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Mount Washington

Mount Washington is an ultra-prominent mountain in the state of . It is the highest peak in the at 6,288.2 ft and the most topographically prominent mountain east of the .
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 6,286 feet
  • Description: highest mountain in the U.S. state of New Hampshire
  • Also known as: “Agiochook”, “Agiocochook”, “Christall Hill”, “Kan Van Vugarfy”, “Kodaak Wadjo”, “Kodaakwajo”, “Mount Agiochook”, “Mount Sugarloaf”, “Mt. Washington”, “Shooters Hill”, “Sugar-loaf”, “Sugarloaf”, “Twinkling Mountain of Augosisco”, “Washington Berg”, “Waumbekket-methna”, “Waumbekketmethna”, “Waumbik”, and “White Hill”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Washington Observatory and Tuckerman Ravine.

The is a private, non-profit scientific and educational institution organized under the laws of the state of New Hampshire.

Valley
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is a glacial cirque sloping eastward on the southeast face of Mt. Washington, in the White Mountains of . Although it draws hikers throughout the year, and skiers throughout the winter, it is best known for the many "spring skiers" who ascend it on foot and ski down the steep slope from early April into July.

Valley
is a glacial cirque on Mount Washington in the White Mountains of . It is named for Joshua H. Huntington, the Principal Assistant to State Geologist Charles H.

Mount Washington

Latitude
44.2705° or 44° 16′ 14″ north
Longitude
-71.30331° or 71° 18′ 12″ west
Elevation
6,286 feet (1,916 metres)
Named after
George Washington
Open location code
87PC7MCW+5M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2432687944
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
5094284
Wiki­data ID
Q572801
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Western Panjabi—“Mount Washington” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Mount Washington, New Hampshire”
  • Arabic: “جبل واشنطن”
  • Armenian: “Վաշինգտոն լեռ”
  • Armenian: “Վաշինգտոն”
  • Basque: “Mount Washington”
  • Basque: “Washington mendia”
  • Breton: “Menez Washington”
  • Catalan: “Mont Washington”
  • Cebuano: “Mount Washington”
  • Chinese: “华盛顿山”
  • Chinese: “華盛頓山”
  • Czech: “Mount Washington”
  • Dutch: “Mount Washington”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل واشنطن”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل واشينطون”
  • Finnish: “Mount Washington”
  • French: “mont Washington”
  • French: “Mont Washington”
  • Galician: “Monte Washington”
  • Georgian: “ვაშინგტონის მთა”
  • German: “Mount Washington”
  • Hebrew: “הר וושינגטון”
  • Italian: “Monte Washington”
  • Japanese: “アジオコチョク”
  • Japanese: “ワシントン山 (ニューハンプシャー州)”
  • Japanese: “ワシントン山”
  • Korean: “워싱턴산”
  • Ladin: “Mount Washington”
  • Lithuanian: “Vašingtono kalnas”
  • Macedonian: “Вашингтон”
  • Moroccan Arabic: “جبل واشنطن”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Mount Washington”
  • Norwegian: “Mount Washington”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Mont Washington (New Hampshire)”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Mont Washington”
  • Polish: “Góra Waszyngtona”
  • Portuguese: “Monte Washington”
  • Romanian: “Mount Washington”
  • Romanian: “Muntele Washington”
  • Russian: “Вашингтон”
  • Slovenian: “Mount Washington”
  • Spanish: “Monte Washington”
  • Swahili: “Mlima Washington”
  • Swedish: “Mount Washington”
  • Turkish: “Washington Dağı”
  • Ukrainian: “Вашингтон”
  • Urdu: “ماؤنٹ واشنگٹن”
  • Venetian: “Monte Washington”
  • Western Panjabi: “ٹلہ واشنگٹن”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tip-Top House and Sherman Adams Visitor Center.

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