Editing Mount Washington (section)

==Uses==
[[Image:Tuckerman Ravine Stevage.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Bowl of [[Tuckerman Ravine]], showing skiers above the lip]]
The mountain is part of a popular hiking area, with the [[Appalachian Trail]] traversing below the summit past one of the [[Appalachian Mountain Club]]'s eight [[mountain hut]]s, the [[High Huts of the White Mountains#Lakes of the Clouds Hut|Lakes of the Clouds Hut]], located on one of the mountain's shoulders. Winter recreation includes Tuckerman Ravine, famous for its [[Memorial Day]] skiing and its 50-degree slopes. The ravine is notorious for its [[avalanche]]s, of which about 100 are recorded every year, and which have killed six people since 1849. Scores of hikers have died on the mountain<ref name=quietmonster>{{cite magazine |last=Steiner |first=Christopher |date=April 6, 2009 |title=Quiet Monster |magazine=[[Forbes]] |url=https://www.forbes.com/forbes/2009/0622/new-england-mount-washington-quiet-monster.html |access-date=February 12, 2015 |archive-date=February 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212141154/http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2009/0622/new-england-mount-washington-quiet-monster.html |url-status=live }}</ref> in all seasons, due to harsh and rapidly changing conditions, inadequate equipment, and failure to plan for the wide variety of conditions that can occur above [[tree line]].<ref name="outsideonline">{{cite news| last1=Daley| first1=Jason| last2=Wong| first2=Melanie| title=The 20 Most Dangerous Hikes| url=http://www.outsideonline.com/1856636/20-most-dangerous-hikes#slide-17| website=Outside Online| date=May 8, 2014| access-date=March 28, 2016| archive-date=March 29, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329090834/http://www.outsideonline.com/1856636/20-most-dangerous-hikes#slide-17| url-status=live}}</ref>

The weather at Mount Washington has made it a site for [[Glider (aircraft)|glider]] flying. In 2005, it was recognized as the 14th [[National Landmark of Soaring]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Mount Washington, New Hampshire - No. 14 |publisher=National Soaring Museum |url=http://www.soaringmuseum.org/explore/landmarks/mount-washington-new-hampshire |access-date=March 29, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328103633/http://www.soaringmuseum.org/explore/landmarks/mount-washington-new-hampshire |archive-date=March 28, 2016}}</ref>

===Hiking===
[[Image:Mount Washington Cog Railway Start.jpg|thumb|right|The Mount Washington Cog Railway in 2006]]
[[Image:Mt Washington Auto Road at summit.JPG|thumb|right|Motorcycles cruise the auto road.]]
[[File:Mount Washington from the Lakes of the Clouds.JPG|thumb|Mount Washington from the [[Lakes of the Clouds]]]]
The most common hiking trail approach to the summit is via the {{convert|4.1|mi|adj=on}} Tuckerman Ravine Trail. It starts at the [[Pinkham Notch]] camp area and gains {{convert|4280|ft}}, leading straight up the bowl of Tuckerman Ravine<ref name="kaibab">{{cite web| title=A Day Hike in New Hampshire's White Mountains| url=http://kaibab.org/kaibab.org/nh00a/nh00a.htm| website=White Mountain Explorer| access-date=March 28, 2016| archive-date=March 24, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324081237/http://kaibab.org/kaibab.org/nh00a/nh00a.htm| url-status=live}}</ref> via a series of steep rock steps that afford views of the ravine and across the notch to [[Wildcat Mountain (New Hampshire)|Wildcat Mountain]]. Fatalities have occurred on the trail, both from ski accidents and [[hypothermia]]. Water bottles may be refilled at the base of the bowl {{convert|2.1|mi}} up the trail at a well pump near the Hermit Lake Shelters, which offers snacks, toilets and shelter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.outdoors.org/lodging-camping/lodging-camping-campsites/hermit-lake|title=Hermit Lake Shelters|website=outdoors.org|access-date=February 4, 2018|archive-date=April 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418141734/https://www.outdoors.org/lodging-camping/lodging-camping-campsites/hermit-lake|url-status=live}}</ref> At the summit is a center with a museum, gift shop, observation area, cafeteria, and the [[Mount Washington Observatory]]. Other routes up the eastern slopes of the mountain include the Lion Head, Boott Spur, Huntington Ravine and Nelson Crag trails, as well as the Great Gulf Trail ascending from the northeast. Routes from the western slopes include the Ammonoosuc Ravine and Jewell trails and the Crawford Path and Gulfside Trail (coincident with the Appalachian Trail from the southwest and from the north, respectively).<ref name="skurka">{{cite web|title=Skurka's Top Ten Favorite Hikes —Short (1 to 2 Days) |url=http://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/hiking/best-trails-andrew-skurka-short.html |publisher=National Geographic Adventure Magazine |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406174320/http://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/hiking/best-trails-andrew-skurka-short.html |archive-date=2016-04-06 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

