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  Info and facts on 'White Mountains'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
Most of the area is public land, including the White Mountain National Forest (additional info and facts about White Mountain National Forest) as well as a number of state parks (additional info and facts about state parks).
Its most famous peak is Mount Washington (additional info and facts about Mount Washington), which at 6,288 feet (1916 m) is the highest mountain in the Northeastern U.S. and home to the fastest winds (231 mph or 372 km/h, over 100 m/s, in 1934) measured on the surface of the earth.
The White Mountains includes several smaller groups including the Presidential Range, Franconia Range, Sandwich Range, Carter Range, Kinsman Range and Pilot Range.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/w/wh/white_mountains.htm   (237 words)

  
 White Mountains (California) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The White Mountains of California are a small mountain range that runs along the eastern side of the upper Owens Valley, just across from the Sierra Nevada.
The highest point is White Mountain Peak, which at 14,252 feet (4344 m) [1] is the third-highest in California.
Ecologically, the White Mountains are like the other ranges in the Basin and Range Province; they are dry, with relatively few trees, but the upper slopes hold open forests of mainly Great Basin bristlecone pine with some Limber pine and Lodgepole pine, and of Single-leaf pinyon and Utah juniper on the middle slopes.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/White_Mountains_(California)   (270 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: White Mountains (New Hampshire)
Most of the area is public land, including the White Mountain National Forest as well as a number of state parks.
U.S. Highway 302 is a spur of U.S. Highway 2.
Categories: Mountain ranges of New Hampshire Concord is the capital of New Hampshire, a state of the United States of America.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/White-Mountains-(New-Hampshire)   (1419 words)

  
 White Mountains Insurance Group
White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. (White Mountains or the Company) has its corporate headquarters and its registered office in Hamilton, Bermuda and its principal executive office in Hanover, New Hampshire.
White Mountains' common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the Bermuda Stock Exchange under the symbol "WTM".
White Mountains is an insurance holding company with business interests in property and casualty insurance and reinsurance.
www.whitemountains.com /about/article.cfm?articleid=160   (277 words)

  
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White Mountains Attractions - Scenic Drives Undoubtedly one of the most scenic routes through the White Mountains is the Kancamagus Highway, a 34.5 mile road that stretches from the Pemigewasset River at Lincoln in the west to Conway in the east.
White Mountain National Forest Festival: Press Releases The Advisory Committee for the first annual White Mountain National Forest Festival met this week to announce a tentative schedule of Festival events and to...
White Mountain meanderings The White Mountain National Forest and surrounding areas in New Hampshire are profiled.
www.sidis.net /WhiteMt.Links.htm   (1761 words)

  
 Land Use History of the White Mountains of Arizona
Rising to over 11,000 feet atop Mt. Baldy, the White Mountains of eastern Arizona are a large, relatively wild, and surprisingly lush mountainous region along the southern edge of the Colorado Plateau.
The White Mountains have historically been heavily logged, and timber production is today a major use of the area.
Grazing of livestock is common among the high meadows and pine forests of the Whites, while fishing and camping are major recreational activities for visitors to the region.
www.cpluhna.nau.edu /Places/white_mountains.htm   (383 words)

  
 White Mountains
Beyond this rolling, grassy upland are rounded Mount Hogue (12,751') and Mount Headley (12,676'), and further south the gentle crest rises to White Mountain Peak (14,246'), third highest mountain in all California and 19th in the 48 states.
The White Mountains south from White Mountain Peak are no longer much of a wilderness, since a road closely follows the crest south from the Peak all the way to the end of the range, at Westgard Pass on CA 168.
Boundary Peak: Boundary Peak in the White Mountains lives up to the name of its range as late as June in some years, although the snow is rarely very deep in the driest high mountains in the United States.
www.peakbagger.com /range.aspx?rid=13354   (837 words)

  
 SAMARIA GORGE AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS
WESTERN CRETE, GREECE
Although mountains run from east to west across the island, the most rugged and handsome are the Lefka Ori (White Mountains) in the west.
The land is dissected by dramatic gorges that form small, fertile valleys and isolated plains high in the mountains and give rise to some of the most spectacular views that are framed against the Libyan Sea to the south and the Sea of Crete to the north.
The White Mountains are comprised of three groups of mountains that are loosely identified as the eastern, central and western ranges.
www.great-adventures.com /destinations/greece/samaria.html   (2266 words)

  
 White Mountains - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about White Mountains
The White Mountains are a northerly continuation of the Appalachian Mountains.
A third, being encamped on a hunting expedition full forty miles south of the White Mountains, awoke at midnight, and beheld the Great Carbuncle gleaming like a meteor, so that the shadows of the trees fell backward from it.
And those sublimer towers, the White Mountains of New Hampshire, whence, in peculiar moods, comes that gigantic ghostliness over the soul at the bare mention of that name, while the thought of Virginia's Blue Ridge is full of a soft, dewy, distant dreaminess?
encyclopedia.farlex.com /White+Mountains   (303 words)

