6,288 ft | Presidential | 1 route
Feels like 36°F
Recent Precipitation
Rain: 0.50" (24h) · 0.59" (48h)
~1.8°F drop per 1,000ft
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No safe window exists through Thursday night given forecast tropical-storm-force gusts, thunderstorm risk, and persistent icing. Friday afternoon offers the earliest possible window as the post-storm ridge builds, winds shift northerly and diminish, and fog may briefly clear — but trails will remain saturated and icy. Treat any Friday attempt as highly conditional and monitor Mount Washington Observatory forecasts closely before committing.
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!”
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.”
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!”
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
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