Huntington Ravine
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Huntington Ravine is a glacial
White Mountains of New Hampshire. It is named for Joshua H. Huntington, the Principal Assistant to State Geologist Charles H. Hitchcock
(1836–1919) for the Geological Survey of New Hampshire.
Of the four major cirques on Mount Washington (
acrophobic
) hikers.
All other portions of the headwall are too steep to climb safely without climbing gear and technical expertise. Several popular
ice-climbing challenge. Because the ravine is higher and more exposed to the elements than most other climbing areas in the eastern United States, rock and ice climbing — and even hiking — are risky and weather-dependent. Avalanches, icefalls, and hypothermia
have killed climbers in Huntington repeatedly in recent years, and the hiking path is usually not passable until late May or early June.
See also
References
- ^ "Huntington Ravine". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 1980-08-27. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
- ^ "Mount Washington, New Hampshire". U.S. Geological Survey 7½x15 minute quadrangle series. 1982. Retrieved July 27, 2010.