Mount Washington Observatory
The Mount Washington Observatory is a private, non-profit scientific and educational institution organized under the laws of the U.S. state of New Hampshire.- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: non-profit organization in the USA
- Also known as: “mountwashington.org”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mount Washington and Tuckerman Ravine.
Mount Washington
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Washington is an ultra-prominent mountain in the U.S. 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 east of the Mississippi River.
Tuckerman Ravine
Valley
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Tuckerman Ravine is a glacial cirque sloping eastward on the southeast face of Mt. Washington, in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. 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.
Huntington Ravine
Valley
Huntington Ravine is a glacial cirque on Mount Washington in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. It is named for Joshua H. Huntington, the Principal Assistant to State Geologist Charles H.
Mount Washington Observatory
- Categories: research center, nonprofit organization, tourism, and observatory
- Location: Coös County, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.27084° or 44° 16′ 15″ northLongitude
-71.30346° or 71° 18′ 12″ westOperator
Mount Washington ObservatoryOpen location code
87PC7MCW+8JOpenStreetMap ID
node 9695710694OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatoryOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q6924509
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In Other Languages
From French to Japanese—“Mount Washington Observatory” goes by many names.
- French: “Mount Washington Observatory”
- Japanese: “ワシントン山観測所”
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