  
 WhiteMountainsGuide.com White Mountains, Arizona--Show Low, Pinetop, Springerville tourism and business directory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
Pinetop-Lakeside is surrounded by the White Mountains, the Apache-Sitreaves National Forest, and the White Mountain Apache Indian Reservation.
Snowflake is at an elevation of 5,600 feet and is bordered by the Mogollon Rim and the White Mountains.
The community is close to the White Mountains and Mogollon Rim at an elevation of 5.640 feet.
www.whitemountainsguide.com   (908 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - White Mountains, United States (U.S. Physical Geography) - Encyclopedia
White Mountains, part of the Appalachian system, N N.H. and SW Maine, rising to 6,288 ft (1,917 m) at Mt. Washington in the Presidential Range and to 5,249 ft (1,600 m) at Mt. Lafayette in the Franconia Mountains.
Formed in the latter part of the Paleozoic era, the White Mts.
Much of the mountain area, c.1,200 sq mi (3,110 sq km), is included in White Mountain National Forest.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/W/WhiteMtns.html   (218 words)

  
 White Mountains --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia
White, Theodore H. American journalist, historian, and novelist, best known for his astute, suspenseful accounts of the 1960 and 1964 presidential elections.
Mountain goats occur from the Yukon to the northern U.S. Rockies.
The mountains are in Tennessee and North Carolina.
www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9076832   (750 words)

  
 The White Mountains Region (from New Hampshire) --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia
The rugged mountains are separated by deep valleys and notches (passes)—for example, Franconia Notch, in northern Grafton County.
With an area of 9,279 square miles (24,032 square km), it is bounded on the north by the Canadian province of Quebec, on the east by Maine and a 16-mile (25-km) stretch of the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by...
A small, mountainous, heavily forested state of the northeastern United States, New Hampshire is rich in the history and traditions that formed the nation.
www.britannica.com /ebi/article-205439?ct=   (895 words)

  
 White Mountains
The separation point between the White and Inyo mountains is placed at the Westgard Pass road (Hwy 168) a division with no geographic importance.
The geologic makeup of the White Mountains is of quartzitic sandstone and granite bedrock.
Reaching the White Mountains and the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest from Bishop, California is about a 1 hour drive.
www.sonic.net /bristlecone/WhiteMts.html   (1041 words)

  
 White Mountains, Ski Holidays, Snowboard Holidays, Ski USA
With 8 different mountains on a single lift pass, in 3 beautiful yet contrasting regions, along with great value outlet shopping centres and the chance to take in the sights of historic Boston, White Mountains offers you a new Winter holiday experience.
When you travel with White Mountains, you know your trip is backed by people who have a wealth of experience in arranging ski holidays and travel all over North America.
At White Mountains our aim is to provide you with the best service and selection of ski and snowboard holidays to new hampshire, USA.
www.white-mountains.co.uk   (361 words)

  
 GORP - White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire - Hiking
One of the earliest peaks in the White Mountains to be climbed, it commands expansive views of the spectacular ridges to the east.
The Kancamagus Highway is a scenic east-west traverse of the White Mountains and the major access road to trails in the Forest's southern half.
The Kilkenny region of the White Mountain National Forest lies separate from and to the north of the rest of the Forest.
gorp.away.com /gorp/resource/us_national_forest/nh/hik1_whi.htm   (917 words)

  
 Explore New Hampshire - White Mountains Region
As the legend goes, Chief Chocurua was killed by white settlers at the peak of the mountain.
Mount Washington is the highest mountain in the northeast at 6,288 feet.
Franconia was home to the legendary Old Man of the Mountain, formerly one of New Hampshire's most famous landmarks.
www.newhampshire.com /Tourism/whitemtnsregion.cfm   (555 words)

  
 White Mountains
Quite simply, the White Mountains of New Hampshire are the premier mountain range of the eastern United States.
Katahdin may be more awesome than any single White Mountain peak, the Southern Appalachians may be higher, and the Adirondacks may be wilder and more rugged, but the White Mountains alone have the combination of height, ruggedness, scenery, and especially extent that makes them the premier range of mountains east of the Rockies.
The relatively low timberline in the Whites, about 4800 feet or so, is due to a combination of altitude and latitude; all higher Appalachian summits are further south, giving the Whites the highest timberline-to-summit differential in the east.
www.peakbagger.com /range.aspx?rid=1612   (554 words)

  
 White Mountains Lodging - Arizona's White Mountains   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
Lodging featured on White Mountains Lodging is sure to provide easy, convenient access to recreational areas and an ideal setting for a weekend getaway, stop-off while traveling to or from Phoenix metro area, or for an extended stay in Arizona's White Mountains.
The White Mountains are situated in the two million acre Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest in Eastern Arizona.
A wide variety of lodging and accommodations are available in the White Mountains including cabins, cottages, private homes and motels; lodging that can create the perfect setting for your family getaway or romantic honeymoon in the cool, tall pines of Eastern Arizona.
www.whitemountainslodging.com   (155 words)

