Mt. Washington no longer wind record holder.
 

Looks like Mt. Washingtion has been eclipsed for the fastest wind gust record:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100127/...record_toppled

Something people often don't realize is that Mt Washington is not the highest peak on the East Coat either. That distinction belongs to Mt Mitchell in North Carolina.....

Great post. Thanks for sharing.

It's amazing that the wind gust that usurped the title was measured in 1996. It really must take a long time to figure which gust is higher.:):)

But our NH mountains are way cooler. Mt. Mitchell, along Mt. LeConte, Clingman's Dome, etc., have very high tree lines. When you reach the summits of these mountains, there are tall trees on top. Views are hard to come by. The Rock Pile rules!

Having hiked both of these, I'll take the view from Mt Mitchell over Mt. Washingtion anyday.......

And you can have it

You are comparing the Appalchian Mountains to a rock pile. I can assure you if you stood at the top of each you'd agree with me.

Way, way, more scenic in those mountains.

Well I can assure you that when I stood on top of Clingmans Dome all I could

think of was how much I missed the White mountains and lakes region of NH

What about Mt. Homestead?
 

Why did the Observatory "roll over" so easily on this one. :confused: Mt. Washington's wind gust wasn't recorded during any particular violent storm system; whereas, the article says the Australian wind gust was recorded on an island—during a "cyclone".

Except for location, there's no difference between a cyclone and a hurricane: Imbedded tornadoes in Category-5 hurricanes can exceed 500-MPH!

I give the record to the town of Homestead, Florida, during Hurricane Andrew. :rolleye2:

Jeff - You really shouldn't argue with lawn psycho...he's rarely, if ever, wrong! :rolleye2:

Anyway... Mount Mitchell is the highest point east of the Mississippi. Clingman's Dome is second. Is Mt. Wahsinton third?

Since you are so smart, you can figure out how Mt Washington stacks up (or doesn't). It's not number three either ;)

As a plant follower, I think the peak of Mt Washington is ZZZZZZ. There's a reason why millions of people travel to the Blue Ridge region........

It's not right or wrong. Clearly jeff has an axe to grind. Perhaps his bubble got popped when finding out Mt Washington is not the tallest eastern peak. Maybe he can find a flint rock to play with on the mountain ;)

I wonder if the winds will pick up because of the full moon this weekend... :rolleye2::D

so? What does that matter?

Just wondering, what is the different between their Appalachian mountains and ours?:confused:

http://www.peakbagger.com/range.aspx?rid=16

You'll get some debate on that one. I think the first paragraph on Wikipedia sums it up fairly well: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appalachian_Mountains

If you go out west they laugh when we talk about east coast peaks:)

And if people look at that link, they will see just how many eastern peaks are taller than Mt Washington.......

Two things I would like to do in my lifetime (in order):
1. Bicycle across the US
2. Hike the AT

LP, I was not trying to be overly mean, more just a ribbing at your comment regarding comparing the Appalacians to a Rock pile.

I have a friend that his two sons hiked the AT about fifteen years ago, took just under 3 months with no breaks and taking their time. When they got home the had a small party to welcome them back, there were just shy of 200 hikers present at the party that had completed the feat in the same manner from around the world. Just some advice, if you do hike the trail there are two groups of people that have done it, continiously and part-time. The full-timers seem to really care about that aspect.

Having spent 7 days in the Rockies with basecamp at 9,000ft, I understand first hand the differences between ours and theirs.
Nothing compares to the weather changes on the upper peaks in Hawaii, though.

But remember our mountains do not come with Twangy Confederates, but they do have Twangy Yankees. I have family in the Blue Ridge mountains, kind of an inside joke.

If/when the time comes I get to make the trek, it will be one long trip. Wouldn't do it any other way.

Trust me, I get the inside joke. I was born and raised in the mid-atlantic region. There's something to be said about southern hospitality.

I'd really hate to have to explain the irony in this long-winded debate... :rolleye2::D

You are such an expert at shutting down a buzzing fly!:laugh: Or flies for that matter.:D

Mount Monadnock
 

Slightly off-topic, but right here in New Hampshire!

"Mount Monadnock in Jaffrey is the most-climbed mountain in the western hemisphere and the third most-climbed mountain in the world behind China's Mount Tai and Japan's Mount Fuji. Nearly 100,000 people hike Mount Monadnock every year according to Patrick Humel, the park manager at Monadnock State Park."

Manchester Magazine, Summer 2009

Sheesh....with numbers like that, the state should open a state liquor store up top! . :)

Good Point
 

Monadnock is an originally Native American term for an isolated hill or a lone mountain that has risen above the surrounding area, typically by surviving erosion. Geologists took the name from Mount Monadnock in southwestern New Hampshire. It is thought to derive from the Abenaki language, from either menonadenak ("smooth mountain") or menadena ("isolated mountain"). In this context, monadnock is used to describe a mountain that rises from an area of relatively flat and/or lower terrain. For instance, Mount Monadnock rises 2,000 feet (610 m) above its surrounding terrain and stands, at 3,165 feet (965 m), nearly 1,000 feet (300 m) higher than any mountain peak within 30 miles (48 km).

Another clain to fame for NH! Naming the mountain type after Mt. Monadnock! A type of mountain formation that I studied in my freshman Geology class at SU. Go Orange!

...all the more reason to build one, a geologically signifigant state liquor store! ....cheers....I'll drink to that!.....

Mount Washington
 

Too bad they lost the record...

But you can keep an eye on the wind conditions... Winds over 100MPH today:eek:

http://www.mountwashington.org/weather/conditions.php