What is the reason for extreme bad weather on top of Mount Washington?”
Mount Washington, “Home of the World’s Worst Weather,” snow can fall in the height of summer and hurricane-force winds blow more than 100 days each year On top of Mount Washington in New Hampshire on the east coast of the USA, the highest windspeed -excluding tornados- was measured on April, the 12th 1934 with 231mph (372km/h). Although the worldwide net of climatic measurements has been remarkably extended within the last 63 years, this record still remains. With a height of 1917m above sealevel, the peak of Mount Washington is the highest summit in northeast America (44°16’N, 71°18’W). Located in the White Mountains, the summit of Mount Washington is not just one of many other peaks, but a very exposed one. The exposed location is due to the comparatively wide and open character of this mountain range. Moreover the other peaks of the Presidential Range around Mount Washington are between 150m and 500m lower. Of a special interest is a wide open valley leading towards the coast in sou
