Region
Highlights
- Mount Washington is the highest peak in the Northeastern US and the most prominent peak in the Eastern US.
- Famous for its dangerously erratic weather - be prepared in any season for huge swings in weather.
- Long held the world record for the highest wind gust directly measured at the Earth's surface, 231 mph.
- Many trails lead to the summit, including the Appalachian Trail, which crosses the summit.
- Lakes of the Clouds Hut, one of the Appalachian Mountain Club's eight mountain huts, is located on one of the mountain's shoulders.
- The mountain has two prominent glacial cirques. Craggy Huntington Ravine offers rock and ice climbing in an alpine setting. And by far the more famous Tuckerman Ravine is New England's classic late-spring pilgrimage for spring backcountry skiing as late as June.
- Unfortunately, an auto road and also a cog railway lead to the summit.
- Agiochook (also spelled Agiocochook) is the name used by some Native American tribes. It means "the top is so hidden" or "the summit of the highest mountain".
Routes
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96 summits • 12.4 mi • 4,997 ft gain • 8 hr 1 min • Class 2
25 summits • 6.2 mi • 3,021 ft gain • 6 hr 11 min • Class 1
18 summits • 8.3 mi • 4,339 ft gain • 7 hr 30 min • Class 2
18 summits • 18.1 mi • 6,435 ft gain • 11 hr 40 min • Class 1
14 summits • 10.7 mi • 4,362 ft gain • 9 hr 17 min • Class 1
2 summits • 9.3 mi • 4,214 ft gain • 10 hr 0 min
1 summit • 11.5 mi • 4,079 ft gain • 6 hr 18 min
1 summit • 11.9 mi • 4,115 ft gain • 10 hr 2 min
1 summit • 12.8 mi • 5,177 ft gain • 7 hr 15 min
1 summit • 14.8 mi • 7,164 ft gain • 9 hr 11 min
1 summit • 1.4 mi • 381 ft gain • 1 hr 10 min
1 summit • 19.0 mi • 7,788 ft gain • 12 hr 51 min
1 summit • 25.2 mi • 8,924 ft gain
Latest summits
"For Molly's last t25 hike. We went up Huntington Ravine Tr and reached the summit of Washington. We came down Alpine Garden Tr and Tuckerman Ravine Tr. We also saw the flag raising on Washington for the Flags on the 48 event. " — newenglandwarrior • Sep 12, 2020
"A Presi day. And I learned that the Jewell Tr was broken out. I went up Jewell and did Jefferson first. Then I hiked up Washington. Then down to Monroe. Out via Ammonoosuc Ravine Tr. Beautiful day to be out. " — newenglandwarrior • Jan 24, 2020
"I hiked approached from the north but summitted from the south. A red-lining inspired hike up Great Gulf Tr, then picking off some random trails around the summit cone. Not many people on the summit today. Got a hot dog and ice cream bar inside. Descended via Nelson Crag Tr and Chandler Brook Tr. Met some fellow red-liners on the trail. " — newenglandwarrior • Sep 20, 2019
"Single-day Presidential Traverse to finish off 3 days of peakbagging and Appalachian Trail redlining in White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire. The Traverse, spanning Pinkham Notch to Crawford Notch, covered 25 miles and 8,300 feet of elevation gain in 14 hours moving. The summit of Washington was socked in, but the wind had died down. We did the pedestrian thing and grabbed a slice of pizza before continuing on. " — wacbravo • Sep 9, 2019
"What a beautiful Sept day. Temps were in the mid 40's and little wind on summit of Washington. Tuckermans ravine trail was awesome, first time up this side of mountain. Views allday long and nice waterfalls!" — blackwolf_03278 • Sep 5, 2019
"Last week we were all set to go camping ... a nice long weekend of relaxing. At the last minute our friends talked us into joining them to complete one of the Northeast Ultra 8's - the Presidential Traverse - 24 miles and 9200 feet of gain over some tough terrain. It was not my best day, I wasn't feeling it and I was slower - thankfully these guys were not worried about pace and instead they were all about enjoying the day, working together to get it done and keeping it fun - so thankful for a great crew!" — deb-and-rob • Aug 31, 2019
"Great weather to attempt a winter ascent of Mt Wash. Mid 20s, relatively low wind and complete sunshine. Lots of people on Ammonusuc. At least half were skiers. Crazy winds a top Monroe (40 mph) made it interesting. Otherwise a fantastic day for a hike.Snowshoe to the hut, then crampons for the two summits." — Alohabuffy • Mar 9, 2019
"A Presi day. Time to see how much trail breaking I would have to do. Parked down at the Ammo trailhead, then road walked up to the Cog RR. Discovered that the Ammo Tr was broken out. Made easy work of it and up the slope. Then I passed the people breaking the trail. So I teamed up with them. Andrew and I led the way to Lake of the Clouds Hut. Then both of us summitted Monroe without the ladies. We then returned and headed up Washington. Minimal wind. We then headed back down. Ankle deep snow the entire time. I was drained of energy." — newenglandwarrior • Nov 15, 2018
"2 semaines solo de pure plaisir à faire du hiking à différentes places dont les Whites Moutains. LA grosse journée où je tente trois gros sommets dont le mont Washington. Ce fut une réussite de A à Z. En beaucoup moins de temps que je le pensais et aussi plus facilement que je m'y attendais. Je monte par la trail ammonoosuc jusqu'à la Hut, direction Monroe, ensuite retour vers Washington, pause diner, direction Clay: ensuite Jefferson, je vire de bord pour me diriger vers la Jewel trail jusqu'au stationnement... Oufff! Très belle journée malgré que les sommets avaient la tête dans les nuages, ce qui est normal pour les Whites... J'en conserver un très beau souvenir." — fsoucy76 • Sep 24, 2018
"Epic climb up the Nelson Crag Trail to the summit. Since we took a little longer to summit than previously hoped for, we ended up taking the hiker shuttle down to Pinkham Notch" — HikeLikeMike • Sep 7, 2018
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Awards
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