Mount Washington Auto Road

A visit to North Conway NH and the Mount Washington Valley would not be complete without visiting Mount Washington and the Mount Washington Auto Road! First opened in to the public in 1861, the Mount Washington Auto Road is America’s oldest man-made attraction!

The road climbs 4,618 ft from an altitude of 1,527 ft at the bottom to 6,145 ft at the top. Until recently, Mount Washington held the title of the fastest recorded wind speed on earth. During a wild April storm in 1934, a wind gust of 231 miles per hour (372 kilometers per hour) pushed across the summit of Mount Washington. This wind speed record was finally broken in 1996 by a tropical cyclone measured at ground level in Australia.

Get ready for a breathtaking adventure as you climb the auto road to the summit of Mount Washington!