Route: Mt Washington (NH)

There are many routes on Mt Washington. The main route here is for ascent via the Lions Head Trail from Pinkham Notch, which has a Strava segment. The Variation on this page is for Tuckerman Ravine, which is mostly the same, except for the route out of the cirque.

"The Tuckerman Ravine route is more popular and more gradual, while Lions Head is slightly less overall distance. Lion head has a steep section that gets you above the headwall before Tucks does and then has a flat section from Lions Head to the start of the rockpile. My guess would be Tuckerman’s is slightly faster for someone that likes to run as much of the trail as possible. Tucks is not open until middle of July whereas Lion Head is clear of snow much earlier in the year."

- Brian Mccullough

There are also foot and bicycle races up the 7.6mi auto road, starting from near Pinkham Notch.

Mount Washington (6288') is the highest peak east of the Mississippi River, north of North Carolina, and south of Ellesmere Island in North America. It is also one of most popular hiking, backcountry skiing, alpine climbing and ice climbing destinations in New England. It is located in northern New Hampshire just west of NH SR-16 between North Conway (to the south) and Gorham. Although not high in altitude by western US standards, it is not to be taken lightly; more deaths have occurred on Mount Washington than any other mountain in the US (150).  It is known as the "Home of the World's Worst Weather" and for many years was the world record holder for the fastest measured wind speed: 231 mph on April 12, 1934.