What record was set on Mount Washington in 1934?

The coldest temperature on Earth

What was the Old Man of the Mountain?

A rock profile that collapsed in 2003

What is the list of 48 high peaks hikers try to climb?

The New Hampshire 4,000-footers

White Mountains Quiz: Mount Washington and New Hampshire Notches

The tallest peak in the northeastern US is known for some of the world's worst weather, and this White Mountains quiz explores the range around it. Play 10 interactive questions on Mount Washington, the 1934 wind record, the Cog Railway, the Presidential Range, Franconia, Crawford and Pinkham Notches, the Old Man of the Mountain, the Kancamagus Highway and Bretton Woods.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

State
In which state are the White Mountains mostly located?
Peak
What is the highest peak in the northeastern US?
Wind
What record was set on Mount Washington in 1934?
Railway
What was the Mount Washington Cog Railway the first of?
Range
Which range has peaks named after US presidents?
Old Man
What was the Old Man of the Mountain?
Notch
In which notch did the Old Man of the Mountain stand?
Road
Which scenic highway is famous for fall foliage?
Conference
Which 1944 conference took place in the White Mountains?
4000
What is the list of 48 high peaks hikers try to climb?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: In which state are the White Mountains mostly located?
Answer: New Hampshire
A small part reaches Maine.
Q2: What is the highest peak in the northeastern US?
Answer: Mount Washington
It rises 6,288 feet.
Q3: What record was set on Mount Washington in 1934?
Answer: A 231 mph wind gust
It stood as a world record for decades.
Q4: What was the Mount Washington Cog Railway the first of?
Answer: The world's first mountain-climbing cog railway
It opened in 1869.
Q5: Which range has peaks named after US presidents?
Answer: The Presidential Range
Washington is its highest summit.
Q6: What was the Old Man of the Mountain?
Answer: A rock profile that collapsed in 2003
It is still on the state quarter.
Q7: In which notch did the Old Man of the Mountain stand?
Answer: Franconia Notch
Its image remains a state symbol.
Q8: Which scenic highway is famous for fall foliage?
Answer: The Kancamagus Highway
It crosses the national forest.
Q9: Which 1944 conference took place in the White Mountains?
Answer: Bretton Woods
It shaped the postwar financial system.
Q10: What is the list of 48 high peaks hikers try to climb?
Answer: The New Hampshire 4,000-footers
Many hikers complete it.

White Mountains Quiz – Mount Washington and New Hampshire Notches

The White Mountains cover much of northern New Hampshire. Mount Washington, at 6,288 feet, is the highest peak in the northeastern US and is famous for extreme weather; in 1934 observers recorded a 231 mph gust, long a world record.

The Mount Washington Cog Railway, opened in 1869, was the world's first mountain-climbing cog railway. The Presidential Range includes peaks named after US presidents, and hikers try to climb all 48 New Hampshire 4,000-footers.

Deep valleys called notches include Franconia, Crawford and Pinkham. The Old Man of the Mountain rock profile in Franconia Notch collapsed in 2003. The Kancamagus Highway is famous for foliage, and the 1944 Bretton Woods conference met at the Mount Washington Hotel.

What This Quiz Teaches

Hikers and travelers will enjoy these questions.

Where the mountains are
Why Mount Washington is famous
Which railways and roads exist
What happened to the Old Man
Which history took place there

Did You Know?

The Appalachian Trail crosses the range.
An auto road also climbs Mount Washington.
The summit has a weather observatory.
Many hikers have died from sudden storms.
The region is part of the White Mountain National Forest.