There are many differences between climbing Mount Washington in summer and climbing it in winter. There are no public facilities on the summit in winter.<ref name="MWO: Getting Here">{{cite web |title=Getting and Staying Here |publisher=Mount Washington Observatory |url=http://www.mountwashington.org/about/visitor/winter.php |access-date=March 29, 2016 |archive-date=January 24, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124140410/http://www.mountwashington.org/about/visitor/winter.php |url-status=live }}</ref> In the winter months, the most common route is the Lion Head Winter Route, which begins on the Tuckerman Ravine Trail but then turns north to ascend up to Lion Head at elevation {{convert|5033|ft}}. The winter route variation is recommended to help climbers avoid avalanche danger.<ref name="Peak Seeker">{{cite web |title=Lion Head Winter Route, Mount Washington |work=The Peak Seeker |url=http://thepeakseeker.com/routes/lion-head-winter-route-mount-washington/ |access-date=March 29, 2016 |archive-date=April 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402162102/http://thepeakseeker.com/routes/lion-head-winter-route-mount-washington/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Exactly where the route turns from the Tuckerman Ravine Trail depends on the snow conditions. If the amount of snowfall has not been significant, the Lion Head Summer Route may be open. After hiking {{convert|2.3|mi}} from the visitor center in Pinkham Notch, the trail will take a right turn onto the Lion Head Summer Route. If there has been enough snow accumulation on the summer Lion Head Trail, the Forest Service will open the Lion Head Winter Route, which turns off after approximately {{convert|1.7|mi}}.<ref name="Peak Seeker" />

===Cog railway===
{{main|Mount Washington Cog Railway}}
Since 1869, the [[Mount Washington Cog Railway]] has provided tourists with a train journey to the summit of Mount Washington.<ref name=bruceheald>{{cite book |last=Heald |first=Bruce D. |date=2011 |title=The Mount Washington Cog Railway: Climbing the White Mountains of New Hampshire |publisher=The History Press |isbn=978-1-60949-196-3 |page=8}}</ref> It uses a [[Rack railway#Marsh|Marsh rack system]] and was the first successful [[rack railway]] in the US.<ref name="sylvester">{{cite web| title=Sylvester Marsh and the Mount Washington Cog Railway| url=http://www.cog-railway.com/smarsh.htm| access-date=March 28, 2016| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100820/http://www.cog-railway.com/smarsh.htm| archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref> The railway travels up the west side of the mountain.

===Auto Road===
{{main|Mount Washington Auto Road}}
The [[Mount Washington Auto Road]]—originally the Mount Washington Carriage Road—is a {{convert|7.6|mi|adj=on}} private toll road on the east side of the mountain, rising {{convert|4618|ft}} from an altitude of {{convert|1527|ft}} at the bottom to {{convert|6145|ft}} at the top, an average gradient of 11.6%. The road was completed and opened to the public in 1861, eight years before the Cog Railway. There are several annual races on the Auto Road.

===Races===
Every June, the mountain is the site of the [[Mount Washington Road Race]], an event that attracts hundreds of [[Road running|runners]]. In August the [[Mount Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb]], a [[Cycle sport|bicycle race]], takes place along the same route as the road race.<ref name=bruceheald5>{{cite book |last=Heald |first=Bruce D. |date=2011 |title=The Mount Washington Cog Railway: Climbing the White Mountains of New Hampshire |publisher=The History Press |isbn=978-1-60949-196-3 |page=27}}</ref> The hillclimb's notable contestants include former [[Tour de France]] contender [[Tyler Hamilton]].<ref name="newtons">{{cite web |title=History |url=http://newtonsrevenge.com/about/history/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325093013/http://newtonsrevenge.com/about/history/| url-status=dead| archive-date=March 25, 2015 |website=Newton's Revenge |access-date=March 28, 2016}}</ref>

On August 7, 1932, Raymond E. Welch became the first one-legged man to climb Mount Washington.<ref name="rootsweb">{{cite web| title=Raymond Edward Welch| url=http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nhcoos/images/Raymond%20Edward%20Welch.pdf| website=Coös County GenWeb| access-date=March 28, 2016| archive-date=April 10, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410074251/http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nhcoos/images/Raymond%20Edward%20Welch.pdf| url-status=live}}</ref> An official race was held and open only to one-legged people. Mr.&nbsp;Welch climbed the "Jacob's Ladder" route and descended via the carriage road. At the time of his climb, he was the station agent for the [[Boston and Maine Corporation|Boston & Maine Railroad]] in [[Northumberland, New Hampshire]].<ref name="rootsweb" />

