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Mount Whittier (other)
Mount Whittier may refer to a mountain in the United States: *Mount Whittier (New Hampshire) **Mount Whittier Ski Area Mount Whittier Ski Area was an alpine ski area located in West Ossipee, New Hampshire. Though it shared a name with a nearby mountain in the Ossipee Range, the ski area was actually located on Nickerson Mountain. History While the exact openi ..., former ski resort * Mount Whittier (Washington), near Mount St. Helens See also * Whittier Peak, in the North Cascades of Washington {{geodis ...
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Mount Whittier (New Hampshire)
Mount Whittier is a mountain in Carroll County, New Hampshire, in the northern Ossipee Mountains. Named after John Greenleaf Whittier, the peak is not to be confused with nearby Nickerson Mountain, which was once known as Mount Whittier. There are no hiking trails on Mount Whittier. There was once a CCC alpine ski trail on the northern face. See also * List of mountains in New Hampshire List of Mountains in New Hampshire is a general list of mountains in New Hampshire, with elevation. This list includes many mountains in the White Mountains range that covers about a quarter of the state, as well as mountains outside of that rang ... External links Mt. Whittier - New England's Alpine CCC Ski Trails Mountains of New Hampshire Mountains of Carroll County, New Hampshire {{NewHampshire-geo-stub ...
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Mount Whittier Ski Area
Mount Whittier Ski Area was an alpine ski area located in West Ossipee, New Hampshire. Though it shared a name with a nearby mountain in the Ossipee Range, the ski area was actually located on Nickerson Mountain. History While the exact opening date is not known, the ski area was in operation by the end of the 1940s, serviced by surface lifts. In 1963, New Hampshire's second gondola lift was installed at Mt. Whittier. The gondola was unusual in that it had three terminals—a bottom terminal on the east side of Route 16, a second lower terminal at the base of the ski area, and a top terminal near the summit of Nickerson Mountain. The remains of the gondola, including the towers and cables, still cross Route 16 today. In addition to the ski operation, Mt. Whittier also offered summer activities, anchored with scenic gondola rides. Additional summer attractions were offered toward the end of the area's life, including slides and bumper boats. Poor winters in the early 19 ...
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Mount Whittier (Washington)
Mount Whittier is a prominent 5,883-ft (1,793 m) mountain summit located in Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, in Skamania County of southwest Washington state. It is situated in the Cascade Range, north of Spirit Lake, and northeast of The Dome. Its closest neighbor is Mount Margaret, to the south, and the nearest higher neighbor is Mount St. Helens, to the south. Whittier is the second-highest peak in the Mount St. Helens area, after Mt. St. Helens. Although modest in elevation, relief is significant as the summit rises 2,000 feet above the head of Coldwater Creek valley in . Precipitation runoff from Mount Whittier drains into tributaries of the North Fork Toutle River. Geology The history of the formation of the Cascade Mountains dates back millions of years ago to the late Eocene Epoch. Geological events occurring many years ago created the diverse topography and drastic elevation changes over the Cascade Range leading ...
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