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The View to the North-Northeast
You can see the White Mountains of New Hampshire on a clear day from the summit of Mt. Monadnock. Many people wonder if Mt. Washington is visible. On the clearest days, you can see the highest peak in New England, almost exactly 105 miles north-northeast (about 22 degrees azimuth, 37.5 degrees magnetic). The photo below has been enhanced considerably to make the far distant mountains on the horizon more visible. It can be used as a guide on your next climb up Monadnock. For the view as it might appear to the naked eye--or more accurately, through a pair of binoculars--click the link at the bottom of the page. Besides acting as a guide to identify what you can see, you'll understand why this photo helps you to see it at all.
Photographed August 24, 2003, Canon EOS 3, 75-300mm IS at 300mm, with polarizer, Kodak Portra 160 NC.
Mt. Washington claims to have the worst weather in the world. Mt. Monadnock has its own share of nasty conditions. Use caution and common sense when hiking. For some very interesting reading about Mt. Washington's conditions, especially its world record wind speed, go to the Mt. Washington Observatory site.
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