White Mountains, New Hampshire
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| Highest peak | Mount Washington ( 1917 m ) | |
| location | New Hampshire (USA) | |
| part of | Appalachian Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 44 ° 16 ′ N , 71 ° 18 ′ W | |
| particularities | highest mountain range in the state of New Hampshire | |
The White Mountains [ ˌwaɪtˈmaʊntənz ] (English for "White Mountains") are a mountain range in the United States that extends over a quarter of the state of New Hampshire and a small part of the eastern state of Maine .
The highest point is Mount Washington with 1917 m . They are part of the Appalachian Mountains . The bright and often snow-covered granite mountains , which gave the area its name, are already characterized by a significantly harsher climate in autumn than their western neighbors in Vermont , the so-called Green Mountains .
The White Mountains are characterized by their rounded peaks and deep U-shaped valleys, the so-called notches . The nearly 320,000 hectares large National Forest White Mountain National Forest covers much of the area and is known for its extensive cross-country skiing - and hiking trails known. Popular winter sports resorts include Attitash , the Black Mountain Ski Area , Mount Cranmore , Waterville Valley and Wildcat Mountain .
history
From the mouth of the Saco River in Maine, Darby Field was the first historically verifiable white man to advance into the White Mountains in 1642 and was the first to climb Mount Washington. Fields company is in the records of the first governor of Massachusetts , John Winthrop , mentioned.
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- ↑ Urs Bitterli: The Discovery of America - From Columbus to Alexander von Humboldt . Becksche Reihe, 1999, pp. 385-386.