Alpine chapter · 44.27° N · 71.30° W
The highest peaks in the Northeast. Bare alpine ridges, hardwood valleys, and weather as severe as much taller western ranges.
Mount Washington’s summit is infamous for wind. The valleys — Crawford, Franconia — turn a hard maple red in October. These are worn Precambrian and Paleozoic rocks, not young volcanoes.
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The nearest plates, by the miles.
Adirondack High Peaks127 miles · New YorkLXXXVIII
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Acadia150 miles · MaineXXIV
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Ricketts Glen325 miles · PennsylvaniaCCCXV
Letchworth358 miles · New YorkCCCIX
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