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

Mandatory evacuations were in place for portions of northern Inyo and southeastern Mono counties, including Laws in Inyo County, Chalfant in Mono County and the White Mountains Wilderness Area.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2025

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

Driving south on Route 3 through the White Mountains, they saw a light in the sky sometime after 10 p.m.

From Slate • Sep. 11, 2023

“What intrigued us more than anything was that he was a neurology resident,” says Kip Oberting, then at White Mountains.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis