MOUNT WASHINGTON, N.H. — The skies were magnificent the day I visited the mountain that claims the world's worst weather.Mount Washington, the highest point in New England, is known for its frigid winters and as the place with the highest wind speeds ever recorded by man — 231 mph. (An automated weather station on an Australian island has recorded a higher speed.) The old wood-frame observatory had to be chained down, like King Kong on Broadway, to keep it from blowing away.On my visit [...]
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