Dangerous at the Top
Some of the most dangerous weather in the United States happens among the peaks of the Presidential Range in New Hampshire. Benign weather can turn deadly very quickly in these mountains, because northern and southern air masses collide along the peak line. The 23-mile summit line includes nine peaks named for presidents. The highest peak is also the deadliest. In 1934 Mount Washington recorded a wind speed of 231 miles an hour, the highest wind ever recorded at the time. It remained a record for over 60 years.
Other peaks in the same mountain range are named for prominent Americans who were not presidents. New Hampshire changed the name of Henry Clay mountain to Mt. Reagan, but the federal US Board on Geographic Names declined to use the new name.
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