White Mountains
Americanplural noun
plural noun
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a mountain range in the US, chiefly in N New Hampshire: part of the Appalachians. Highest peak: Mount Washington, 1917 m (6288 ft)
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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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Its highest point, Mount Washington, is the highest point in the northeastern United States and a popular tourist attraction.
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The education specialist had already technically qualified for Boston in May when she ran a race in New Hampshire’s White Mountains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2025
Snowfall totals could range from 2 to 3 inches along the coast to up to two feet in the White Mountains in Maine and New Hampshire, Mr. Dumont said.
From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2024
He recalled going on a trip years ago to the White Mountains near the northern border with Canada and getting pulled over by agents who demanded his identification.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 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
Greenleaf Hut is one of ten picturesque and, in this case, wonderfully handy stone lodges built and maintained in the White Mountains by the venerable Appalachian Mountain Club.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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