White Mountains

American  

plural noun

1. a mountain range in northern New Hampshire, part of the Appalachian Mountains. Highest peak, Mount Washington, 6,293 feet (1,918 meters).

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White Mountains British  

plural noun

1. a mountain range in the US, chiefly in N New Hampshire: part of the Appalachians. Highest peak: Mount Washington, 1917 m (6288 ft)

2. a mountain range in the US, in E California and SW Nevada. Highest peak: White Mountain, 4342 m (14 246 ft)

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White Mountains Cultural  

1. A forested range of mountains in New Hampshire.

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Its highest point, Mount Washington, is the highest point in the northeastern United States and a popular tourist attraction.

Example Sentences

Local dog-sled racers, known as mushers, complain that Felix Gold obstructed access to the White Mountains, where they train for the annual 1,000-mile Iditarod race.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025

A former mill town in the White Mountains, Littleton reversed a long decline in part through art.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 5, 2024

Mr. Roma, who was 38, according to his voter registration records, was well versed in the state’s White Mountains, having hiked each of the 48 4,000-foot peaks, a feat known as the N.H.

From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2024

When he got word of the park’s reopening, he started driving south, stopping along the way in Inyo County’s White Mountains to see the bristlecone pines, some of the oldest living organisms on Earth.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2023

Only nearby Mount Washington exceeds it for both heft and popularity as a hiking destination in the White Mountains.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson