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Mount Washington

#1 of 48Difficult

6,288 ft | Presidential | 1 route

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46°F / Feels 38°F
9 mph SW
ConditionsDangerous

Today's Conditions

Updated Apr 15, 5:33 PM

Current Weather

46°F

Feels like 38°F

Overcast
9 mph SW · Gusts 18 mph
68% humidity

Recent Precipitation

Rain: 0.14" (24h) · 0.35" (48h)

Elevation Forecast

Today
Summit 6,288'
43°/52°F43mphWC 31°☀️
5,800'
44°/53°F40mphWC 33°☀️
5,000'
46°/53°F31mphWC 36°☀️
4,100'
48°/52°F23mphWC 40°☀️
3,300'
48°/54°F18mphWC 41°☀️
2,500'
49°/56°F12mphWC 44°☀️
Trailhead
51°/58°F9mph☀️

~1.6°F drop per 1,000ft

AI Trail Conditions

Dangerous

Mount Washington is showing DANGEROUS conditions

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Best Hiking Window

No safe window exists in the next 48 hours. Wednesday brings increasing winds to 35–50 mph with gusts to 65 mph, afternoon thunderstorm risk, and persistent fog on the summit. Thursday brings heavier widespread rain, renewed thunderstorm risk, and continued high winds. Friday (April 17) shows an 84% precipitation chance with a low of 31°F, suggesting snow or mixed precipitation may return to the summit. Monitor the Mount Washington Observatory forecast closely and wait for a period with summit winds below 30 mph, clearing visibility, and no active precipitation — conditions that are not expected within the current 48-hour window.

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Recent Trail Reports

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Sunday, Apr. 12by Sue Z
SnowshoesLight TractionTraction

Trail: Cog Railway, Crawford Path, Mt. Monroe Loop, Mt. Eisenhower Loop

Conditions: Wet Trail, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow - Spring Snow, Slush, Snow/Ice - Small Patches

“TLDR: Spikes on and off all day. Snowshoes not needed today, but still plenty of snow between Ike and Pierce that might need shoes when melty. Details: No to low winds all day :). Ascent by the Cog was a mix of bare ground, then ice and snow patches. Jacob's Ladder stretch was fine ascending in spikes, but I might have wanted more serious traction if descending. All along the ridge was a combo of ice patches, rock, puddles... repeat. If all that water freezes hard again, it will be very icy in patches. Still lots of snow between Ike and Pierce. The monorail was holding up, but it will be messy when it gets soft. Coming down from Pierce was still super firm and great for spikes. Gorgeous day out there!”

Saturday, Apr. 11by Deessaster
SnowshoesLight TractionTractionIce Axe

Trail: Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail

Conditions: Ice - Breakable Crust, Mud - Minor/Avoidable

“Microspikes to start the trail with patches of packed ice in the middle of the trail. Water crossings are passable with some rock hopping. Trail is covered with a sheet of slippery ice at higher elevator, we switched to crampons and ice axe. Strong wind gusts (90mph) above tree line. We took a break in the basement of Lake of the Clouds Hut and turned back. We followed the old Ammonoosuc ravine trail from the start, attempted to look for the new trail but couldn't find it. On our way back, AllTrails led us to the new trail which is not well marked at all, with a lot of switch backs and a down tree blocking the trail.”

Apr. 8, 2026by CaptChris & Flight Engin...
SnowshoesLight TractionTraction

Trail: Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail, Crawford Path, Monroe Loop, Cog Rail Trail

Conditions: Ice - Black, Ice - Blue, Snow - Drifts, Snow - Spring Snow

“Ammo has been rerouted and it’s possibly better to park in the Ammo lot.. the Ravine trail had solid ice under many sections so be prepared (we switched to K10’s)…the fresh snow covered some dangerous postholes and crevices.. up Monroe was uneventful… Crawford Path had 1-2’ of new drifty snow that hid the ankle-twisting rocks.. the descent of the Cog was textbook pain in the a$$… solid ice underneath new snow that was balling up later in the afternoon… by Jacobs Ladder there is still solid ice underneath, but since the snowpack has melted considerably, a fall here will not result in a trip over the edge into the Ravine, but you’ll likely come to rest against the rocks that line the edge.. be safe!”

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Routes

Presi Traverse

Very Difficult
19.4 mi
8,301 ft
11-17 hours
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About Mount Washington

The highest peak in the Northeast, notorious for extreme weather. Home of the Mount Washington Observatory and holder of the world wind speed record until 1996. Multiple routes of varying difficulty lead to the summit.

Elevation

6,288 ft

Range

Presidential

Rank

#1 of 48

Difficulty

Difficult

Coordinates

44.2705, -71.3033

Nearby Peaks

Mount Monroe

Difficult

5,372 ft · Presidential

1.4 mi away

Mount Jefferson

Very Difficult

5,712 ft · Presidential

2.4 mi away

Mount Eisenhower

Difficult

4,780 ft · Presidential

3.1 mi away

Mount Adams

Very Difficult

5,774 ft · Presidential

3.5 mi away

Mount Isolation

Very Difficult

4,004 ft · Presidential

3.9 mi away

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