Pemigewasset Wilderness Food Storage Requirement
Effective May 1st, 2026, all overnight campers in the Pemigewasset Wilderness must store all food, food containers, scented items (such as soap, lip balm, and toothpaste) and refuse in a cylindrical, hard-sided, non-pliable Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee (IGBC) certified bear resistant canister. Alternative methods, including bear hangs, for storing food and bear attractants in the Pemigewasset Wilderness will no longer be permitted as they have proven to be less effective than canisters. The only exceptions are the bear resistant food boxes located at the Thirteen Falls Tent Site.
Source: Forest Service
Feels like 27°F
Recent Precipitation
Rain: 0.31" (24h) · 1.65" (48h)
Best Hiking Window
Early morning Saturday offers the most viable window — skies are clearing overnight into Sunday morning with high pressure briefly building in. Aim for a pre-dawn or early morning start Saturday to take advantage of improving conditions before the Sunday secondary low arrives. Avoid Sunday afternoon and Sunday night entirely due to the incoming mixed-precipitation storm with thunderstorm potential.
Conditions synthesized from: NWS Higher Summits Forecast, NOAA Open-Meteo, Mount Washington Observatory, NETC Trip Reports, NOHRSC Snow Depth, Mt. Washington Avalanche Center, USGS Stream Levels, OpenWeather Air Quality.
AI-generated from public data. Always verify conditions before heading out — backcountry weather can change quickly.
Summit-level conditions by time of day at 4,459' elevation
Distance
7.6 mi
Elevation Gain
3,113 ft
Duration
4-7 hours
Trailhead
Whitehouse Trailhead
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