mountain, and the Mount Washington Auto Road climbs to the summit from the east. The mountain is visited by hikers…
Train M-7 Kenison ascending the railway
Track to the summit in 1893
Share of the Mount Washington Railway Company, issued June 13, 1895
From November through early May, the Mt. Washington Cog Railway does not run to the summit. Instead, the winter destination is Waumbek Station.