Nearly 2 dozen hikers rescued from Mt. Washington
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New Hampshire's Mount Washington is the highest peak in the Northeast, and trails to the summit are considered especially dangerous due to the high winds.
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20 unprepared hikers rescued from a 4,000-foot peak in New Hampshire when winter weather hits
Over twenty unprepared hikers were rescued from Mount Washington, a 6,288-foot mountain in New Hampshire, after windy and snowy conditions left them cold and stranded.
A 20-year-old Rhode Islander was rescued in windblown snow just below the summit of Mount Washington on Sunday, Oct. 26, according to a statement posted online by a division of New Hampshire state government that enforces conservation laws.
New Hampshire’s Mount Washington Observatory is well-known to weather buffs. Touted as "home of the world’s worst weather," the highest peak in the Northeast doubles as a tourist attraction and a research facility.