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13. From the Mt. Washington Observatory web page.

Tue Jan 29, 2013, 11:02 PM

Jan 2013

The average year-round temperature is below freezing, at 27.2° F.
Winds average 35 miles per hour on an annual basis.
Fog frequently limits visibility to 100 feet or less.
The average annual precipitation is almost 102 inches, including about 26 feet of snow!
The world's highest recorded surface wind speed, 231 miles per hour, occurred here.

http://www.mountwashington.org/about/visitor/surviving.php

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Has anyone ever hiked up here? [View all] sheshe2 Jan 2013 OP

twice handmade34 Jan 2013 #1

only once for me... sheshe2 Jan 2013 #2

Yes. Early 1970's amerikat Jan 2013 #3

That was about the time that I climbed. sheshe2 Jan 2013 #7

From the Mt. Washington Observatory web page. amerikat Jan 2013 #13

The fog was rolling in behind us as we reached the summit. sheshe2 Jan 2013 #15

Yes but currently it probably looks a bit more like this... Agschmid Jan 2013 #4

WOW, amazing picture! sheshe2 Jan 2013 #8

No problem! Agschmid Jan 2013 #10

I rode the Cog Railway when I was a child. nt avebury Jan 2013 #5

No, but I'd like to someday. nt Incitatus Jan 2013 #6

Enjoy, if when you do... sheshe2 Jan 2013 #9

I worked for App. Mtn. Club and hiked all over the Whites graywarrior Jan 2013 #11

Awesome in it's Beauty. sheshe2 Jan 2013 #12

I miss the hell out of it graywarrior Jan 2013 #14

Peeked at your profile... sheshe2 Jan 2013 #16

I lived in NH for quite a while--North Conway & Goreham. graywarrior Jan 2013 #17