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20250117-Mt Washington

Mt Washington January 2025

Subhash & Joe go to Mt Washington

January 17--20, 2025

Mt Washington Detail Map

CalTopo map

Itinerary

Friday

Drive to N Conway morning & afternoon

Dinner etc in N Conway

Check-in at Pinkham Notch Visitor's Center and pack bags

Hike up Tuckerman Ravine Trail (fireroad/snow-cat track) to Hermit Lake (1--2hr)

Camp in Hermit Lake shelter

Saturday & Sunday

Weather contingent goal is summit of Mt Washington via Lion Head Winter Trail and return via same

Backup option is snowshoeing down Raymond Path then across Old Jackson Rd trail to Pinkham Notch VC and then back up Tuckerman Ravine Trail

If summit is reached Saturday and conditions remain good it's possible we would attempt summit & return via Boott Spur Tr as well

Camp at Hermit Lake

Monday

Hike down Tuckerman Ravine Trail to Visitor Center early

Shower, eat

Drive to Boston by 1300 for Subhash's flight at 1500

Drive to Philadelphia

Conditions

Daylight

Daylight for N Conway (NH), January 18 (Saturday):

Sunrise/Sunset0714--1636
Civil Twilight0642--1708
Nautical Twilight0606--1743

Weather

Daily Summary PDF

Mt Washington Valley Forecast

Friday Night (forecast 20250116)
Mostly clear early, then becoming partly cloudy.
Low: Around 15
Wind: Light and variable, becoming SW around 10 mph w/ gusts up to 20 mph after midnight

Higher Summits Forecast

Saturday (forecast 20250116)
In and out of the clouds under mostly cloudy trending towards in the clouds w/ a chance of snow showers. Possible snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches.
High: Upper teens
Wind: SW at 50-70 mph increasing to 60-80 mph w/ gusts up to 100 mph
Wind Chill: 10 below to 20 below rising to 5 below to 15 below

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Avalanches

Risk Management

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