The mountain is also the host to one of the oldest car races in the country, the [[Mount Washington Hillclimb Auto Race]], which has been held on and off since 1904. [[Travis Pastrana]] set record ascents in 2010, 2014, 2017, and 2021, driving a [[Subaru Impreza#WRX STI|Subaru WRX STi]] to a record of five minutes and 28.67 seconds.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Results - Mount Washington Auto Road, Gorham NH |url=https://mt-washington.com/climb-to-the-clouds/results |access-date=2021-08-16 |website=mt-washington.com |archive-date=August 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816130115/https://mt-washington.com/climb-to-the-clouds/results |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="roadandtrack">{{cite news |last1=Silvestro |first1=Brian |date=August 24, 2017 |title=Watch Travis Pastrana Shatter the Mt. Washington Hillclimb Record |work=Road & Track |url=https://www.roadandtrack.com/motorsports/a10290487/travis-pastrana-mt-washington-hillclimb-record/ |access-date=January 10, 2019 |archive-date=January 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190110234911/https://www.roadandtrack.com/motorsports/a10290487/travis-pastrana-mt-washington-hillclimb-record/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="autoblog">{{cite web |last1=Glucker |first1=Jeff |title=Travis Pastrana smashes 12-year-old Mt. Washington Auto Road record |url=http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/10/travis-pastrana-smashes-22-year-old-mt-washington-auto-road-rec/ |website=AutoBlog |access-date=March 28, 2016 |date=September 10, 2010 |archive-date=April 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408182657/http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/10/travis-pastrana-smashes-22-year-old-mt-washington-auto-road-rec/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2014 EVSR created by Entropy Racing was the first electric car to compete at Mt. Washington with an official time for driver [[Tim O'Neil]] of seven minutes and 28.92 seconds.<ref name="insideevs">{{cite news| last1=Dillard| first1=Ted| title=EVSR Returns to the Scene of the Climb (Mt. Washington - w/video)| url=https://insideevs.com/news/323639/evsr-returns-to-the-scene-of-the-climb-mt-washington-w-video/| access-date=September 20, 2014| work=InsideEVs| date=June 30, 2014| archive-date=May 13, 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513160237/https://insideevs.com/news/323639/evsr-returns-to-the-scene-of-the-climb-mt-washington-w-video/| url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Backcountry skiing ===
{{Main|Tuckerman Ravine}}
Tuckerman Ravine, a [[Cirque|glacial cirque]] on the mountain's southeast side, is a popular [[backcountry skiing]] destination, attracting tens of thousands of skiers to the mountain each year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Irwin |first=Brian |last2= |last3= |last4= |first4= |date=2019-03-27 |title=A primer to skiing Tuckerman Ravine |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/travel/2019/03/27/primer-skiing-tuckerman-ravine/5zxeJ2iBgIRLZcQDt5YSbN/story.html |access-date=March 2, 2023 |website=BostonGlobe.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Skiers have skied down the headwall since 1931, first by two [[Dartmouth College|Dartmouth]] students, [[John Carleton (skier)|John Carleton]] and [[Charles Proctor]], who were quickly followed by a group from [[Harvard University|Harvard]] who skied the headwall from the summit of Mount Washington for the first time.<ref name="Recreational History">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ski.com/blog/tuckerman-ravine-a-recreational-history/|title=Tuckerman Ravine, a recreational history|date=April 22, 2015 |website=Ski Vacation Blog|language=en-US|access-date=August 5, 2019}}</ref> The ravine soon became an important site for [[extreme skiing]] in New England.<ref name="Iconic">{{Cite web |url=http://www.timetoclimb.com/mountaineering/history-tuckerman-ravine-white-mountains/ |title=The Iconic Ski History of Tuckerman Ravine in the White Mountains |last=Hern |first=Nicholas |date=January 2, 2018 |website=Time to Climb |language=en |access-date=July 9, 2019}}</ref>

The mountain hosted the first [[giant slalom]] race in the United States in 1937, the Franklin Edson Memorial Race.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leich |first=Jeff |date=May 5, 2020 |title=History on the Headwall: Mt. Washington's Tuckerman Ravine |url=https://backcountrymagazine.com/stories/history-on-the-headwall-mt-washingtons-tuckerman-ravine/ |access-date=March 2, 2023 |website=Backcountry Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>
{{wide image|2016-09-03 16 36 57 360-degree stitched panoramic view from around the summit of Mount Washington in Sargent's Purchase Township, Coos County, New Hampshire.jpg|2032px|align-cap=center|Stitched 360-degree panorama from around the summit||none|alt=Mount Washington view}}
[[File:2016-09-03 16 38 27 Panorama north across the summit of Mount Washington in Sargent's Purchase Township, Coos County, New Hampshire.jpg|thumb|right|Panorama of the buildings on the summit|400px]]