NEED TO KNOW BEFORE HEADING UP. IT’S STILL OCTOBER, BUT EVEN HERE AT THE BASE OF MOUNT WASHINGTON, IT IS COLD WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 30S. AT THE TOP IT IS THREE DEGREES WITH THE WIND CHILL, WHICH IS ...

"You can’t teach common sense." Rescuers issue warning after finding hikers in harrowing ordeal on US mountain: 'Literally ...

A mobiie weather station near the Mount Washington Cog Railway, November 2024. Credit: Mt washington Observatory—Courtesy It might have the world’s worst weather but Mount Washington now has some of ...

Jan 12, 2025 Jan 12, 2025 Updated Apr 21, 2025 The Mount Washington Cog Railway, which began operating the world’s first mountain-climbing railroad on July 3, 1869, is developing the world’s first ...

A computer rendering of the frame for the electric multipurpose vehicle on the Mount Washington Cog Railway. Left to right: (front) Caleb Gross, mechanical engineer, Mt. Washington Cog Railway, ...

RAILWAY, ONE OF THE OLDEST TOURIST ATTRACTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES FOR MORE THAN 150 YEARS, THE COG HAS LIFTED RIDERS TO THRILLING HEIGHTS INTO THE SKY AND ONTO NEW ENGLAND’S HIGHEST PEAK. BUT THE ...

Rescuers endured “potentially life-threatening” weather conditions to reach a hypothermic hiker, New Hampshire officials say. A husband called 911 at about 5 p.m. June 20 to say his hypothermic wife ...

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SARGENTS PURCHASE, N.H. (WHDH) – Twenty six hikers had to be taken down by the Cog Railway from the Summit of Mount Washington Saturday after they were surprised by snowfall and strong winds, ...

First responders are warning anyone heading up Mount Washington to be prepared after dozens of hikers were brought down the Mount Washington Cog Railway this weekend. Andy Vilaine and his team at the ...