  
 White Mountains on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
Hythiam, Inc. to Present at the White Mountain Capital 3rd Annual Biotechnology Conference.
AVANIR Pharmaceuticals to Present at the White Mountain Capital 3rd Annual Biotechnology Conference.
The Immune Response Corporation to Present at White Mountain Capital Conference in New York.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/w/whitem1tns.asp   (773 words)

  
 White Mountains Travel Guide | Fodor's Online
Sailors approaching East Coast harbors frequently mistake the pale peaks of the White Mountains -- the highest range in the northeastern United States -- for clouds.
The White Mountain National Forest consists of roughly 770,000 acres and includes the Presidential Range, whose peaks -- like Mt. Washington -- are all named after early presidents.
Among the forest's scenic notches (deep mountain passes) are Pinkham, Franconia, and Crawford.
www.fodors.com /miniguides/mgresults.cfm?destination=white_mountains@203   (242 words)

  
 Passaconaway in the White Mountains
This mountain is a cluster of lowly peaks which at length condense into one knobby ridge.
Lowell is a real mountain and, among the many peaks visible from our cottage, it is one of the few which remind us of the sharp mountains of Switzerland.
He made a map of the White Mountains which was published in 1816, and for this service the "Hub of the White Mountains" now fittingly bears his name.
www.sidis.net /PASSChap8.htm   (3597 words)

  
 White Mountains - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The White Mountains refer to mountain ranges in multiple locations:
The White Mountains on the Greek island of Crete
The fictional White Mountains of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/White_Mountains   (114 words)

  
 White Mountains Lodging: New Hampshire Lodging, at Angel of the Mountains, Bed & Breakfast, B&B, Bethlehem New Hampshire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
White Mountains Lodging: New Hampshire Lodging, at Angel of the Mountains, Bed & Breakfast, B&B, Bethlehem New Hampshire
At Angel of the Mountains, each stylish guest room features a queen sized bed, private bath and view of the magnificent Mt. Washington.
Located in the heart of the White Mountains, The Angel is just two miles from two 18-hole golf courses.
www.angelofthemountains.com   (194 words)

  
 White Mountain National Forest
The White Mountain National Forest (better known as "the Whites") in central New Hampshire is one of America's most popular public lands, registering more visitors annually than Yellowstone and Yosemite combined.
One of the highlights of the Whites is the AMC hut system, a series of beautiful mountain lodges that provide food, shelter, and creature comforts for hikers.
The huts make the Whites much more accessible to hikers of varying abilities: Because they are each about a day's hike apart, it's possible to traverse much of the range with a 10-pound daypack instead of a 35-pound bag laden with food, tent, and sleeping bag.
gorp.away.com /gorp/resource/us_national_forest/nh_white.htm   (500 words)

  
 New Hampshire White Mountains
Regions for Hiking Trails in the White Mountains
Pine Mountain, at 2,410 feet, is the northeasternmost mountain in the Presidential Range.
This is the tallest waterfall in New Hampshire, estimated in the AMC White Mountain Guide as being more than 200 feet high.
www.trails.com /activity.asp?AreaID={B2498E4D-0409-11D4-9BD0-00104BC9463C}   (872 words)

  
 White Mountains --  Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust!
Noteworthy features are the many rounded passes, locally termed notches, that were carved by mountain glaciers; the most scenic are Crawford, Dixville, Franconia, Kinsman, and Pinkham notches.
The northeastern edge of the mountains is marked by the Ammonoosuc and Androscoggin river valleys.
The mountains also have fine ski slopes and there are additional facilities for winter sports.
www.britannica.com /ebc/article-9076832   (913 words)

  
 Arizona's White Mountains
Snowflake is the northernmost community in the region known as Arizona's White Mountains.
The White Mountain Regional Development Corporation provides assistance to businesses wishing to expand or relocate into the region.
The White Mountain Partnership consists of member communities and the White Mountain Apache Tribe in a concerted effort to promote tourism and visitors to the area.
www.ci.snowflake.az.us /whitemtns.htm   (202 words)

  
 Official Site for the White Mountains of New Hampshire
Close your eyes and envision a relaxing place where there is blue sky and waterfalls, vast mountain views and a pinch of excitement.
You're thinking about New Hampshire's White Mountains where scenic beauty, relaxation and pure family fun are around every corner.
The distances between the White Mountains Attractions are short, and the roads are scenic.
www.visitwhitemountains.com   (227 words)

  
 Pembrook Vacation Rentals in the White Mountains of New Hampshire and Guided Outdoor Adventures
Her goal is to lead well organized, economical, safe adventure trips to locations of interest.
Of special interest to Kathy is planning and leading trips for physically active adults over the age of 50.
Emphasis is on taking in the beauty and culture of an area rather than "bagging peaks." Kathy is a trip leader for the Appalachian Mountain Club.
www.angelfire.com /nh/pembrook   (332 words)

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