With this video we had a fantastic and unique opportunity to spend a whole day on New England’s tallest peak, sitting at 6,288 feet, Mt. Washington.
Notorious for its inclement weather, it’s hard to think about New England without having an image of Mt. Washington somewhere in your mind. As a centerpiece of tourism to New Hampshire, and the rest of the region, over 300,000 people, by train, car, or foot, visit the state park located at the summit every year. However, there is so much about the mountain, and the summit, that people don’t know.
Why is there a State Park located at the summit? What is the drive on the auto road like? The summit building and the train are separate entities? What does the state park staff do?
We attempt to answer these questions, and many more, as we speak with the State Park Manager, and a couple of park staff members, while also exploring the mountain’s history via the Cog Railway and the Mt. Washington Auto Road.
So come with us and enjoy a day on Mt. Washington!
@nhstateparks
0:001:28 What's an average day at Mt. Washington?
1:292:47 The beginning of the day
2:485:46 The Mt. Washington Auto Road
5:476:44 Before the guests arrive
6:459:00 The Cog Railway
9:0111:48 Why is there a State Park here?
11:4915:51 What can I do at the summit?
15:5218:20 Water and Waste
18:2119:34 The end of the day
19:3521:05 Perhaps there is no "average" day
#mtwashington #NewEngland #mtwashingtonstatepark
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If you're looking for more information about any of the organizations/entities that are mentioned in the video, here are some additional sites to check out:
Mt. Washington Cog Railway: https://www.thecog.com
Mt. Washington Auto Road: https://mtwashington.com/
Mt. Washington State Park: https://www.nhstateparks.org/visit/st...
Mt. Washington Observatory: https://www.mountwashington.org/'>https://www.mountwashington.org/
Appalachian Mountain Club: https://www.outdoors.org
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All video clips with the exception of two were filmed by us. The video clip of the older state park snow cat can be found here: • Snowcat trip to Mount Washington Stat...
To watch the entire Travis Pastrana, Mt. Washington Auto Road speed record, head over here: • Travis Pastrana's Full Record Run at ...
Most of the photos were found through the Library of Congress Historical images website, here: https://www.loc.gov/search/?in=&q=mt....
The photos of the Mt. Washington Observatory summit cats come from the Observatory: https://www.mountwashington.org/'>https://www.mountwashington.org/
If you have any concerns about images that were used, or questions about where we sourced them, reach out!