| 词条 | Presidential Range |
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| name = Presidential Range | etymology = U.S. presidents | photo = Mtwashingtonautoroadsrsteel.jpg | photo_caption = The Presidential Range viewed from Pinkham Notch | country = United States | state = New Hampshire | region = New England | district = | parent = White Mountains | border = | highest = Mount Washington | elevation_ft = 6288 | coordinates = {{coord|44|16|14.98|N|71|18|12.54|W|type:mountain_region:US-NH_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | range_coordinates = | length_mi = | length_orientation = | width_mi = | width_orientation = | area_mi2 = | geology = | orogeny = | period = | map = | map_caption = }}{{GeoGroupTemplate}} The Presidential Range is a mountain range located in the White Mountains of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. Containing the highest peaks of the Whites, its most notable summits are named for American presidents, followed by prominent public figures of the 18th and 19th centuries. The Presidential Range is notorious for having some of the worst weather on Earth, mainly because of the unpredictability of high wind speeds and whiteout conditions on the higher summits. Because of the poor weather conditions, the Presidential Range is often used for mountaineering training for those who go on to climb some of the world's highest mountains, including K2 and Everest.[1][2] Mt. Washington, long home of the highest winds recorded on the surface of the Earth at {{convert|231|mi/h|km/h|0|abbr=on}}, is the tallest at {{convert|6288|ft|m|0|abbr=on}}, followed by neighboring peaks Mt. Adams at {{convert|5793|ft|m|0|abbr=on}} and Mt. Jefferson at {{convert|5712|ft|m|0|abbr=on}}. The range is almost entirely in Coos County. Notable summitsThe highest mountains in the Presidential Range are named principally for U.S. presidents, with the tallest mountain (Mt. Washington) named for the first president, the second tallest (Mt. Adams) for the second president, and so on. However, due to a surveying error, Mt. Monroe is actually {{convert|22|ft|m}} taller than Mt. Madison, which is not the correct order of presidents. Among the range's most notable summits (in sequence from southwest to northeast):
Mt. Adams has four subsidiary peaks besides its summit that are also commonly recognized by name. Two are listed above (Sam Adams and John Quincy Adams). The third and fourth are:
The summits marked with an asterisk (*) are included on the peak bagging list of 4,000-foot and higher mountains in New Hampshire; the others are excluded, in some cases because of lesser height and in others because of more technical criteria. Other summitsAside from the notable summits, the Presidential Range contains a number of additional named peaks. Several of these peaks, drained on their west faces by the Dry River, are less accessible than the main and most-visited ridge of the range. Subsidiary peaks of Mount Washington:
North from Mount Washington:
South from Mount Washington:
The summits marked with an asterisk (*) are included on the peak-bagging list of 4,000-foot and higher mountains in New Hampshire; the others are excluded, in some cases because of lesser height and in others because of more technical criteria. WatershedsThe Presidentials separate drainage via the Saco and Androscoggin rivers into the Atlantic Ocean on the coast of Maine, from drainage into the Israel and Ammonoosuc rivers, thence into the Connecticut River, and thence into Long Island Sound. Presidential TraverseThe so-called Presidential Traverse is a hike that traverses each major summit along the {{convert|19|mi}} of the Presidential ridge. The traverse encompasses over {{convert|8500|ft}} in elevation gain. It can be done in a single day in summer, but during winter it is generally a two- to four-day venture. The traverse is considered strenuous.[3] See also
References1. ^[https://www.newhampshireclimbing.com/mountaineering/] 2. ^ 3. ^{{cite web| url=http://home.earthlink.net/~ellozy/presidential-traverse.html| title=Presidential Traverse FAQ| publisher=Peakbagging the 4000 Footer Mountains of New England| accessdate=October 23, 2013}} External links
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