There’s No Attraction In The World Quite Like This One In New Hampshire
New Hampshire is full of beautiful mountains, amazing drives, and restaurants that will feed your heart and soul. But one New Hampshire attraction is truly unique – in fact, there is no attraction in the world quite like the Mount Washington Observatory. This place is ripe with history and has even broken world records. Plus, getting there is an impressive adventure in and of itself. No wonder the Mount Washington Observatory is a place everyone in New Hampshire – and the world – must visit.
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Mount Washington isn't just one of New Hampshire's most popular tourist attractions and its highest mountain.
In fact, the highest wind speed ever recorded by man was observed here. The 231 mile-per-hour gust held the record for fastest wind until a modern weather instrument recorded a higher speed in Australia. However, it remains the highest wind ever observed by humans.
On the summit of Mount Washington, snow is present for the majority of the year. In fact, the average temperature over the course of the year is 27 degrees. Even in the summer it is rare for the temperature at the summit to reach above 50 degrees.
The Mount Washington Observatory is open to visitors whenever the summit is open - which usually depends on the weather. Even during the winter there are special snow excursions that will take you to the summit and the observatory in a specially designed European snow vehicle.
