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Place Name
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White Mountains
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Place Status (Type)
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mountain range
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Location
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New Hampshire, United States, North America
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Latitude
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unknown
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Longitude
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unknown
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White Mountains
, part of the Appalachian system, N
central 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 Mts., N.H. Crawford Notch separates
these 2 main groups. Formed in the latter part of the Paleozoic
era, the White Mts. are remnants of a much higher granite mt. mass,
significantly worn by glaciation, which carved Franconia and Crawford
notches, as well as the ravines on Mt. Washington. Much of the mt. area
(c.1,200 sq mi/3,108 sq km) is
included in White Mt. Natl. Forest (N.H., Maine (ME)). Nationally noted for
their varied and beautiful scenery, the White Mts. have long been one
of the most popular year-round resort areas in the country.
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