Mount Washington (6,288 feet), the highest peak east of the Mississippi and north of the Carolinas, hangs over the valley. The human experience on the mountain is beyond measure (for example, last year 350,000 people visited the summit’s Mount Washington State Park in five months).
Winter hiking has blossomed on the mountain. But for those who work on the summit, things slow down considerably in the winter. Yet there is still a 24/7 presence there, both in the Mount Washington Observatory and the Mount Washington State Park.
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